In an attempt to provide all basic facilities to the passengers, DRM Vijay Gupta alongwith Swasti Singh inaugurated AC dormitory at Hatia Railway Station on Tuesday. Singh had recently won Gold Medal in individual pursuit in Cycling in the recent Track Asia event. The facility was inaugurated at platform one of Hatia Station.
The spacious dormitory has six beds. According to the officials, the passengers can avail the facility at a nominal charge. For 12 hours, a passenger will have to pay Rs . 250 while for booking AC Dormitory for more than 12 hour an individual has to pay Rs. 500.
“After starting the service at Ranchi Railway Station in 2015, an AC dormitory has been opened here at Hatia Railway Station for providing one of the basic facilities to the travelers. Soon, the service will be expanded,” said Senior PRO Ranchi Division, Suhash Lokhare.
As per the officials, the dormitory can be booked online. Additional Circle Rail Manager OP Vijay Kumar, Additional Manager Railway Manager Infra Ajit Singh Yadav, Senior Manager Commercial Manager Avnish, Senior Circle Operating Manager Neeraj Kumar and other officers were present on this occasion.
Meanwhile, Union Minister Sudarshan Bhagat alongwith Ranchi MP Ram Tahal Chaudhary, Rajya Sabha MP Dheeraj Sahu and MLA Jeetu Charan Ram today flagged off a MEMU train service (Ranchi-Tori-Ranchi) from Hatia Railway station.
The rake has been launched in place of the conventional ICF Rake and is more comfortable for the passengers and has better acceleration and deceleration. The train has capacity for more number of passengers and it does not require a separate engine. It can run from both sides so it saves time.
Also, it was announced during the programme that electrification on the Ranchi-Tori line has been completed much before the deadline, which was December 2018.