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Posted: Mar 05 2019 (21:07)
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Last Response: Jul 10 2021 (08:18)
23 Responses
Last Response: Jul 10 2021 (08:18)
Mar 05 2019 (21:07) HWH/Howrah Junction (23 PFs)
FightagainstCorrupti
FightagainstCorrupti 261 blog postsRecently Government of India tried to make Indian Railways modern. Cleanliness of train or station is done by Private contractors. Paperless UTS is good, Paytm or IRCTC online booking is also good to decrease expense of Rail & transparent. Touts & some Rail booking officers also feel tough to earn illegally. But main target punctuality & speed of Indian Rail is 3rd world standard. Bande Bharat is over hyped after 160 KMPH speed. A bike or car can run 180 KMPH. SUV car runs 250 KMPH. China Rail runs 550 KMPH. Rail fare is not cheap. If you travel from Kolkata to Guwahati by train AC 3 tier fare is RS 1400 by ordinary Express & AC 2 tier or AC 1 St class fare is RS 3400 by ordinary Express. Duronto or Humsafar fare is RS 5000. Time takes 22 hours even delay is frequently incident. But Air fare...
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The whole premium train sector can go private, as it would have better management and maintenance. It would be better to utilise Premium trains as profit generating ones, and not run them on the sector without enough premium passengers. But the normal categories of trains, i.e. M/E and SF having non AC classes need to remain with Government.
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