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Tuesday, November 22, 2016
improving railway services
Honarable Shri Suresh Prabhu,
I have a few suggestions to make to see that the railways
offer better services. These are as under:
1. Just as we have the senior citizens get preference for Lower
Berths, Pregnant Ladies & Temporarily disabled people like fractured leg
should be given preferential treatment for lower berths. Such Passengers should
get medical certificates from their gynac / orthopedic doctors.
2. Group Booking should be allowed for Tourists / Marriage
groups in one compartment together. At Least 6 - 8 passengers in a group should
get berths together, 2 / 3 on either side in 2 / 3 tier and 2 on sides .They should carry a proof to show that they
all are together for a reason. Railways can charge Rs. 30 / per passenger for
group booking
3. Four compartments ( 2 each in 2 tier & 3 tier sleeper
coaches ) should have a provision for
choosing your seats / berths. Railways may charge extra Rs. 50 - 100 / 100 –
200 on flexi time charge basis for 3 tier / 2 tier seats or berths booked on
preferential basis.
4. Wi - Fi Seva should be given on the go. Railways may
charge Rs. 50 for use up to 4 hours, Rs. 80 for use up to 8 hours and Rs. 100
for use beyond 8 hours. These should be paid while booking tickets on line.
Rail - Pay can be developed by Railways like PayTM for making payments after
boarding the train also. The rail pay can be used for ticket booking on line or
through mobile application also.. The same app can be used for purchase of
local tickets / passes in metro cities for travel by local / metros.
5. Railways should increase the fares in the range of 5 – 15
% for 2nd and 1st class passenger / express / super fast
trains every 2 -3 years, and not once in a decade or so. Similarly it should levy fuel / power surcharge
of 2 -5 % on 1st class passengers for express
and super fast trains.
6. Food Quality needs improvements. I have observed that same menu is served on Rajdhani / Shatabdi / Duranto day - in & day - out for years together. Passengers should be given option for food of their choice, served hot. Railways may charge extra money for this special service.
The first suggestion is a welfare measure so no extra
charges should be levied, whereas Railways should charge extra money for some
additional service provided by the Railways. This would help generate
additional revenue. The money so generated can be used for improving infrastructure
/ Safety / Signaling Systems etc.
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