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Patna : The East Central Railway ( ECR ) earned a revenue of about Rs 13,738.36 crore in 2015-2016 fiscal which is the highest ever for the zone. In the field of goods loading too, it created a record by loading 114.93 million tonne . Passenger amenities have been given top most priority under all five divisions of the zone, said ECR GM A K Mittal on Friday.
Mittal was speaking at the ECR’s Zonal Railway Users’ Consultative Committee ( ZRUCC ) meeting here on Friday. Several members of parliament ( MPs) , ZRUCC members and senior officials of ECR attended the meeting and discussed various measures to further improve functioning of railway network in Bihar, he said adding the number of coaches has been increased in a few mail and express trains from 18 to 24 coaches in the interest of passengers
The GM said that railways has adopted mechanized cleaning system for platforms and coaches. Onboard house keeping is being carried out in most of the trains originating from five divisions of the zone to maintain cleanliness. Railways is also carrying on the construction of new lines, gauge conversion, platform sheds besides construction of 10 foot over bridges ( FOBs ) at major stations in the current fiscal , he said. The GM said that Digha – Sonepur rail cum road bridge and Munger rail bridge have already been made functional. About 10 more escalators are being installed at a few important stations of the zone. Escalators have already been installed at Patna Junction and Dhanbad stations , he said.
The MPs who participated in the discussion included Ajay Nishad , Ram Kumar Sharma, Chhedi Paswan, Satish Chandra Dubey and Hari Manjhi. They demanded more passenger amenities for the common people at big and small stations of the ECR. The meeting also discussed ongoing railway projects and running of trains under different divisions of ECR. The welcomed the guests and highlighted the achievements of ECR during the 2015-2016 fiscal .