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Registration Number: MORLY/E/2015/07898
Name Of Complainant: Dr Ankush B Bindwal
Date of Receipt: 28 Aug 2015
Received by: Ministry of Railways, ( Railway Board)
Forwarded to: OPERATING
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Address: FIRST FLOOR DRM OFFICE ANNEX BUILDING MUMBAI C S T CENTRAL RAILWAY 400001
Grievance Description:
This grievance is regarding running of 51135/6, 51137/8, 51139/40, 51141/2, 51145/6, 51147/8, 51149/50 Badnera-Amravati-Badnera Passenger train. This passenger train runs daily 7 times throughout the day between Badnera Jn and Amravati Terminus (Dist. 9 kms, Travel time: 15 mins). This train runs with the four ICF-made second sitting class general bogies. The request is to run this train as a EMU or DMU with four coaches. The EMU coaches which are out of service from metro cities such as Mumbai or Chennai can be used for this purpose. This will save a lot of burden on engine which is used to haul this four coach train. Many times a WAG-class engine is allotted to this passenger. Moreover, reversal of engine at Badnera Jn. and Amravati terminus consumes a lot of time. There are not many passengers travelling in this train as timings are inconvenient. Thus, not a profitable train. Introducing an EMU/DMU can facilitate a frequency increase which can attract more passengers towards this train as many people use costly autos to travel on this route. However, this passenger provides a cheap service between these two stations. In order to increase the revenues, railways needs to strongly consider this issue. The REQUEST is to run this train as a EMU or DMU with four coaches and increase its frequency as per connecting departures and arrivals in Badnera Jn.
Current Status: CASE CLOSED
Date of Action: 11 Dec 2015
Details: There is no rake examination facility available at Badnera for EMU/DMU and no CRS sanction to run EMU/DMU in that section. Hence it is not feasible to run this train as EMU/DMU.