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Thursday, 1 March 2018

07:46

Indiam Railway:"Ladies Quota" preference given to unutilized Berths in Trains

Indiam Railway:"Ladies Quota" preference given to unutilized Berths in Trains
Chennai: Good news ahead for women travelling in trains, as they need not worry of getting berths. The railways has decided to offer the unitilised berths in trains under the ladies quota first to women passengers on the waiting list and then to senior citizens.
Currently, the quota remains open for booking till the time of preparation of the reservation chart and after that, the unutilised quota is released to the wait-listed passengers, irrespective of their gender.
In a circular dated 15 February, the railway board has written to all the commercial managers, conveying its decision to 'modify the logic of utilising accommodation earmarked under the ladies quota'.
According to the circular, at the time of preparing the chart, the unutilised quota for female passengers will be released first to the wait-listed female passengers, followed by senior citizens.
'If there are no such passengers and the berths are left vacant, the on-board ticket checking staff shall be authorised to allot this accommodation to any other lady passenger/senior citizen...,' the circular stated.
Currently, in all trains with reserved sleeping accommodation, a combined quota of six lower berths per sleeper-class coach and three lower berths per AC 3-tier and AC 2-tier coach is available for senior citizens, female passengers of 45 years of age and above and pregnant women.
In Rajdhani, Duronto and fully air-conditioned or express trains, four lower berths are earmarked under this quota in AC 3-tier coaches.

Source:Indian Railways
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Saturday, 6 May 2017

08:05

Western Railway celebrates the “SILVER JUBILEE” of WORLD'S FIRST LADIES SPECIAL TRAIN

Western Railway celebrates the “SILVER JUBILEE” of WORLD'S FIRST LADIES SPECIAL TRAIN 
No.2017/05
05-05-2017
Mumbai
Western Railway celebrates the “SILVER JUBILEE” of WORLD'S FIRST LADIES SPECIAL TRAIN 
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The women commuters of Western Railways’ Ladies special trains were for a pleasant surprise, when they were greeted with roses, chocolates and Paste o­n Badges with the message “25 years with you for you”, for showing their patronage to the ladies local for the past 25 years, by the ladies Ticket Checking staff at all the ‘ladies special train’ originating stations namely Churchgate, Borivali, Bhayander, Vasai Road and Virar. Also, special congratulatory announcements were made periodically at the originating and destination stations at departure /arrival timings. And to add cheer to this occasion, some of these Ladies special services were specially ‘(wo)manned’ by Western Railways first motorwoman, Mrs Preeti Kumari.
As stated by Shri Ravinder Bhakar, Chief Public Relations Officer, Western Railway, in a press release, W. Rly celebrated the completion of 25 years of the introduction of the first ever Ladies Special train in the world which ran between Churchgate and Borivali o­n 5th May, 1992, alongwith the introduction of the first batch of Women Ticket checking staff of W. Rly. This milestone by W. Rly of dedicating an entire train to women commuters has gone down in the annals of history and has achieved the privilege of being the torchbearer for other Railways to reciprocate.
W. Rly flagged of the First Ladies special train o­n the 5th of May, 1992 with much fanfare, which proved as a boon to the women commuters of W. Rly who had to earlier struggle to board the ladies compartment in the regular trains. This service which was initially run between Churchgate and Borivali was further extended upto Virar in the year 1993 and it has been running regularly ever since.
Source:WR




                                                                    


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Wednesday, 12 April 2017

18:37

Life on the local: For women commuters on WR, talk-back button new safety tool

Life on the local: For women commuters on WR, talk-back button new safety tool

Many women commuters feel the new facility is just another safety measure besides the emergency alarm in trains or the CCTV cameras inside coaches.
IN rakes 2293C and 2285C plying on the Western Railway (WR), passengers in the women’s coaches are being greeted with a new security feature — a ‘talk-back button’. The facility lets them talk to the guard of the train in times of need.
Launched last month on a trial basis in two rakes on WR, each women’s coach has three such buttons. While several commuters are excited by the new facility, others said they didn’t notice it initially. “We did not even notice that such a button had been installed. This is a new feature, indeed. I doubt, however, how much security it will offer to women commuters,” said Nilofer Siddique.
“In an emergency, you may not even be able to access the facility. Night guards who accompany women commuters during odd hours are more reassuring,” she said.
Many women commuters feel the new facility is just another safety measure besides the emergency alarm in trains or the CCTV cameras inside coaches.
“No doubt, the facility is of great use, especially during the morning hours when there are no night guards. But what the authorities must assure is, providing help instantly when a button is pressed,” said Apurva Shirke, a commuter.

