Timeliness of Trains - Inputs on Issues

Dear Friends:

Thanks for your participation on various priorities for Railways.

Let us take a deep dive on the various issues with Timeliness of Trains.

Please list all the existing issues. Once we do that, we will identify root causes and solutions needed through a separate post and submit the same to Railway Ministry for action.

Thanks and I look forward to your inputs.

Rajendra Pratap Gupta more

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Nixep Dharod

Train theft : Specially overnite trains are facing this type of problems where thief snatch gold chains, purse and mobiles in sleeper class is very common now a days. Some sort of security should be available to avoid such thefts. more

Sep 29

Nixep Dharod

The main issue Railway is facing is the black marketing of the tickets through agents. For some stations (where limited trains are there), it is difficult to get the ticket but same tickets can be easily bought from some of agents. This way there is loss on traveler side (who pay extra to this agents). I am sure there is big network involved with this regard. Even small agents are able to book tickets on personal ID rather than Agent ID (address mentioned in this type of ID is not complete which is acceptable). more

Sep 29

V Kulkarni (Expert First Aid Trainer)

The circular route is a fantastic idea. A traveler can plan his own route and get it approved or take a prescribed route.But this can be done at division HQ's only. Make it available online and let people everywhere enjoy the benefits. Also the various concessional tickets like school concessions should be available online. Other concessions like military, staff, sports people, patients, handicapped etc can be priorly got approved from nearest railway reservation supervisor with a approval code/number which should have a certain validity like 48 hrs or so and the rest process can be online within that validity. The people who are invalid, dependent, very old or suffering from cancer and their accompanying persons are already in a very unmanagable conditions, in new places making things worse. They then try to go through all improper channels to get a ticket.The condition at prs counters for them is equally gruesome. "Cancer patients if they come personally""senior citizens coming personally" is the condition for special counter.This patient or an very old, invalid person say of 80 or 90 age shares queue with all concessionaires at this very special counters. The person who has framed this must undergo this suffering to understand the graveness of this phrase. more

Sep 29

V Kulkarni (Expert First Aid Trainer)

Luggage should be strictly as per prescribed weightage just as in air travel. Only limited luggage of prescribed size be allowed in compartments. Rest all in brake vans and extra has to be strictly charged at incremental rates.2.There should be chair cars for people who need to travel for day journey . This will ease unnecessary bookings for sleeper coaches of any class. 3. Restrict entry of accompanying people to one only. All other help should should be available at station. 4. Luggage trolleys should be free upto a certain load.5. A coolie has to be booked and prepaid as per tariff and services rendered.They should collect their days collection at d end of the day.This could be cash for new comers and a/c transfer on daily basis for older ones. They could be posted in shifts. A nominal fee of Re.1 per transaction may be charged to them. Such a procedure will be hassle free for both coolie and traveler.6. In many semi fast long journey trains there are several halts during day at small stations to cater to the traveling requirements of students,officegoers, vendors. Separate bogies must be attached and detached for this purpose as they occupy almost all sleeper coaches even a/c compartments. The Tte is nowhere at sight during this period and its a huge menace to the valid travelers. The needs of the day traelers too has to be addressed. So make feeder trains , increase frequency and speed of shuttle trains and add additional bogies to existing trains. more

Sep 29

BHASHYAM KRISHNASWAMY

Performance linked bonus schemes for timely departure at source and arrival at destination to rail employees will help. more

Sep 28

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