It is a good initiative taken by the Northern Railways’ Jammu Division to temporarily add a third AC Coach in the Jammu-New Delhi Rajdhani Express taking into account the passenger rush. Of course, this step will ensure a better and comfortable journey for passengers who are currently unable to travel due to the large number of passengers falling in the waiting list.
The aforementioned measure would provide relief to passengers as it will allow more passengers to book confirmed tickets. This panacea offered by the Jammu Division should be emulated on a regular basis as there are many routes in the train network which always remain busy, especially the one between New Delhi and Katra.
It is necessary that the Railways should make regular passenger-audit a routine to assess the demand for specific trains across different routes. If there is no hitch on account of technical limitations, the Railways should add extra coaches in maximum trains as there are several busy routes where people always find it difficult to get reserved tickets making their journey nightmarish as travelling in a general coach is a challenging task especially when the passengers accompany children and old aged companions.
It is a universal truth that in many trains the passengers face hardships in getting confirmed tickets due to limited availability of seats. A passenger audit on a routine basis could help the authorities to get real time data so that plans could be made to add additional coaches in different categories. This step will not only provide succor to the passengers but can also generate a good amount of revenue, which is necessary to upkeep the Railways infrastructure and augmenting facilities for the passengers. As the aforesaid initiative will help the concerned quarters to get a clear picture of the rush, additional coaches can be attached to trains or new services can be introduced. This step would not only tackle the issue of waiting lists but also ensure a comfortable travel for all.
It is the need of the hour that the Railways should make the reservation system more efficient and accessible. The Jammu Division of the Railways has shown the right path and it is necessary that the authorities should take a cue and scientifically create a system whereby demand and supply get rationalized thus making the journey in trains convenient and safe.
It is necessary that the Railways should make regular passenger-audit a routine to assess the demand for specific trains across different routes. If there is no hitch on account of technical limitations the Railways should add extra coaches in maximum trains as there are several busy routes where people always find it difficult to get reserved tickets.
A passenger audit on a routine basis could help the authorities to get real time data so that plans could be made to add additional coaches in different categories. This step will not only provide succor to the passengers but can also generate a good amount of revenue. This step would not only tackle the issue of waiting lists but also ensure a comfortable travel.
