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Blog Entry# 1062881
Posted: Apr 18 2014 (20:55)

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Apr 18 2014 (20:55)   12245/Howrah - SMVT Bengaluru Duronto Express | HWH/Howrah Junction (23 PFs)
 
Kumar R~
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Rail Neglect
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Despite running premium trains and tall claims of world class catering and wifi in Rajdhanis, IR is yet to make the most basic of passenger amenities - a proper platform for boarding / disembarking carriages without hardship.
Here is a photo of 12245 Duronto waiting at PF 21 of Howrah Jn (HQ of two zonal railways) -- showing the ridiculously low
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platform height and the difficulty which a small child / senior citizen has to face while boarding. Even a healthy 5 feet 6 inch adult with luggage will have trouble. And this is PF 21 -- the so-called 'premium' platform for the most prestigous trains.

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Apr 27 2014 (18:42)
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This photo reminded me of the difficulty my Mother faced while entering into the 2nd AC Coach of this train at HWH. I had to be very cautious helping her to enter into the coach. When it comes to the ICF Coach of a train at Pf 9 or 8 at HWH Stn Old Complex Platform then the gap between the coach flooring and platform is not this huge and my Mother gets in with minimum difficulty. Spending crores of rupees in designing such crap finish platforms smells of a scam... :-p
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