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www.er.indianrailways.gov.in- 2023-02-13
Kolkata, February 12, 2023: Union Minister of Railways, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw has recently mentioned about the launching of Amrit Bharat Station Scheme for bringing all facilities under one roof at the station area which envisages multi-modal integration, improvement of building and integration of the station with both sides of the city, so that the Railway stations can serve the passengers with world class facilities and amenities. Presently, the scheme covers 1275 stations for upgradation/modernization over Indian Railways. Under this scheme, 94 stations in West Bengal, 86 in Bihar & 57 stations in Jharkhand are earmarked for development out of which 60 stations are in Eastern Railway network. In Eastern Railway a total of 60 stations have been earmarked for development as Amrita Bharat station . The scheme aims at preparation of Master Plans of the Railway stations and implementation of the master plan in phases to enhance the facilities to maximum extent , creation of Roof Plazas and even transforming Railway stations as City Centres in long run. The following 38 stations in West Bengal under ER are earmarked for development: 1) Burdwan, 2) Rampurhat, 3) Bolpur, 4) Nabadwipdham, 5) Khagraghat Road, 6) Katwa, 7) Tarakeswar, 8) Seoraphuli, 9) Bally, 10) Azimganj Jn., 11) Dankuni, 12) Sainthia, 13) Chandannagar, 14) Ambika Kalna, 15) Sealdah, 16) Krishnanagar, 17) Kalyani, 18) Shantipur, 19) Canning, 20) Chandpara, 21) Sonarpur, 22) Berhampore Court, 23) Bethuadahari, 24) Bangaon, 25) Kalyani Ghoshpara, 26) Naihati, 27) Barrackpore, 28) Dum Dum Jn., 29) Gede, 30) Malda Town, 31) New Farakka, 32) Dhulianganga, 33) Jangipur Road, 34) Andal, 35) Sitarampur, 36) Pandabeswar, 37) Siuri & 38) Panagarh. The following 10 stations in Bihar under ER are earmarked for development: 1) Jamalpur, 2) Sultanganj, 3) Kahalgaon, 4) Pirpainti, 5) Sabour, 6) Banka, 7) Munger, 8) Shivnarayanpur, 9) Godda & 10) Simultala. The following 12 stations in Jharkhand under ER are earmarked for development: 1) Pakur, 2) Sahibganj, 3) Rajmahal, 4) Deoghar, 5) Madhupur, 6) Basukinath, 7) Dumka, 8) Sankarpur, 9) Jamtara, 10) Vidyasagar, 11) Kumardhubi & 12) Giridih. Amrit Bharat Station scheme envisages development of stations on a continuous basis with a long-term approach. It involves preparation of Master Plans and their implementation in phases to improve the amenities at the stations such as improvement of accessibility to stations, circulating areas, waiting halls, toilets, lift/escalators as necessary, cleanliness, free Wi-Fi, kiosks/stalls for selling local products through schemes like ‘One Station one Product’, better passenger information system, Executive Lounges, banquet halls for business meetings, landscaping etc. keeping in view the necessity at each station. The scheme also envisages improvement of station buildings, integrating the station with both sides of the city, multi-modal integration, amenities for Divyangjans, sustainable and environment friendly solutions, provision of ballast less tracks, Roof Plazas as per requirement etc. 2
www.er.indianrailways.gov.in- 2022-12-16
DIGITAL TICKETING CAMPAIGN OVER MALDA DIVISION Kolkata, December 14, 2022 Giving yet another boost to the Digital India initiative, Digital Ticketing Campaign has been initiated over Malda Division on 14.12.2022 in ordered to avoid long serpentine queues in front of the ticket counters at Railway Stations. This campaign has since been initiated at Malda Town, Sahibganj, Bhagalpur, Pirpainti and Ghogha stations. Commercial Inspectors, Commercial staff and Booking Supervisors were deployed at these stations to guide/educate passengers in buying tickets through ATVMs (Automatic Ticket Vending Machine) and also through mobile app. Live demonstration of purchasing tickets through ATVMs & mobile app was also arranged to help passengers understanding the process of digital ticketing system. With the application of this digital ticketing system viz. UTS app & ATVM Machine, passengers can get daily, return, platform tickets and season tickets, avoiding long queues in the rush hours thereby saving their precious time. Unreserved Ticketing System (UTS) is an official android mobile ticketing app to book tickets which allows daily commuters to book five types of ticket booking viz., normal booking, quick booking, platform booking, seasonal booking, and QR booking. ATVMs are Smart Card-based ticket vending machines, which are being operated by using both Smart cards and UPI payment methods. During this noble initiative on 13.12.2022, around 400 passengers have been assisted/guided/educated to use the alternative mode of digital ticketing system. | ||||||||