Introduction of Vande Bharat trains from Vizag to Bengaluru, Tirupati sought at DRUCC meet

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The 2nd Divisional Railway Users’ Consultative Committee gathering for 2025-26 was held present connected Tuesday (February 3). Divisional Railway Manager Lalit Bohra chaired the meeting. Members of the committee, ADRM (Infra) E. Santhram and Divisional Branch Officers attended.

Nine DRUCC members participated successful the meeting, including Ch. Vamsi Krishna Srinivas, MLA of Visakhapatnam South. Representatives from the Chamber of Commerce, industries, taste associations, recognised rider associations, peculiar involvement groups and nominees of Members of Parliament were besides present.

K. Pavan Kumar, Senior Divisional Commercial Manager and DRUCC Secretary, welcomed the members and presented an overview of the division’s developmental activities, show and achievements.

The DRUCC members contiguous were Ch. Vamsi Krishna Srinivas, A. V. S. Prasad (Special Interest), Dr. B. Rajesh (nominated by the Chamber of Commerce, Visakhapatnam), Ch. Avataram Naidu (Visakhapatnam Port Trust), Ch. Gandhi (nominated by MP, Lok Sabha, Visakhapatnam), a typical of Satyaprakash Panda (Andhra Odisha Railway Users’ Association, GNPR), U. Dilip Patro (The Ability People, Visakhapatnam), V. Satyanarayana Rao (Parvatipuram Town Passengers Association) and Dr. Y. Raghuram Reddy (Special Interest).

Members raised concerns and offered suggestions connected rider amenities, including improved facilities for Divyangjan, instauration of peculiar and regular trains, summation successful bid frequency, bid naming and wide work improvements.

Mr. Gandhi highlighted the request for the instauration of Vande Bharat Express services from Visakhapatnam to Bengaluru and Tirupati. He besides sought a simplification successful parking charges astatine Duvvada railway station.

The Divisional Railway Manager assured the committee that due enactment would beryllium taken wrong the disposable provisions and that different issues would beryllium forwarded to the acrophobic authorities for indispensable action.

Published - February 03, 2026 11:34 p.m. IST

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