nagpur even as the new train to amritsar and pune from nagpur which was promised in last years railway budget is yet to start and several infrastructure projects are stalled due to meagre allocation passengers and railway officials have high expectations from railway minister suresh prabhu who will present his maiden budget on february 26 as cabinet ministers nitin gadkari and hansraj ahir and state chief minister devendra fadnavis hail from the region railway officials from nagpur division rail user bodies and passengers are expecting more from this budget according to senior railway officials nagpur is expected to get a set of main line electric multiple unit memu or electrical multiple unit emu for intercity journeys it will replace short distance passenger trains on roadside stations between amla amravati and gondia memu is in use in secr gadkari had proposed them in 2012state power minister chandrashekhar bawankule too has pushed for a local train for daily commuters between kanhankampteebutibori in the recent past there was also a talk of introducing high speed train sets for nagpur these trains run at a speed of 200 kmph nagpurbilaspur nagpursecunderabad routes have already been declared as semihigh speed sectors officials said they also expect better fund allocation for stalled projects like nagpurwardha third line kalamnanagpur doubling and electrification between narkhed and amravati development of ajni station however even as demand for direct trains to howrah bangalore lucknow tirupati and chennai galore secretary of bharatiya yatri kendra byk basant shukla said it would be prudent not to announce any more projects it would be better if the railways completes projects already announced and still languishing due to resource constraints it is critical to improve the operating margin by reducing expenses shukla recalled old budget promises like railway medical college third line mechanical laundry and electronics institute at ajni executive lounge at stations east side drinking water bottling plant have not seen light of the day introduction of new trains will be useful only if the infrastructure can support it the most important thing is to improve at least facilities for passengers if ontime performance of the trains is not improved the new trains will not serve their objective said avinash prabhune consumer rights activist former drucc member pravin dabli said as far as the taste and quality of food is concerned railways need to understand that the passengers do not have choice but to eat what railways provides passengers have several complaints but there is no mechanism to redress them and make efforts to reduce complaints shukla said railways need to find solutions to meet demands for more trains and new lines present style of functioning will not help achieve anything he added byks manorama jaiswal expressed concern regarding safety and security of women and elderly passengers as well as poor passenger amenities like drinking water waiting areas and rest rooms prabhu will have to make efforts to make railways efficient and passengeroriented she addedpast promises not fulfilled direct trains to amritsar