There has been a steep 10.45 per cent rise in earnings from Passenger’s Reservation System (PRS) and Unreserved Ticketing System (UTS) in Dimapur railway station, Lumding Railway Division’s deputy commercial manager RN Ranmung informed on Sunday, at IRCTC, Dimapur.
Addressing a press conference in Dimapur, Ranmung said the latest PRS and UTS from Dimapur railway station, falling under Lumding railway division of Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR), has increased since 2015-16 to Rs 38. 69 crores during the current financial year, of these, the earning from parcel is Rs 23. 33 crores, and from freight is Rs 2.83 crores, he said.
Ranmung said the performance of PRS and UTS was neck to neck. Parcel has shown improvement, he also said.
Stating that based on earnings from PRS and UTS, categorization has been done for amenities to the railway stations, Ranmung said currently, Dimapur railway station was categorised as A+ railway station since 2003, with the last categorization review in 2013. He also informed that it required Rs 60 crores earning to become A+ railway station.
Elaborating various facilities in Dimapur railway station, Ranmung said for public convenience, various amenities were being set up. New uniform dustbins have been installed by the railway and also by vendors for regular clearance. As far as cleanliness and hygiene were concerned within railway jurisdiction, he said that attempt has been made to improve the facility of the station, with regular drinking water and electricity supply, he added.
Currently, Dimapur railway consists of three platforms with platform-1 bearing most of the rush hour pressures owing to lack of space for the passengers to manoeuvre in the other two platforms, therefore to broaden the platforms necessary construction work would be taken up soon, he said.
He also pointed out the availability of M/E trains to and from Dimapur with 21 M/E pairs stoppage at the station and one passenger train from Lumding to Dhinsukia- Lumding.
He also mentioned that at present, there are 3+3 PRS counters and additional one UTS counter that have been added, out of which four counters have been running.
DCM also informed that suggestions and constant interactions are being valued by railway for which zonal and divisional railway users consultative committees were available.
The Zonal Railway Users Consultative Committee (ZRUCC) comprises of four members, ST Sangtam (ex IPS), R Sopu Angami, HK Khulu and Talituba Ao.
It also has a Divisional Users Consultative Committee (DUCC). The members are Thetfuneituo Rio and Lachit Khersa. Public can connect them for genuine points and demands to the railway.
He also informed for any security concern one can contact to RPP, GRP or any railway employee.