glimpses of passenger rush and crowd management at visakhapatnam station- station sanitation and cleanliness in top condition- passenger services delivery satisfactory.
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pushkaralu pilgrims - passenger convenience given top priority by waltair division
** approx. 50,000 pilgrims cleared every day
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railway officals working 24x7
** visakhapatnam station handling three times its normal load of passegers
** all passenger amenities given highest priority
** all officers and staff engaged in handling passenger rush ensuring minimum inconvenience.
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#FAQ ; #admins please update he blog post in FAQ related to Tatkal Reservation Scheme.
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A proposed modification in Tatkal booking rules which will come into effect from 1st Sept 2015 has not been really understood by people.
May kindly read below-
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Presently even for booking Tatkal ticket one has to submit photocopy of the photo identity card that will be carried by the passenger while travelling. This has been done away to facilitate passengers to buy tatkal tickets since it is possible that a person may be booking ticket for his parents (aged) /children who are staying in a different city (hostel) and may not have photocopy of their photo identity card. Now it would be possible to book tickets in such situations. However the requirement of the passenger to carry one of the permitted photo-identity card to prove his identity at the time of travel continues to ensure there is no misuse.
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Presently the number given in the identity card has to be entered while generating the ticket. This is increasing the transaction time. By doing away with entering the identity card number the transaction time is reduced. Further in case the identity number is wrongly typed by the railway clerk and found to be not tallying with the original identity card number the TTE has no discretion but to treat the passenger as without ticket.
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Presently if the passenger is carrying a valid photo-identity card (Aadhaar Card/Passport/Driving Licence/PAN Card) but is not the same as mentioned in the ticket at the time of booking the passenger will be treated as without ticket. Many complaints have been received in this regard where the passengers to continue travel had to pay the fare of the ticket + penalty for not showing the same photo-identity card as mentioned at the time of booking. In case the passenger misplaces the identity card mentioned in the ticket but is carrying any of the other identity card in the prescribed list the present system will treat him as without ticket. A large number of uneducated, senior citizen, women and people from rural areas were getting affected due to this rule.
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50,000th coach set to be launched from #ICF today- A triumph for Indian Railways' Make in India campaign.
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Integral Coach Factory, Chennai , set up in 1955, ranks amongst industrial temples of modern India. It has achieved the distinction of being the only coach manufacturer in the World to have manufactured 50000 coaches. The variety of coaches manufactured by ICF is astounding ranging from General second class coaches to latest air-conditioned coaches , air-conditioned #EMU s, #MEMU s, High Horse power #DEMU Train sets etc.The current challenge before...
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it is to produce160 kmph AC DEMU train sets which would be upgradable to 200 kmph. First train set is expected in the year 2016-17. Developing new products and ideas has been its strength. ICF is today capable of manufacturing about 1700 coaches a year, putting it amongst the majors in the World. ICF has not only supplied coaches to Indian Railways but also exported to other countries like 20 DEMU stainless steel train sets to Sri Lanka and built a brand for itself .
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ICF is credited with introducing several innovations over the years like provision of Braille signages in the coaches for the benefit of visually challenged persons, provision of CCTV cameras in the coaches, provision of bio-toilets in the coaches etc. ICF is also a fully green coach manufacturer as its entire power requirement is generated by its windmills located in Tuticorin. In fact it has a surplus power balance. Please see below details of coaches and historical data of ICF.
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