The Indian Railways will have the ability to improve its ticket issuing capability from 25,000 tickets per minute to 2.25 lakh tickets per minute, beginning September 2023, railway minister Ashwani Vaishnaw mentioned on Friday.
The minister additionally mentioned that the Railways’ capability for attending enquiries will even be upgraded from 4 lakh per minute to 40 lakh per minute.
“We plan to improve the next generation e- ticketing passenger reservation system’s back end infrastructure. At present the capacity of the ticketing is around 25,000 tickets per minute, the target is to upgrade it to 2.25 lakh tickets per minute,” he mentioned at a press convention in New Delhi.
“The capacity for attending enquiries will also be upgraded from 4 lakhs per minute to 40 lakh per minute,” he added.
The minister additionally mentioned a goal has been set to put new railway tracks for a distance of seven,000km within the monetary yr 2023-24.
“We have targeted to lay new railway tracks on 4,500 km, which is roughly 12 km per day in FY 2023 and we are on track. This used to be 4 km per day before 2014. We have now set a target of laying new railway tracks (which will include new lines, doubling and gauge conversion) on 7,000 km for the coming financial year,” he mentioned.
Vaishnaw mentioned that this may lead to vital enchancment in passenger motion and general on time performances.
The Indian Railways has constructed 10,438 flyovers and underpasses from 2014 until date for the protection of individuals. “New scientific people-friendly designs have been approved for constructing new flyovers and underpasses,” he mentioned.
He additionally introduced that “Jan Suvidha” or comfort shops can be constructed at 2,000 railway stations throughout the nation, which can stay open around the clock.
“The stores will have daily usage items, which the passengers will be able to pick while returning home,” he mentioned.
The minister mentioned that up to now 594 retailers have been opened at 550 stations beneath the One Station One Product (OSPS) scheme. “The number of these stations will be taken up to 750 in this financial year,” Vaishnaw mentioned.
The intention of OSPS is to encourage indigenous merchandise and crafts by offering sale retailers at railway stations throughout the nation.
On the mini model of the Vande Bharat Express trains known as ‘Vande Metro’, which he introduced in his post-budget press convention on Wednesday, Vaishnaw mentioned, “This will be helpful to people living around cities to travel comfortably between their workplace and home towns.”
Union finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday introduced the highest-ever capital outlay for the railways within the Union Budget 2023-24 at ₹2.40 lakh crore.
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