Over the period of a month, though, the facility has not been used by any woman commuter to report of a threat, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) said. It may take time for commuters to understand the usefulness of this facility, it said. “We have not received a single incident of any threat to female commuters from the facility. The button was used for other reasons other than security,” said Anup Shukla, Divisional Security Commissioner, RPF, WR.
“In four-five incidents, women commuters pressed the button to test its operation. We will monitor its use for two more months after which it can be replicated in other rakes,” said a senior WR official.

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Saturday, 15 October 2016

21:23

ALL WOMEN PASSENGER FACILITATION CENTRE AT CHENNAI EGMORE

ALL WOMEN PASSENGER FACILITATION CENTRE AT CHENNAI EGMORE

412/2016-17
14-10-2016
CHENNAI

ALL WOMEN PASSENGER FACILITATION CENTRE AT CHENNAI EGMORE

An All women Passenger Facilitation Centre has started functioning at Chennai Egmore o­n and from 13th October 2016 to assist passengers. This centre is manned by women personnel drawn from Commercial Department and RPF (Railway Protection Force). The working of the centre is under the control of the Station Manager, Chennai Egmore and under overall control of the Chief Commercial Manager/Passenger Marketing who is the guardian HOD for this facility.

The All Women Passenger Facilitation Centre will provide assistance to WOMEN PASSENGERS in :-

Guidance in accessing Medical Help, Retiring Room and Rest Room Facility
Will assist women passengers in getting prepaid Auto/Taxi services

Monitor prepaid autos and taxis which are already registered with the prepaid auto booth and which are taken by the women during night hours

Facilitate in registering complaints relating to Railways

Facilitate in filing complaints with the Govt Railway Police

Assist in getting Wheel Chairs and Luggage porters

Help with enquiries relating to Train/Platform/PNR and other Railway related enquiries

Apart from this, the All Women Passenger Facilitation Centre will house a Baby Feeding Centre where women passengers can, with privacy, feed their infants in the comfort of an exclusive room within the centre.

The centre is functioning at Platform no.4 of Chennai Egmore railway station.

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Wednesday, 24 August 2016

07:20

Now, priority seating for women, disabled on metro

Now, priority seating for women, disabled on metro

Instructions to the effect will be put up on all trains.

Starting Sunday, Namma Metro trains will have priority seating for the differently abled, senior citizens, women and children. This will be provided on the twin seats in all coaches, totalling 20 seats in every train. Instructions to the effect will be put up on all trains.

U.A. Vasanth Rao, spokesperson for BMRCL, said while these seats would not be completely reserved for these categories of commuters, they would be priority seating, requesting other occupants to vacate the seats and make room for the needy during the journey, if any.

“We don’t want to make it mandatory and block these seats. We are requesting commuters to raise up to the spirit of the move and help those in need,” he said.
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Wednesday, 9 March 2016

08:10

SOUTHERN RAILWAY’S FOCUS ON SAFETY OF LADY PASSENGERS TRAVELLING ALONE


SOUTHERN RAILWAY’S FOCUS ON SAFETY OF LADY PASSENGERS TRAVELLING ALONE

599/2015-16
08-03-2016
CHENNAI

Attention has been drawn to instances of single lady passenger travelling in trains with berth / seat allotted among all male co-passengers.In such situations during train journeys, the lady passengers may feel uncomfortable / insecure.
To address these issues, a lady officer has been nominated exclusively for providing assistance to lady passengers.The lady passengers travelling alone may contact Mrs. Amudha, Assistant Commercial Manager, Southern Railway, Chennai (mobile no. – 90031 60980).
The issue will be taken care of, the concerns of lady passengers addressed and necessary action will be taken to improve the situation and make them feel comfortable and secure by appropriately relocating their seat.
Care should be taken to ensure that the complaint is genuine and the situation really warrants lodging of such a complaint.The complainant should state her name and indicate her mobile number.
Moreover, as this measure seeks to address the security concerns of lady passengers, o­nly women passengers should make use of this facility.In addition to the above facility, the lady passengers may also contact Exclusive Security Helpline no.182 functioning round the clock- for issues concerning Safety and Security.

 Source:Southern Railway
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Tuesday, 3 November 2015

22:27

Railways to launch Special Safety App for Women Passengers

Railways to launch Special Safety App for Women Passengers

New Delhi: To curb crimes against women travellers, Railways today said an all-India mobile application service will be launched through which immediate help from the Railway Protection Force could be availed.

