Major Thrust on Passenger Amenities and Cleanliness

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....ajor Thrust on Passenger Amenities and Cleanliness <br>News and Press Release<br>Dated:- 26-2-2013<br><BR>The Minister of Railways Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal has announced several measures taken/proposed to be taken for improving passengers' travel experience. These are: i. Identification of 104 stations, serving a population of more than one mission or those serving places of religious/tourist impo....

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....rtance for immediate attention to all aspects related to cleanliness; ii. Progressive extension of bio-toilets on trains; iii. Provision of concrete aprons on platforms with mechanized cleaning facilities. 200 stations have already been covered; iv. Extension of On Board Housekeeping Scheme (OBHS) and Clean Trains Stations (VTSs) to more stations and trains; v. Extension of unreserved Ticketin....

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....g System (UTS), Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVMs), Coin-operated Ticket Vending Machines (CO-TVMs) and scheme of Jan-Sadharan Ticket Booking Sevaks (JTBSs); vi. Setting up of six more Rail Neer bottling plants at Vijayawada, Nagpur, Lalitpur, Bilaspur, Jaipur and Ahmedabad; vii. Launching of a pilot project on select trains to facilitate passengers to contact on-board staff through SMS/p....

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....hone call/e-mail for prompt response for coach cleanliness and also to provide real time feedback; viii. Setting up of 8-10 more mechanized laundries for quality washing of linen; ix. Provision of announcement facility and electronic display boards in trains for disseminating information to on-board passengers about approaching stations, train running, arrival platforms, etc; x. Providing free ....

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....Wi-Fi facility on several trains to cater to the increasing aspirations and requirement of youth and other valued customers; xi. Upgrading another 60 stations as Adarsh Stations in addition to 980 already selected; xii. Associate voluntary organizations for providing first aid services etc. at railway stations. MKP/AD/DB (Release ID :92497)<BR> News - Press release - PIB....