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Posted: Mar 22 2017 (14:24)
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Last Response: Mar 30 2017 (17:15)
41 Responses
Last Response: Mar 30 2017 (17:15)
It is a well known fact that MGS ALD section is highly congested. ST BRC section has 31 more pair of trains than MGS ALD and yet trains hardly lose their punctuality. Is it due to the controllers or some other factors as well?
37 Public Posts - Wed Mar 22, 2017
In support of NCR Controllers: i) CNB-ALD is still not automatic signalling. ii) Too much extraneous effects like mantri or officer/ officer spouse movement in trains, Chain pulling by hawkers at ALD/ CNB causing blocking of platforms, frequent loco failures, minor derailments, fog effect etc.
Against NCR Controllers: i) Poor traffic planning resulting in SFE trains getting stuck behind trains with more stops ii) Trains getting looped for too long in ALD-MGS section for Rajdhani overtake despite the section being under auto signalling. Auto signalling has not led to any improvement in train movement in this section, which is surprising. iii) Utter apathy for passenger trains forcing people to travel in express trains, often in reserved coaches. The recently extended ALD-MGS...
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Against NCR Controllers: i) Poor traffic planning resulting in SFE trains getting stuck behind trains with more stops ii) Trains getting looped for too long in ALD-MGS section for Rajdhani overtake despite the section being under auto signalling. Auto signalling has not led to any improvement in train movement in this section, which is surprising. iii) Utter apathy for passenger trains forcing people to travel in express trains, often in reserved coaches. The recently extended ALD-MGS...
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3 Public Posts - Thu Mar 30, 2017