Passengers inconvenienced after rly ticket counter shifted

Statesman News Service

MALDA, 26 OCT: Railway passengers are in a fix after the railway ticket counters have been shifted from the main building of the Malda town station to other newly constructed building which is located at around 150 metres from the station. Passengers have been protesting against the sudden decision to shift the ticket counters after they had to face a lot of problems to enter the railway station. Last night passengers started agitating against the railway officials when they had to travel all the way to the ticket counters situated at the new buildings and again come back to the railway station. The senior divisional commercial manager (DCM), Mr NN Singh said: “I know that the passengers are facing some problems at present. The ticket counters have been shifted permanently to the newly constructed building and the objective is to implement different developmental plans in the Malda town station.”“We are trying to make a passage and a platform that will connect the new ticket counter so that passengers get to enter the platform directly. We have a plan to implemen it soon,” Mr Singh added. The Senior DCM also explained that following the instruction of railway minister Miss Mamata Banerjee, the Malda town station would be converted into an ‘Adarsha’ station.“To make it a model station we need to provide more facilities for the passengers according to the guidelines of the railway authorities. We need more space in Malda town station. Many works have been started and some others will be started soon for which funds have also been allotted,” he said.