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| Type | Commercial Circular |
|---|---|
| Topic | reservation |
| Currency | Currency not verified |
SUGGESTIONS TO IMPROVE RAILWAY EARNINGS SUGGESTIONS TO INCREASE RAILWAY EARNINGS BY Rs.523.55 crore PER YEAR (as per Working Group report for XII Plan – Railway Sector statistics for the year 2015-16) Or ATLEAST Rs.361.54 crore PER YEAR (as per 2012-13 statistics) WITHOUT SUBSTANTIAL INVESTMENT I (as per Working Group report for XII Plan – Railway Sector statistics for the year 2015-16 & including
Page 1 of 9 From K.V.RAMESH, SSE/ICF Senior Joint General Secretary / IRTSA rameshirtsa@yahoo.co.in 09003149578 Sub: SUGGESTIONS TO IMPROVE RAILWAY EARNINGS SUGGESTIONS TO INCREASE RAILWAY EARNINGS BY Rs.523.55 crore PER YEAR (as per Working Group report for XII Plan – Railway Sector statistics for the year 2015-16) Or ATLEAST Rs.361.54 crore PER YEAR (as per 2012-13 statistics) WITHOUT SUBSTANTIAL INVESTMENT Introduction of Family Cabins in A.C 2 Tier, A.C 3 Tier & Sleeper coaches Indian Railways carried 3,944 million non-suburban passengers during the year 2012-13. Indian Railways continue to introduce more number of trains due to heavy demand, which also increase the productivity of available route km, employees and all other infrastructure. Existing A.C-2 tier, A.C-3 Tier & Sleeper coaches provide different level of comfort & amenities which were developed over the years to serve the passenger needs well. One of the improvements that will attract the passengers is provision of cabins in the existing A.C-2 tier, A.C-3 Tier & Sleeper coaches. Many passengers of Indian Railways of all classes are ready to pay more if they were provided with cabins which will improve their privacy during their travel. At present only A.C First class & First Class coaches are providing privacy to the passengers who are travelling with family or in small groups. Indian Railways can extend the facility of cabins in existing A.C-2 tier, A.C-3 Tier & Sleeper coaches without any change in coach layout by providing light weight aluminium doors in two bays of these coaches. Berths of these cabins of A.C-2 tier, A.C-3 Tier & Sleeper coaches can be charged additionally 20%, 15% & 10% respectively. By providing cabins as suggested above Indian Railways can earn additional Rs.523.55 crore annually as per the projected passenger traffic of Working Group report for XII Plan – Railway Sector statistics for the year 2015-16 & including 14.2% fare increase or atleast additional Rs.361.54 crore annually as per statistics of Indian Railways Annual Report & Accounts - 2012-13 Page 2 of 9 a. AC 2 Tier Two bays (8 berths from 13 to 16 & 19 to 22) of AC 2 Tier coach can be converted into cabins by providing light weight aluminium sliding doors. 20% can be charged more for these 8 berths. Estimated Additional Earnings AC 2 Tier (As per statistics from Indian Railways Annual Report and Accounts 2012-13) Earnings per passenger Journey Rs.1048 No. of Passengers 22.3 Million No. of berths proposed to be converted into cabins 3.72 Millions Estimated additional Earnings Rs.77.90 crore AC 2 Tier (as per Working Group report for XII Plan – Railway Sector statistics for the year 2015-16 & including 14.2% fare increase) Earnings per passenger Journey Rs.1197 No. of Passengers 28.83 Million No. of berths proposed to be converted into cabins 4.81 Millions Estimated additional Earnings Rs.115.01 crore Page 3 of 9 b. AC 3 Tier Two bays (12 berths from 25 to 30 & 33 to 38) of AC 3 Tier coach can be converted into cabins by providing light weight aluminium sliding doors. 15% can be charged more for these 12 berths. Estimated Additional Earnings AC 3 Tier (As per statistics from Indian Railways Annual Report and Accounts 2012-13) Earnings per passenger Journey Rs.744 No. of Passengers 70.1 Million No. of berths proposed to be converted into cabins 13.14 Millions Estimated additional Earnings Rs.146.68 crore AC 3 Tier (as per Working Group report for XII Plan – Railway Sector statistics for the year 2015-16 & including 14.2% fare increase) Earnings per passenger Journey Rs.850 No. of Passengers 86.87 Million No. of berths proposed to be converted into cabins 16.29 Millions Estimated additional Earnings Rs.207.59 crore Page 4 of 9 c. Sleeper Coach Two bays (12 berths from 25 to 30 & 33 to 38) of Sleeper coach can be converted into cabins by providing light weight aluminium sliding doors to provide privacy for those travelling with family or group
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