Assam Rail Passengers’ Association (ARPA) ne Lok Sabha MP Gaurav Gogoi se Assam mein local passenger train services ko resume karne ka request kiya. Unhone recent Rail Ministry ke decisions jaise ki train cancellations, reduced sleeper coaches, withdrawn concessions, aur curtailed train routes ke baare mein chinta jataayi, jinko unhone public...
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ke liye harmful bataya. ARPA ne Covid period se local train services ke band hone par zor diya aur pre-Covid services ko wapas laane ki maang ki. Unhone short-term solutions proposed kiye, jaise ki Guwahati aur Dibrugarh ko hubs bana kar suburban services, specific train routes aur services jaise Dekargaon-Dibrugarh intercity (05819), Mariani-Jorhat-Golaghat-Dimapur passenger (55904), aur 12525/26 Dibrugarh-Kolkata ko wapas start karna, aur pre-Covid stoppages ko restore karna. Unhone long-term improvements bhi suggested kiye jaise ki Sibsagar ko Jorhat, Salona ko Khumtai, Dibrugarh ko Kanubari se connect karne wali new railway lines, aur Dhamalgaon Jn ko integrated terminal bana kar develop karna. ARPA ne train routes ko rationalized karne aur NE se connect hone wali trains ko priority dene ki zarurat par zor diya, taaki national capital se iske door hone ke karan travel time kam ho.

Barish ke season mein, trains late chal rahi hain, aur yeh tourists ke travel plans ko kharab kar raha hai. 12566 Rapti Sagar Express, Saturday ke badle Sunday ko aayi. 29 trains 37 hours tak late hui, jisse 2098 passengers ne apne tickets refund kara diye aur 208 passengers ko connecting...
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reservations ki wajah se dusri trains mein travel karna pada. Ticket counters aur enquiry windows pe lambi lines lagi rahi. Kuchh major trains jo late thi, yeh hain: 12566 Rapti Sagar (37 hours), 03414 New Delhi Malda Special (14 hours), 22538 Kushinagar Express (3.75 hours), 02563 Barauni New Delhi Special (3 hours), 04295 Lucknow Kanpur MEMU (2 hours), 15065 Gorakhpur Panvel Express (2.5 hours), 12875 Nilachal Express (3.5 hours), 14217 Unchahar Express (3.25 hours), aur 15658 Brahmaputra Mail (2 hours).

Assam Rail Passengers' Association (ARPA) ne Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw ko ek memorandum submit kiya hai, jisme unhone northeast region mein bahut saare trains cancel karne, sleeper coaches kam karne, senior citizens ke liye concessions hatane, bahut saare train stops hatane, train routes shorten karne, aur dusre issues ke bare...
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mein chinta jataayi hai. Memorandum mein Rail Budget ko phir se laane ka maang kiya gaya hai, jisse transparency aa sake, Railway Ministry mein power decentralize ho, ABSS scheme ke andar stations ke selection ko review kiya jaaye, aur construction wing passenger needs per zyada dhyan de. ARPA ne alag alag specific improvements ke baare mein bhi suggestion diye hain, jisme suburban services ka expansion, pre-COVID train services ko phir se shuru karna, kuchh train routes ko extend karna, pre-COVID stoppages ko phir se start karna, Dibrugarh Town station ka development, aur stations pe ramp facilities dene ka maang kiya gaya hai. Long-term suggestion mein Sivasagar ko Jorhat se, Salona ko Khumtai se, aur Dibrugarh ko Kanubari se connect karne ke liye new broad gauge lines banane ka, northeast se aane-jaane wali train routes ko rationalize karne ka, Dhamalgaon Jn ka development karne ka, aur Guwahati mein metro services introduce karne ka maang kiya gaya hai.