Indian Railways Ministry of Railways Facilities By Indian Railways For Disabled Persons 07 MAR 2018 Provision/augmentation of amenities at stations, including those for Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) and elderly passengers is a continuous process. In order to provide better accessibility to Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) and elderly passengers, short term facilities as detailed below have been planned at all the stations: Standard ramp for barrier free entry. Earmarking at least two parking lots. Non-slippery walk-way from parking lot to building. Signages of appropriate visibility. At least one toilet (on the ground floor). At least one drinking water tap suitable for use by Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan). 'May I help you' Booth. In addition, long term facilities as detailed below have been planned at 'A-1', 'A' & 'B' category stations: Provision of facility for inter-platform transfer. Engraving on edges of platfo...

Ministry of Railways Ministry of Railways instructs Zonal Railways to link the arrival & departure of trains with Data Loggers A data logger (also data recorder) is an electronic device that records data over time or in relation to location either with a built-in instrument or sensor or via external instruments and sensors 41 stations across India records Punctuality of trains through Data Loggers Punctuality of almost 80% of mail/express trains is being monitored through this system This system will improve punctuality of trains & provide real time train movement information to passengers. 06 MAR 2018 Ministry of Railways have eliminated the practice of manually recording punctuality performance at 41 major railway junctions across zones to ensure correct reporting of such data. The Railway Board has instructed zonal railways to link the arrival and departure of trains with data loggers from January 1 2018 without the fear of drop in punctuality and report authentic ...

Railways: Revision of Cloak Room and Locker charges at Railway Stations GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAILWAY BOARD) No. 2015/TG-IV/14/P/Lockers New Delhi, Dt.21.12.2017 The General Managers, All Zonal Railways. (Commercial Circular No. 83/2017) Sub: Revision of Cloak Room and Locker charges at Railway Stations. Please refer to Board’s letter no: 91/TG-I/10/P/Cloak Room Charges dated 23.01.2013 (CC No. 09/2013) wherein the last revision of Cloak Room and Locker charges were notified. It has, now, been decided that DRMs shall have full powers for upward revision of the Cloak Room and Locker tariff at stations based on their local conditions after obtaining concurrence of their Associate Finance. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of Ministry of Railways. sd/- (Harvinder Singh) Jt. Director Traffic Comml.(G) Railway Board Authority: http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/