Suggestions
I would like to provide some suggestions which are of very useful importance to Passengers-
1) The berths near the doors of AC2 coaches are always disturbed. The curtains always get pushed up whenever other people crosses it, because of no distance between the birth and door.. Please modify the coaches a little better so that adjacent birth passengers also feel comfortable.
2) Booking of Railway Platform tickets through online/sms as E-Railway Tickets.
3) Announcement of approaching station in every coach especially in mail/express trains just as it is done in Shatabdi.
4) Reservation of children/half ticket through irctc website.
5) Ebook-version of all Railway Time-tables and Trains at a Glance.(Hindi as well as in Engish)
6) Digital Neon Boards of station names on both sides of platforms.. Currently the yellow signboard is invisible during night hours and passengers are unaware of the station because of darkness.
24 hour interactive RailTV to be launched for arrival/departures/pnr/faqs/community rail programmes etc.
Extending more on this-
1) Announcements speakers more loud and clearer with good accent people. If required outsource this to a reputed call center.
2) Monthly rail magazine to get the government's vision, highlights of the month, new schemes, proposals etc
3) Hygiene Penalty. If found guilty adequate punishment should be there. Outsource this also if required.
4) Availability of coolies during odd night hours. In this 24x7 environment this is a must. Night charges applicable.
I hope this might prove useful also apart from whatever you and the department is doing in terms of safety and developmental procedures.
I believe we have the full capacity to turn down the picture of railways and come out with flying colors.
Thank you. more