Railway is totally shut down. The few trains which are running are special trains. The railway is shut down from past over one year from last corona shut down. When election is open why train is not open which is affecting to lobs, bread butter of millions. railway is dead now. The general coach have been removed, why? Railway is property made by taxpayers not adani. I also found that now even in day time the fans are get shut down at railway station so that there is heat and the moment you will remove or shift your masky they will caught you for fine. Railway is now dacoit place , a place to loot money. more
Since March 2020 concessions to senior citizens totally withdrawn, Whereas, all politicians continues to enjoy all benefits, despite knowing well that their contribution is a BIG ZERO. With regards to restoring railway service is a real concern, as general public is suffering, as their movement is totally restricted, thus, depriving, their right of travel. There are bread winners and daily wagers, are seriously affected. Railway administration to realize that, general public traveling in fake idendity cards, as railway authorities restricted general public travel. more
Agreed, that this massive infrastructure was totally shut down from past over one year from corona, and therefore wasted. The government allowed this to happen, that too with the most ecologically friendly transportation means. Already since independance infrastructure was there, just required mobilising that infrastructure, benefiting from economies of scale and scope. For decades freight continued being hauled using our roads, when trains do the same with far greater fuel effiency, three times more, especially over long distances. Economies of scale and scope, whether goods or passengers, for example too yielded by railways. more
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IRCTC’s Market Cap is Around ₹64,000 Crore Takes ₹20/30 Convenience Fee for Booking Cancellation Charges (₹60/Upto 50% of Ticket) Still App Crashes Often, Fai...
Spurred by the meaningful responses from the learned members on the Topic ''Restoration of ravel concessions for seniors'' Some more inputs : The idea of curbing the perks enjoyed by ra...
The withdrawal of senior citizens' travel concessions during the COVID-19 pandemic was a prudent measure at the time. It helped minimize travel and reduce the risk of infection, especially for a vu...
When government has 20 lakh crore to waive off of rich and regularly waiving off billions of loan this question is invalid that why the concession of rich should not be restores. There is no intent...
Before the covid, the senior citizens used to get 40-50% concession in the rail fares. But the railways stopped this concession giving the reason of covid. However even after 4 years of disappearan...
I actually thought it would work the other way — reducing tout activity! This is what happens when we book on the very first day of the 120-day advance booking window: waitlists st...
Whatever railway research say that when 120 days was there for advance booking people didn't cancel the ticket and other people didn't get the chance to travel. First Railways get advance payment...
Rail travel in India, esp during festivals, continues to be painful. The wait is endless, first for tickets, then for trains. Some delayed more than 10 hrs. Fancy VandeBharat 2 hrs late so far! No ...
Message from a friend Trains are late by 8-10 hours. I booked a train to go home for the festival, and the night before, I found out that the train was going to be 8 hours late. So, I c...
By Sneha Goyal
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