Passenger earning from Brahmapur station is around Rs48.30 crore per annum, this was said by Assistant Divisional Railway Manager (ADRM), Khordha Road, SK Choudhury at a Press meet here on Wednesday. Choudhury said Brahmapur railway station comes under ‘A’ category of stations as per Railway Board’s norms. The Railways gives attention to this station and its people’s demands, he added.
He said they have provided all the minimum essential passenger amenities at 12 railway stations situated in Ganjam district. The Khordha Railway Division has recommended to the Railway Headquarters to sort out some demands of locals, he added. The ADRM said the division has recently sent a joint team consisting of railway officers in association with members of the Silpanchal Passenger Halt Sangram Samiti (SPHSS) to visit the proposed site for passenger halt at Ankuli (between Brahmapur and Jagannathpur station) to study its feasibility. The DRM’s office is also considering demands of the locals of Chhatrapur, Khallikote and Chilika for stoppage of some express and superfast trains in these stations. His railway division has sent the demands of the local people to headquarters, he added.