NEW DELHI:

The railway budget 2008-09, presented in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday by railway minister Lalu Prasad has some specialities as it ensures free season tickets to girl students till graduation 50 per cent concession for AIDS patients, senior women citizens and Ashok Chakra awardees.

It ensures that arrival time will be printed on tickets wait-listed e-tickets to be introduced. “Tickets to be confirmed through mobile phones, 20,000-km of high-density network planned 30 major stations to have multi-level platforms,” it states. Hospital trains to be introduced with healthcare and operating facilities.