Bengaluru division holds railway users' meet

Bengaluru: The Bengaluru railway division held its Divisional Railway Users Consultative Committee (DRUCC) meeting recently.

Chaired by Additional Divisional Railway Manager (Operations) Parikshit Mohanpuria, the meeting reviewed passenger amenities, digital initiatives and infrastructure progress.

Senior Divisional Commercial Manager Krishna Chaitanya highlighted ongoing quadrupling and doubling works, and noted that 12.02% of unreserved tickets issued this financial year (up to October) were bought through the UTS Mobile App. QR-based ticketing is now enabled at 140 UTS and 55 PRS terminals.

The division also reported new freight traffic, including Honda two-wheelers, Toyota cars and TVS electric autos, generating between Rs 19 lakh and Rs 38 lakh per trip.

Members raised issues such as escalators, buggy services, platforms shelters at small stations and increased train services, according to a news release.