Coronavirus Alert: Reduced congestion at railway station, platform ticket worth Rs 50

Coronavirus Alert: Indore. To reduce congestion at railway stations due to corona virus, Ratlam Rail Division has reduced platform tickets to Rs 50 at all its stations. This system will be implemented from March 17 at 139 railway stations of the mandal. Till now platform tickets were available for 10 rupees. Earlier, orders were given for fixing the temperature of air-conditioned passenger coaches of trains in Ratlam division of Western Railway to 25 ° C so that passengers do not need blankets. On the orders of the railway, curtains and blankets were removed from the air-conditioned coaches of trains going to Indore station from Sunday. Now the railway is giving pillow and sheet only to passengers in these coaches. According to senior public relations officer Jitendra Kumar Jayant, a passenger in a coach can bring his blanket. If a passenger needs extra sheet, it will be provided.

Fearing the corona, the railway management has given instructions to thoroughly clean the inside of all divisions. Railways are cleaning all the bogies with suitable pesticides like Lizole. Instructions have been given to spray pesticides in EMU and demo coaches during maintenance. Stock of liquid soap in sufficient quantity has been asked to be kept in all coaches of trains.

Benches, waiting rooms, booking offices, railway coaches etc. are being sanitized at the stations under Ratlam Railway Division. Apart from this, caution is also being given in railway colonies. Blankets and curtains have been removed from AC coaches of all trains. Now passengers have to bring their own blankets.