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ER replied to my grievance about the proposal of extending 12385/86 Howrah-Dhanbad Double Decker Express.
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Registration Number : MORLY/E/2013/04923
Name Of Complainant : Sunil Kumar
Date of Receipt : 15 Jun 2013
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by : Ministry of Railways, ( Railway Board)
Forwarded to : Chief Operating Manager
Contact Address : 17, Netaji Subhas Road
Kolkata
700001
Contact Number : 09002020916
Grievance Description : General Manager , Eastern Railway. Sir, I would like to draw your attention towards the poor performance by train number 12385/86 Howrah-Dhanbad Double Decker Express. This train was introduced with huge expectations but the train is not getting expected patronage which is the talk of every passenger traveling in this train. I request you to think about extending this train upto Bokaro Steel City to improve the patronage of this train. A Shatabdi Express was introduced between Bokaro and Howrah a decade ago which was extended upto Ranchi later. Bokaro is having poor connectivity with Kolkata. Only one trai-weekly Intercity Express is available and Shatabdi for day travelers. The city boats a huge Bengali and business class population who travel to Kolkata. Therefore, extending this train will not only enhance the patronage but will also gives Bokaro , a good connectivity to Kolkata. This can be the proposed time table- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 12385 Howrah-Bokaro DD Express Howrah-08.30 Dhanbad-12.45 12.50 Bokaro Steel City-14.40 -------------------------------------------------------------- 12386 Bokaro-Howrah DD Express Bokaro Steel City-16.50 Dhanbad-18.25 18.30 Howrah-22.40 ---------------------------------------------------------------- The rake is managed and maintained by Eastern Railway so lack of terminal facility should not be a problem.
Current Status : CASE CLOSED
Date of Action : 02 Jul 2013
Details : Scanned copy of reply attached
Attachment : open