HIGHLIGHTS - Railway budget focuses on fares, services

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The railway minister unveiled a mix of populist measures, including cheap tickets for the poor and no increase in freight or passenger fares, as well as steps to boost the sprawling system's efficiency and finances.

Following are the highlights of the Railways Budget for 2009/10:

2009/10 PROJCTIONS

* Gross traffic receipts in year to March 2010 estimated at 884.19 billion rupees

* Total receipts seen at 906.26 billion rupees

* Budgetary support to rise by 50 billion rupees

* Plan outlay at 407.45 billion rupees