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The reservation of tickets at the reservation counter though has been stream lined to a great extent still in peak seasons and peak hours paying  cash and issuing tickets takes time 

  The railway staff at the end of the  shift or day has to handle large cash

   There is also threat to cash from unscrupulous  elements.

    Though credit card is accepted  by Railways it not being encouraged.If credit or debit card is given a token discount people will be attracted to use it and railways will benefit  by faster service

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Mr Gautam, your points are very Valid. My biggest issue with IR is thier apathy and lack of pro activeness. There is such a large oppurtunity here staring at them to make a brilliant working industry (railways.) Today's paper for e.g had an article which mentioned railway fares to mysore at Rs.22 compared to Rs.79 of KSRTC Sarige.If they were to improve the service and the even hike the fare a bit, who is there to compete? Similar situation between BLR and MAS(Chennai)- Shatabdi Ticket Rs.500 - which airline is going to compete with the 5 hour journey? With some futuristic thinking, IR should by now have doubled the track to Chennai/Mysore and also upgraded the speed of it. Trains should travel at 180-200 kmph. We should have had hourly trains to chennai by now. W.r.t City station - its a joke! I mean they have so much money (through PPP and advertising) to make this a truly world class station. I would imagine the entire station to be elevated (on floor 1) and Ground floor would where you "check-in" and travel to your respective platform. I have seen such working stations at Cologne (germany) and Brussels (Belgium.) I dont see why we cannot build a station like that here. Considering IR is one of the most profitable rail companys in the world! I would like IR to work alongside air travel and bus travel. They need not compete but could co-operate. As mentioned earlier, IR could have extended a railway line to BIAL and even formed a station at BIAL. Maybe the Shatabdis from Chennai,Mysore and even Hubli stopped at BIAL. Thus, creating a link between Rail and Air which could together provide a simple short journey. But now Air and Train are competing for a journey like Chennai which can be dominated by rail. Lastly, I really look forward to IR spreaidng out its staions in Bangalore and openening Byappanhalli soon. This would reduce the load on Central Station and Cantt. Hence making them slightly more bearable.

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1 If possible mumbai jaipur superfast extended to hissar

2 pls make superfast  firozpur janta exp(19023/19024) instead of exp.

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Dear Silk Board and others,

I wasn't aware of the CRS concept or proposal. I came across something similar in the CTTP which was done by RITES Ltd.

Can somebody clarify this? Where can get details about CRS and whether it is a part of the CTTP designed by RITES?

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     I see from the budget, Railways has an ambitious plan to expand ,Modrenisation and provide better service to passengers.In this respect money will be main problem.Following are some of suggestions to get fund without govt investing.

1.   Like BHEL and other public sectors Railways can float shares which can beTraded.

2.    Railways can issue public bonds,paying interest rates 15% or more and exemption from IT for a period of 5to 10 years without any ceiling on upper limit

3.  The collection of fund can be left to  private agencies paying suitable commission

4.  Just like national highways,railways can allow private trains,collecting tax

5.  Big companies can adopt stations and maintain them as advertisement.

6.   In Bullet trains no concession to any category including MPs,MLAs,Railway employees on personal visits,senior citizens,physically challenged,freedom fighters etc,except patients for urgent treatment 

7.   In Shatabdi,Rajdhani trains all concessions as in 6. can be applied,since there are other trains to cater to the needs

        The idea behind suggesting higher rate of interest is to attract people to invest inbonds rather than land or gold 

     MODERNISATION

     Introduction of high speed trains will require dedicated, strengthened tracks. Therefore along the full length of the line,walls or fencing to prevent animals,human being crossing and wild animals like elephants going across or lying on the line have to be constructed

   Automatic/high speed signaling,watch on the driver to ensure drunk or un authorized activities in the cabin through wireless camera will have to be installed

    Building of walls along the line wil also help installation of cameras along the track to keep watch on dacoity,subvertive activities

      Obstruction on the line like trees,boulders falling during storm,rain etc can be detected thro' infrared cameras along the track which will also help unauthorized  activities watching from control room 

        Installation of radars will help check speed of trains 

     SERVICE

      Today courtesy is very much wanting in Railways. Railway staff  have to be told that they exist because of passengers and politeness  is a necessity in their duty

       In spite of best efforts by railways to prevent malpractices in allotting seats,still the staff find loopholes to circumvent and resort to underhand dealing 

        Cleanliness in trains,stations,catering,waiting rooms,toilets in trains and stations makes passengers very repulsive apart from being unhygienic and prone to diseases.

     The electrical fittings,leaky taps,damaged wash basins have to be attended periodically

    The food served is beyond description in quality but charged very high and unhygienic 

    It is heartening to note that Railways  is planning to address these areas for improvement and make rail journey a pleasure not pain

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