Female train commuters in distress can now seek immediate police assistance at the touch of a button — courtesy a mobile app launched recently by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu. “Some zonal railways such as Western Railway have launched mobile application for providing security to women passengers besides installing CCTV in trains,” Railway Minister Suresh Prabhusaid at the RPF Investiture Parade ceremony in New Delhi.

The App, a security and safety measure, is being developed in coordination with RPF. Designed in-house by the Eastern Railway (ER), the App – Railway Mobile Instant Tracking Response and Assistance (R-MITRA) – immediately sends alerts to the nearest Railway Protection Force (RPF) inspector as well as the Divisional Security Control Room (DSCR) providing location as well as the identity of the victim.

Since railways is the soft target from unscrupulous elements and divisive forces, there will be a strategic cell for RPF to tackle the growing threat from such elements, a senior official said.

“As soon as a female commuter in any kind of distress presses the emergency button on the app, her identification and her location will be immediately sent to the nearest RPF inspector and the DSCR who can then immediately take adequate response,” ER general manager R.K. Gupta said.

“Since the commuter will be on the move, the app will alert the RPF personnel at the next two stations. Using GPS and GPRS, the location of the woman in distress can be tracked in real-time at the DSCR,” said Gupta.

The app can also be used to send photos of the assaulter as well as to communicate with the railway authorities through messages or call. It works both online and offline and is currently available for android users only — but the ER is working on extending the facility to iOS phones.

Available only for passengers of suburban trains services on Eastern Railway, the facility will be extended to other divisions as well as the South Eastern Railway, Gupta said.

Describing passengers safety as one of the biggest challenges of the railways, Prabhu said technology can help the national carrier in providing better security.

“Railways carry about 2.7 crore to three crore commuters daily and having adequate police-commuter ratio is not possible. Technology has a large part to play in bridging the gap and we are happy to have developed this app in such a short span of time,” said Prabhu.

“In order to assess the threat perception, RPF needs a strategic cell. We need a change in the system and for this adequate funds will be provided to RPF,” Prabhu said.

Focusing the need for technology upgradation, he said, “sometime there are attempts to obstruct the economic development by obstructing the rail movement. There is a requirement for technology upgradation and training of RPF personnel to prevent such incidents.”

Dwelling on the menace of without ticket travel in trains, Prabhu said, “there will be a massive drive against the without ticket travellers. A drive has already been launched against the touts involved in cornering tickets in illegal way.”

Stressing the need for coordination with the state police, Railway Minister said he has written letters to all Chief Ministers requesting cooperation from states on the subject.

“RPF along with GRP will also work to prevent theft in railways and there is a need for coordination with the state police to prevent theft in railways. I have written to all CMs for better coordination with the state police to check crime in trains effectively. There is a requirement of seamless policing for effective control of crime,” he said.
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Saturday, 19 September 2015

08:05

Separate counters to women passengers for buying train tickets

Separate counters to women passengers for buying train tickets

Facilities for Women Passengers for buying Train Tickets at Reservation Counters

Ministry of Railways has been providing special facilities to women passengers for conveniently buying tickets at railway reservation counters. The Ministry has further elaborated facilities as follows: –

(a) At computerized reservation office, a separate reservation counter should be earmarked for ladies if the average demand per shift is not less than 120 tickets.

(b) In case, there is no justification for earmarking of exclusive counter for ladies, the requests received from ladies should be dealt with along with the reservation requests of the specific categories viz. senior citizen, physically handicapped, ex. MPs, MLAs, accredited journalists, freedom fighters etc.

(c) At those reservation offices where separate reservation counters have not been earmarked for ladies and also those locations which have not been computerized, ladies/female passengers should not be compelled to join the general queues and be attended to separately at the same counter as for general passengers. A suitable notice board about the availability of this facility should also be displayed near the reservation counter. This facility will however be available only from 11:30 hours to avoid misuse of this facility by unscrupulous elements to block accommodation during opening hours of general and Tatkal reservation.

(d) Ladies may be allowed to purchase tickets from these reservation counters irrespective of persons for whom the reservation is being sought. However, no other persons will be allowed to purchase ticket for them from these counters.

(e) As far as earmarking of separate unreserved ticket counters for ladies, zonal Railways have been asked to assess the demand and do the needful based on the same.

Source: PIB News

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