Digital luggage locker facility on cards at Kozhikode railway station

A integer luggage locker installation volition soon beryllium implemented astatine the Kozhikode railway presumption arsenic portion of modernising assorted services for passengers. The self-operated astute installation volition beryllium acceptable up based connected a contractual statement adjacent the existing cloakroom astatine level fig 4.

According to railway officials, a 30-sq ft abstraction has already been earmarked for the project, which has already been implemented astatine respective railway stations successful Kerala arsenic portion of the modernisation schemes. Three types of lockers based connected the measurement of luggage volition beryllium disposable for the convenient usage of passengers, they add.

“The passengers volition beryllium capable to usage the information lockers independently utilizing their mobile phone. Authentication volition beryllium done done a One-Time Password sent to the registered mobile number,” said a elder railway authoritative astatine the Kozhikode station. The terms for a mean sized locker volition beryllium ₹60 for six hours, portion larger units with capableness to clasp up to 10 bags volition beryllium disposable astatine ₹300 for 24-hours, helium said.

The payments tin beryllium made utilizing the QR codification to beryllium displayed connected the locker screen. There volition beryllium 24x7 closed circuit tv camera surveillance astir the installation arsenic an added security. There volition besides beryllium a method squad to assistance the passengers successful lawsuit of immoderate unexpected mistake oregon malfunctioning.

The task is implemented astatine Kozhikode railway presumption arsenic portion of expanding astute services to much areas. This integer solution is besides expected to easiness the load connected the accepted cloakroom work and supply passengers with a speedy and unafraid work gathering the modern requirements.

Railway sources said the five-year declaration for the task was awarded six months ago, which would beryllium installed wrong a week astatine the marked area. The existing manual cloakroom work volition besides beryllium continued on with the integer one, they said.