WESTERN RAILWAY INTRODUCED 2 MORE PASSENGER FRIENDLY INITIATIVES Covered Blankets & Dustbins in Non-AC Coaches

2015/06

09-06-2015

Mumbai

WESTERN RAILWAY INTRODUCED 2 MORE PASSENGER FRIENDLY INITIATIVES Covered Blankets & Dustbins in Non-AC Coaches

‘Special News Feature’ on the occasion of “National Rail Yatri Upbhokta Pakhwada” from 26th May, 2015 to 9th June, 2015

WESTERN RAILWAY INTRODUCED

2 MORE PASSENGER FRIENDLY INITIATIVES 

Covered Blankets & Dustbins in Non-AC Coaches

In order to make the journey of its passengers more comfortable, Western Railway has introduced 2 more passenger friendly initiatives including covered blankets in I AC coaches of select trains. Similarly, in a new initiative dustbins have been provided in non-AC coaches i.e. General and Sleeper class. These moves will further help in providing clean and comfortable journey to the passengers.

·Covers for blankets in Rajdhani trains                                                

Rajdhani Group of Trains i.e. Rajdhani Express, August Kranti Rajdhani Express and Swarn Jayanti Rajdhani Express have been provided with covers for blankets for First AC passengers. Golden Temple Mail and Paschim Express have also been covered. This facility is now being extended to passengers of First AC coaches of other trains. It is planned to cover more trains at the earliest.

·Dustbins in non – AC coaches

Another noteworthy initiative by Western Railway for ‘Swachh Bharat Mission’ is the provision of dustbins in Non - AC coaches i.e. Sleeper class and General class coaches. So far 15 General/Sleeper coaches have been provided with dustbins. It is proposed to provide more and more Non-AC coaches with dust bins.

Besides these initiatives, Western Railway has introduced on Board House Keeping Services in 23 trains while the coaches of enroute trains are cleaned at Ahmedabad and Ratlam stations.