A five-member team of the Indian Railway Passengers’ Amenities Committee visited the Dehradun railway station on Monday and inspected the condition of various facilities being provided by the railways to the passengers. The team members arrived at Dehradun railway station and visited and inspected various aspects and facilities including the waiting room.
Addressing the media on the occasion, acommittee member, Ramadeen said that while the railways is focusing on further enhancing the level of facilities and safety of passengers, it is also the responsibility of the people to do their bit in this regard. He said, “The number of people in India’s railway stations every day is equal to the population of Australia. While we are focusing on further improvement of facilities, the passengers also need to realize their obligations as in the case of maintaining sanitation.”
Committee member Ashirvardam Acharya said that as stated by the Union Railway minister Suresh Prabhu, efforts were being undertaken to bring facilities provided in trains on par with facilities provided in commercial aircrafts. Various measures have been taken while many other are either under process or planned in the near future to achieve the required level of improvement in the railways, he said.
Zonal Railway Users Consultative Committee member Abhimanyu Kumar and officials of the railways were also among those present during the visit of the committee.