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 Unhone recent Rail Ministry ke decisions jaise ki train cancellations, reduced sleeper coaches, withdrawn concessions, aur curtailed train routes ke baare mein chinta jataayi, jinko unhone public...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.

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.

Assam Rail Passengers' Association (ARPA) ne NFR pe zor diya hai ki Assam aur dusre states mein train passengers ki tadad badhne ke baad bhi, NFR unhe kaafi trains provide nahin kar raha hai. ARPA ke general secretary Dipankar Sharma ne kaha ki 2020 mein lockdown khatam hone ke baad se,...
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hum pre-COVID passenger trains ko apne state mein resume karne ke liye bahut struggle kar rahe hain. Hum pehle hi under served the. Dekargaon aur Dibrugarh, Dimapur aur Mariani via Jorhat ke beech chalta ek akele service, aur BG line pe chalne wali teen services ko bhi secretly cancel kar diya gaya, bina rail users ko koi notification diye. Sharma ne kaha ki 3 essential BG services ko bhi band kar diya gaya. Is tarah, almost double hone ke baad, hum NFR se request kar rahe hain ki ye short services start ki jaye: 1) Sorbhog/NBQ se Guwahati tak ek MEMU/ICF local up service, jo 8.00 am (Manas Rhino se pehle) tak Guwahati pahunch jaaye. Isse wayside ke log Rangiya pe Down 12423 RAJDHANI catch kar payenge aur students easily GHY ke classes attend kar payenge. 2) 55818 abhi resume nahi hui hai, isliye rake ko 55818 ke path pe return karva diya jaaye aur Fakiragram JN tak chala diya jaaye (200 km se kam ka section). Isse Kokrajhar connect ho jaayega. 3) Fakiragram se, rake ko 2.30 pm se Guwahati tak start kiya ja sakta hai, kyunki din mein koi bhi ordinary train nahi hai jo saare stations pe service de. 4) 5.30 pm ke baad, Guwahati se Guwahati-Rangiya-New Bongaigaon section mein koi bhi local passenger train nahi hai. Isliye, same rake ko 8.30 pm ke aaspas Guwahati se Sorbhog tak vapas chala diya jaaye, jisse SBE pe sub-urban terminal ka arrangement ho jaaye. Isse, saare suburban log, jo Guwahati ke alag alag sectors mein kaam karne jaate hain, safely apne ghar vapas laut sakenge, Guwahati pe costly arrangement se bachenge. Is arrangement se, Guwahati suburban areas ke needy youths ko bhi employment milega. Unhone kaha ki route electrification ho chuka hai, doubling bhi khatam hone wala hai. Unfortunately development ne Assam ke local logon ke liye better passenger transportation arrangement laana bhool gaya hai. Isliye, ab kuchh new intrastate services shuru honi chahiye. Iske aalawa, Kolkata, Puri, Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai, etc. ki taraf kuchh super fast services bhi shuru honi chahiye. Aakhirkar coaching income hi NFR ka main focus hoga, kyunki yeh ek passenger oriented zone hai.