Indian Railways is the fourth largest rail network in the world. After America, China and Russia comes Indian Railways. Even today, most people in the country prefer to travel by train, especially for long journeys. But do you know which railway stations have been closed in India and what is the rule regarding closure of any railway station.
Indian Railways
Every day lakhs of people travel by trains through Indian Railways. People like to travel by railways because Indian Railways tickets are affordable. Do you know that every day lakhs of people travel through more than 13 thousand trains in India.
What are the rules for closing the railway station
Now The question is what is the rule for closing any railway station. You must have seen many times that the railway administration closes many railway stations in remote areas. But now the question is whether the railway administration can close stations as per its wish or is there any rule for this.
These rules are applicable for closing railway stations
< p>According to the Railway Ministry, if a station is considered unprofitable, or that station is not considered appropriate in terms of passenger convenience. In this situation it can be closed by the railway administration. At the same time, any halt station (Halt Grade 1 to 3) where the average number of passengers on branch lines is less than 25 passengers per day and on main lines is less than 50 passengers per day, in such a situation that railway station. Can be closed. The decision to close a railway station is taken by the Railway Ministry.
How many stations were closed in the country
Recently, the Railways closed two railway stations in the Kanpur region. Is. Which includes Kalyanpur station and Rawatpur station. Let us tell you that the process of closing stations continues continuously. For example, in 2020-21, 7 stations in Andhra Pradesh were closed due to unprofitability and low popularity. In simple language, the government closes those railway stations where there is no movement of passengers and tickets are not sold as per railway rules.
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