Railway minister Suresh Prabhu has introduced 'operation 5-minute' to ensure that ticketless passengers get regular ticket within five minute of entering any railway station across India.
While announcing the Railway Budget 2015-16, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said that passenger convenience is of paramount importance to the government.
Prabhu announced, "Passengers can now book tickets 120 days ahead of travel date, instead of 60 days now." This announcement is mainly to tackle tout menace, the Railway Minister added.
The minister also introduced 'operation 5-minute' to ensure that ticketless passengers get regular ticket within five minute of entering any railway station
Also, rail-cum-road ticket will be extended to many stations; more trains will also be added under the scheme for ordering food while booking tickets, Prabhu further said.
The Minisiter also said he willo introduce an “SMS Alert” service to inform passengers in advance about the the updated arrival/departure time of trains at starting or destination stations. Similarly SMS alert would be sent 15/30 minutes in advance of arrival of the train at the destination.
He further said that the centrally managed railway display network is expected to be introduced in over 2,000 stations over the next two years which will aid in providing information on train arrival/departure, reservations, general and emergency messages and also any other information of interest to citizens.
This facility will promote “Digital India Campaign” and also unlock huge advertising revenue potential.
