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Railways around  Monday, 7 July 2014 - 10:10pm IST | Place:
Mumbai  For many the railway budget might not be of much
relevance apart from the hike in prices of passenger fares.
Going by that measure too, the Rail Budget has lost its charm
this year as the government hiked the prices even before the
Budget session began. However, in the face of anger of other
parties and people, they had to roll back the hikes partially.
Especially the government rolled back the hike for city
passenger fares, perhaps keeping Mumbai in mind. Mumbai is the
city with the highest number of daily passengers and is awaiting
the Assembly elections in a few months. So the government might
not be in any mood to again pull up the prices when the Budget
is announced tomorrow. But there is a lot more that needs to be
done for an eroding railway system. When DVS Gowda reads out his
Budget to us, we must be listening carefully. Here's why:  1.
Investment into building a better