Adding a new chapter to passenger amenities, the East Coast Railway has provided another facility by inaugurating air-conditioned dormitories at the Bhubaneswar railway station on Thursday.
The upper class waiting hall in the first floor of the station building has been converted into air-conditioned dormitories both for men and women separately in which 10 beds for men and four for women passengers have been kept.
The dormitories were opened to facilitate the passengers who come to Bhubaneswar from far-off places. Any person with a valid ticket can book a bed in the dormitory for Rs 135 for 12 hours and Rs 225 for 24 hours. The passengers can book a dormitory to avoid fleecing by cabbies who charge excessive fare during night.
Senior Divisional Commercial Manager of Khurda Road Division Hl luang inaugurated the dormitories.