13 February,2009 02:53 PM IST | | Vedika Tripathi
DESPITE Railway Minister Lalu Prasad announcing profit of Rs 90,000 crore, Mumbaikars are not happy with the budget.
Subhash Gupta, president of Mumbai Yatri Sangh, said, "Mumbai gives 40 per cent of all the income earned by railway and Lalu Yadav has forgotten Mumbai. He has totally neglected Mumbai's suburban section. Mumbaikar's will give the answer in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections."
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Deepak Singh from Ghatkopar said, "He should travel by train and then he will understand our problems. We risk our lives while traveling during peak hours, but he has not bothered to increase any services in the suburban sections."
However, by decreasing the fares of tickets above Rs 50 by 2 per cent, he had given some relief. Few train services has been extended and some new trains introduced.
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Vandana Singh, a Mira Road resident, was also unhappy with the budget. She said, "I had expected Lalu will at least take care of the increasing population beyond Borivli. Looking at the recent problems, he should have at least proposed some new trains so we that could travel in a little better conditions."
Extended trains
Jabalpuru00a0- Mumbai Garib Rath Express to Allahabad
Mumbaiu00a0- Vadodara Express to Chhotaudepur
Mumbaiu00a0- Jaipur Garib Rath Express to Delhi
Frequency of Amravati-Mumbai Amravati Express increased from thrice a week to daily.
Newly introduced trains
Mumbai-Karwar Superfast (thrice a week)
Mumbai-Varanasi Superfast (daily)
Mumbai-Bikaner Superfast (twice a week)
Mumbai-Tirunelveli Superfast via Thiruvananthapuram (twice a week)
Machhalipatnam-Mumbai Superfast (twice a week)
Gorakhpur-Mumbai Superfast (daily)
Veraval-Mumbai Link Service (daily)
Mumbai-Jodhpur Express (weekly)
