In a meeting with Railway officials here on Wednesday, the Members of Parliament of Bhopal’s Railway Division gave valuable suggestions.
During the meeting Bhopal’s Parliamentarian Alok Sanjar suggested to construct a road over bridge at Misrod Railway crossing. He asked for running Express train between Bhopal and Udaipur, double decker train between Bhopal and Gwalior, Bhopal and Pune, Bhopal and Mumbai, Bhopal and lucknow each day. He also suggested halting Rajdhani Express at Habibganj and also suggested for plying Memo Train from Bina to Itarsi.
Anil Madhav Dave said that a keen attention should be paid to the cleanliness and hygiene in the trains. He said for this ‘Railway Friends Scheme’ should be started. He further said that bio-toilets should be constructed at Bhopal and Habibganj Railway Stations, further he also said that provisions for Izzat Pass Students should be looked into.
laxmi Narayan Yadav, MP from Sagar suggested halting Rajdhani Express at Habibganj, to construct a third line at Bina –Katni junction, and to open PRS at Sironj. Further, Uday Pratap Singh suggested to keep a keen attention towards the facilities provided to the passengers at Itarsi station and also to upgrade them. He further suggested to open a booking counter at Habibganj Railway Station at West location, and to provide kota at Hoshnagabad Station in Jan Shadabdi Express.
Further Jyoti Dhurve from Betul said that facilities provided to the passengers should be more appropriate, facilities including drinking water, cleanliness at windows and more should be looked into. She further suggested halt of Karnataka and Goa Expresses at Harda station.
General Manager, West Central Railway Ramesh Chandra informed the parliamentarians that from April to July of the current financial year, the ratio on goods has increased to 16:5 as compared to last year. Similarly, the ratio of passenger fare has increased to 16:4; operating ratio has increased to 93:5. He further gave other necessary information concerning Madhya Railway.