The Confederation of All India Rail Users' Associations has submitted a memorandum to Union Minister for Railways Dinesh Trivedi listing demands of rail users for consideration in the forthcoming Railway Budget. The major demands include new passenger trains and development of basic facilities.The association has demanded that all the new trains announced in the last railway budget be made operational soon. Filling of vacancies of loco pilots and in Railway Protection Force, completion of doubling of line and electrification of Nagercoil-Mangalore route, more compartments for in-demand trains, more ticket counters, more cleaning workers, availability of pure water on trains, and extension of roofs to cover full platforms are some of the demands. It has also sought execution of all projects announced in earlier budgets such as Palakkad coach factory, Nemom coach maintenance unit, Alappuzha wagon factory, upgrade of Kozhikode, Ernakulam and Thiruvananthapuram railway stations to international standards, and setting up of...
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At West Hill station
The association has demanded that pit line be constructed at West Hill Railway station in Kozhikode. Commencement of Tanur-Guruvayur railway line and speedy conversion of metergauge to broadgauge of Palakkad-Pollachi and Kollam-Shencotta lines is another demand. Another major demand is to make technical stops of Duronto Express into commercial stops or else operate them as Rajadhani or Garib Raths.The other demands include reservation of 10 seats for women in all compartments of all trains and introduction of a helpline and display of its number in all compartments along with complaint books, a press release said.
Isko RDB sahib ne News Forum may post kiya. Yeh The Confederation of All India Rail Users' Associations ki maangen hai ya phir sirf The Confederation of All KERALA Rail Users' Associations ki maangen hai. Lagta hai ki Indian Railway ko Kerala Railway bana dena chahiye.