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I would like to detail some of the key highlights of the Railway budget. Key numbers §   XIth Five Year Plan Targets exceeded in New Lines (2,207 km) , Doubling (2,758 km) and Electrification (4,556 km), Production of Diesel  (1,288) & Electrical (1,218) Locos and Acquisition of Wagons (64,875) §   Dedicated Freight Corridors on the Eastern and Western Routes – leading to strategically critical capacity augmentation. §   Railways met from its own means the total additional impact of Rs one lakh crore due to implementation of 6 th  Pay Commission §   In 2013-14, 1532 km of New Lines, Doubling and Gauge Conversion commissioned. §   Production commenced at the new factories – Rail Wheel Plant, Chhapra ; Rail Coach Factory, Rae Bareli ; and Diesel Component Factory, Dankuni.   Financial Health   §   Rail infrastructure by cost sharing arrangement with State Governments; Karnataka, Jharkhand,...