Prabhu said railways is targeting laying of 3500 km of

line for the broad gauge purpose in a year, which means 10 km per day. This will be increased to 19 km per day in the next two years.

Talking about the passenger amenities proposed, the Railway Minister said escalators will be provided at major stations. Wi-Fi facilities have been provided at about 150 stations and more stations will be covered soon.

Referring to new services introduced for passengers, he said Mahamana Express, Antodaya Express and Humsafar Express have been introduced with many facilities. Tejas Express will be introduced in the next few months to be followed by double-decker Udaya Express.

He said railways has introduced new catering policy separating cooking and distribution of food to improve catering.

Highlighting transparency, he said now all procurement and tenders in railways are on e-platforms and auction of scraps are also conducted through online process.

He said there is a special focus on maintaining cleanliness at rail premises. All coaches will be equipped with bio-toilets in the next three years.

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