Zonal Railway Users' Consultative Committee (ZRUCC) of West Central Railway Zone held a meeting here at zone office on Thursday.
Member ZRUCC Hemant Khare suggested development of logistic park and ware house on unused land owned by railways which could help businessmen from the logistic park and ware house near railway tracks and suggested to send proposal to Railway Land Development Authority on the same issue.
Suggestion on making Jabalpur-Coimbatore special train regular was made, the special train has been increased to 6 months. Recommendation of making Jabalpur-Hairdwar train regular was also made at the meeting.
Apart from making the special trains regular Khare suggested for starting new train between Jabalpur- Durg as Amarkantak Express train remains overcrowded and require new train on this route.
For making better parking level and sitting facilities for passengers and multilevel parking and visitor lounge at platform no. 1 and 6 have to be developed. At platform no. 1 VIP lounge having all facilities has to be developed, suggested ZRUCC member Shankar Nagdev.
He also suggested that safety and security always remains a daunting task for railways and patrolling should be ensured in every passenger train.
Halt of Somnath and Gareebrath should be also be made at Madan Mahal station to relief pressure of traffic from the area.
ZRUCC member Dr. Rajesh Dheerwani suggested of providing medical emergency facility at Jabalpur station which would help the passengers of long distance trains.
From Jabalpur to Narsinghpur and Jabalpur to Katni Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) could be introduced which would be beneficial for category comprising labour and small trader for daily commuting and it would help in increasing employment and business and make road less congested freeing traffic load from roads.