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The Rail Budget 2012 plans to set up a railroad grade separation corporation to eliminate level-crossings. HT Photo/Arijit Sen
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Dinesh Trivedi waves as he leaves the Railway Ministry building for Parliament in New Delhi. Indian Railways Minister Dinesh Trivedi presents the railway budget for the fiscal year to March 2012-13 in Parliament. AFP Photo/ Prakash Singh
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Railway minister Dinesh Trivedi in his Rail Budget 2012 announced 75 new express trains, 21 new passenger services and Extension of 39 trains.
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Railway minister Dinesh Trivedi unveiled the multi billion dollar annual budget for the railway network with a the first fare increase for eight-years, but he was reprimanded by his own party for the fare increase. (AP Photo/ Manish Swarup)
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Former railways minister Dinesh Trivedi seems all set to join the BJP. (Reuters file photo)
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Fare hike will not bail out Indian Railways: Lalu Prasad Yadav (former railway minister). HT Photo/Sonu Mehta
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A TV grab of Dinesh Trivedi while he presents the Rail Budget.
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Dinesh Trivedi arrives to present the annual budget for the country's railway system, at the parliament in New Delhi. The government will unveil the budget for the Indian Railways on Wednesday. REUTERS/B Mathur
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Mukul Roy, the general secretary of Trinamol Congress, is tipped to replace Dinesh Trivedi as the railway minister. (AFP Photo)
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West Bengal chief minister and TMC boss Mamata Banerjee declared that she will not not allow any hike in railway fares proposed in the Rail Budget by her own nominee Dinesh Trivedi, the railway minister. PTI Photo
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Dinesh Trivedi (C) gestures as he arrives at Parliament flanked by minister of state for railway Muniyappa ((L) as they are surrounded by media representatives in New Delhi.Indian Railways Minister Dinesh Trivedi presents the railway budget for the fiscal year to March 2012-13 in Parliament. AFP Photo/Raveendran
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Dinesh Trivedi (C) waves as he arrives at his office before heading to present the annual budget for the country's railway system, at the parliament in New Delhi. The government will unveil the budget for the Indian Railways on Wednesday. Reuters/Vijay Mathur
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Dinesh Trivedi leaves the Railway Ministry building for Parliament in New Delhi. Indian Railways Minister Dinesh Trivedi presents the railway budget for the fiscal year to March 2012-13 in Parliament. AFP PHOTO/ Prakash SINGH
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