Degradation of Services, punctuality and upgradation of prices in Indian Railways

Now a days, when you enquire about running status of a train of Indian Railways, it will go to show that the train is running late by hours, even 5 to 7 hours or more. No accountability and no fear or shame of being put to questions by anybody. Previously it was slogan for Indian Railways, Safety, Security and Punctuality, but present days these are no more slogan for railways rather on service side they only look for revenues not welfare of passengers. This Industry now functions like a private industry or say capitalist mind set. Show-casing something and delivering something. Nobody there to listen passengers difficulties and sufferings. When a passenger writes something they use to answer like a politician or capitalist. Railways is going to run some Bande Bharat trains for more comfort and less time consuming journey but they forgot existing trains and lines are at miserable conditions. Maximum Train running upto 200 KMs to 370 KMs, becomes late starting from minimum 30 minutes to 05 hours plus late. This is not happening occasionally but normally happens. For last few years, train reached a station before its schedule time never been heard which heard in the past. Locomotives are now became automatic and more sophisticated and their pilots are also extraordinarily trained. But situation of punctuality gone to drain. For example, yesterday, one daily plying 18304 Intercity Exp. running from Puri to Sambalpur reached destination by 05 hours plus late, scheduled time was 10.30PM. Just imagine the misery of daily travelers, who may have gone for any daily job. Frequency is not once or occasional but the train is running late routinely like this. Like wise matter of western railways, northern railways and other railways of the countries are similar. Politicians to run their legacy intact and popularity, flags up new trains but the capacity of lines and stations, are not coping. They don't know technically how feasible to accommodate those new trains. Who suffers ? commuters and Railway/station management. In the past, one Railway Minister Mr. Suresh Prabhu was so sincere, concerned and honest, he tried to attend every aspects and welfare of passengers as well as Railways employees, along with Revenues of Railways and owing to responsibilities of train accidents, resigned as Railway Minister. A single tweet of passenger was attended and steps had been taken by Railways those days. I myself has witnessed such service. But now, after him, no characteristics of him is seen in present days ministries. I have report of miscreants snatching baggage of passengers from A/c coaches and Railway police is saying that they are investigating the matter but times passed on, nothing have been achieved in the matter. This is security standard of Railways. Safety matters are also alike. In the mean time all might have heard about what happened to inaugurated Bande Bharat ran from Puri to Kolkata (Howrah). Goods trains are meeting accidents in routine manner. Passenger trains are seen not to have been counted in this regards. Other side of revenue generation, Railway changed name and class of Passenger Train to Express Train and hiked its tickets price though it runs with its original scheduled time of passenger train along with halts remained the same. Here is an example, the passenger train which was running from Rourkela to Puri vice versa now renamed as Exp. train. So, management of Railways and its ministry should pay attention to all these aspects and problems to make the Railways Services better. This is my request and suggestion. more