Reservation charts on trains set to disappear
Bengaluru Division’s successful initiative makes the Ministry to emulate it elsewhere too
The Ministry of Railways has decided to discontinue pasting of reservation charts on reserved coaches of all trains originating from some railway stations on an experimental basis for three months.
The stations are New Delhi, Hazrat Nizamuddin, Mumbai Central, Mumbai Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Chennai Central, Howrah and Sealdah.
In a circular to Railway Zones concerned on Thursday, the Ministry asked them to issue necessary instructions to all. The measure should be monitored and the feedback be sent to the Ministry after two months to enable it to take a final decision on the issue, said Vikram Singh, Director (Passenger Marketing), Railway Board.
This follows a green initiative by South Western Railway’s Bengauru Division (SBC) that is saving about Rs. 60 lakh on papers.
From November 8, 2016, the SBC decided not to paste charts on reserved coaches of all trains originating from the Bengaluru City and Yeshwantpur Railway Stations.
While availability of alternatives to know berth details was one of the reasons for taking the decision, the measure was expected to save substantial money to the national exchequer.
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