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A grounds 4.80 crore passengers person travelled crossed South Central Railway some inward and outward successful regular and peculiar trains successful arsenic galore arsenic 1010 trains operated during the festival play betwixt September 21 and October 20.
Addressing a property league present connected Tuesday, SCR General Manager Sanjay Kumar Srivastava highlighted that the portion has operated 1,010 regular and festival peculiar trains betwixt assorted destinations successful the past 1 month’s period. He stated that this is 47% much than the past fiscal twelvemonth wherever 684 peculiar trains were operated during the aforesaid period.
In presumption of the festival season, SCR has swung into enactment to negociate other unreserved of passengers truthful arsenic to guarantee creaseless and hassle-free bid journey.
The General Manager on with elder railway officials Principal Chief Operations Manager K. Padmaja, Principal Chief Commercial Manager Ity Pandey, Principal Chief Security Commissioner Aroma Singh Thakur, Divisional Railway Manager, Secunderabad, R. Gopalakrishnan, DRM, Hyderabad, Santosh Kumar Verma and Chief Public Relations Officer A. Sridhar elaborated connected peculiar trains operated by the portion and arrangements made to efficaciously grip other festive unreserved
Mr. Srivastava stated that Indian Railways has planned to run much than 12,000 peculiar trains to facilitate rider during Dussehra, Diwali and Chhath Puja festivals, retired of which, 973 peculiar trains pertain to South Central Railway.
Various regular trains were augmented with 237 further coaches to wide the waitlisted passengers, helium said. Additional stoppages to trains person been provided astatine immoderate stations similar Lingampalli, Hi-tech City, Charlapalli, Malkajgiri to trim the load connected important terminals of Hyderabad city, helium added.
He briefed astir the broad acceptable of assemblage power and facilitation measures undertaken by the portion astatine large stations crossed the zone. He stated that 26 holding areas person been established for regulated introduction onto platforrms astatine large stations of each six divisions.
He said CCTV surveillance is being done astatine each large stations with monitoring astatine station, zonal and Railway Board levels. He stated that further booking counters were opened astatine Secunderabad, Vijayawada, Rajahmundry, Tirupati and Guntur.
War Rooms/Rail Madad Cells were strengthened successful each divisions and Zonal Headquarters. Catering stalls astatine stations person been alerted to grip further requirement. Provision of On-board Catering Services has been ensured successful coordination with IRCTC. Checks person been conducted to forestall cases of overcharging, unauthorized hawking etc, helium added.
Inspects Secunderabad station
Later, Mr. Srivastava, conducted a elaborate inspection of Secunderabad Railway station, wherein helium reviewed the assemblage power measures, rider facilities, information arrangements etc. The General Manager enquired astir the rider amenities, cleanliness astatine waiting halls, toilets, h2o arrangements etc. with officials. He was accompanied by Mr. R. Gopalakrishnan and different officials.
