A Railfan request to new RM.
Dear Future Railway Minister,
As a railfan of this vast nation, I request you to concentrate on the things below:
Kindly do not rename any stations in the name of any persons or things or kingdoms.
As...
more... a Linguistic minority of this nation I request you to name all the trains in standard english except interstate trains where it can be in their respective regional languages.
Inorder to reduce carbon footprint and emissions, be stick to 100% electrification plan if possible speed it up. Kindly make a plan that all newly constructed lines will be double electrified on opening itself.
Kindly increase renewables share in the grid by introducing more solar panels wind mills and bio gas production using railway resources.
Kindly end the uniguage project scheme and start planning designs in MG and NG for hilly terrains so that remote villages in India also gets trains.
Kindly finish the existing GC projects planned as soon as possible.
Kindly do not hike fares atleast in very steep amount.
Kindly increase line capacity by installing automatic signalling in all double lines.
Kindly lay new lines in potentially profitable interconnecting areas in the upcoming years so that main chord lines gets alternate lines for traffic diversion
Kindly reorganise train timings(PTT) so that intermediate stations get on time arrival of trains. Instead of end slack , Please make it as sectional slacks and give us proper tt.
Kindly ensure every section get proper maintainence time where there will be no trains so that workers can do work without any disturbance. Also ensure maintainence is very good. If needed weekly or monthly make a planned block of section rather than blocking in special days
Kindly ensure better technology in cleaning the trains, beddings and screen cloths.
Kindly extend paid bedding facility for sleeper class and introduce the payment option while booking itself.
Kindly increase counters, May I help you persons, Train captains.
We also dont want lose any railway workers, so make sure that sufficient employees on work place and counselling to running staffs for every month
Kindly increase height of platforms in all stations to the level of coach so that people can easily board and deboard trains.
Kindly include screens inside all coaches to indicate current location next station current delay and speed of the train.
Kindly include digital panels stating coach type train number name and major stopping stations in enroute in all languages which the train is passing through.
Kindly increase unreserved coaches in all trains to 8 or 10 for 22/24 coacher and 6 for 16 coacher trains.
Kindly increase RPF so that ensure passenger safety and create environment free from beggars and unauthorised persons into coaches.
Kindly request our Government to facilitate more international trains. We wish to see more trains to Bangladesh, Sri lanka, Bhutan, Nepal,Mynmer etc.
Kindly develop sub urban trains in cities like Bangalore,Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Indore, Cochin, Jaipur, Nagpur, Chandigarh etc
Kindly develop sub urban trains in Chennai, Kolkatta as par with Mumbai.
Kindly ensure sufficient passenger trains in all section.
Kindly study the area and need before closing particular station.
Kindly demand financial minister to allocate atleast 5% GDP on railways.
Kindly form an team with all transport minister of states to ensure faster execution of projects as well as integration of all modes with railways.
I know it is lot of expectation but I hope you are able to do all these. Railway is lifeline of this vast nation. Developing it in a sustainable manner reduces carbon foot print of whole nation in the transportation section. So growth of nation is heavily dependant on it.
Thanks.
Yours Faithfully
An Indian Rail fan.