Railway Board Chairman Vinod Kumar Yadav visits NFR headquarters

GUWAHATI: The Chairman of Railway Board, Vinod Kumar Yadav arrived at the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) Headquarters on a day-long visit on Monday and conducted a review inspection of the Guwahati Railway station. He took stock of the recently carried out and ongoing developmental works in the station for upgrading passenger amenities and reviewed the performance of the Lumding Division under whose jurisdiction the Guwahati Railway Station falls.

Yadav also inspected the waiting halls for passengers, the concourse area of the station and the recently introduced Quick Watering System for passenger trains. The Quick Watering System has been developed for filling water in passenger trains in a very short time so that a complete train can be provided water without causing any delay in running the schedule.

The Chairman reviewed various schemes and efforts taken by the Lumding division for increasing its Non-Fare Revenue (NFR) and lauded the efforts. Lumding Division has recently introduced a Video Wall system where various information useful for passengers can be displayed. These Video Wall systems have now been offered to advertisers for generating Non-Fare Revenue. Additionally, some areas in the ticket counter, concourse and elsewhere in the station have also been offered for placing commercial advertisements to augment railway’s earnings. The Chairman, while appreciating the efforts also called for continuing all such attempts to increase the railway’s earnings.

He inaugurated the renovated and upgraded Running Room at Guwahati railway station which is used by train operating staff including drivers and guards for rest and recreation. The running room has been provided with complete air-conditioning, recreational facilities, and comfortable resting facilities. The new Running Room will provide adequate scope to operating staff to wear off fatigue related to works and will also help to fulfill their requirement of a comfortable resting place after arduous work.

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