The work of railway yard expansion at lalkuan railway station should be completed by March next year. North Eastern Railway general manager, Rajiv Misra said this during an inspection visit to lalkuan. Inspecting the pit line being constructed near the lalkuan railway station, the GM said that this railway station will be modernised and the train services here will also be expanded.
Arriving at Kathgodam on the Bagh Express on Friday, Misra reached lalkuan via Haldwani. Arriving here he first inspected sanitation at the platform. He pulled up the commerce inspector regarding the snacks and food facility at the station while the canteen operator was also pulled up.
He directed officials to make separate arrangement for women’s waiting hall, beautify the waiting room and making the PRS afresh while also speeding up work on the new platform.
Objecting strongly to the passenger guest room being given to a railway inspector, the GM said that the passenger guest room is meant for passengers and not for Government employees.
He directed that the passenger guest room be vacated immediately and be kept reserved for passengers. The GM also directed officials to put up a passenger shed on the platform and install seats for passengers on the platform. Inspecting the under construction pit line which will enable washing of 20 passenger coaches, the GM directed that the work be completed by December.
Talking to the media persons about expansion of the railway station, he said that train services could be extended in case there are adequate passengers for Agra. He also talked about increasing the frequency of the lalkuan-Howrah express.
Divisional rail manager Chandra Mohan Jindal and other railway officials were also present during Misra’s visit.