Hyderabad sources have stated that the Railway authorities in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have currently doubled platform ticket at some major railway stations for a week to regulate huge rush of passengers during Sankranti festival season. Meanwhile the South Central Railway (SCR) has enhanced the platform tickets at Secunderabad and Kacheguda stations in Hyderabad from Rs 10 to Rs 20 between January 11 and January 17.
Accordingly the platform tickets at Vijayawada, Rajamahendravaram and Nellore stations in Andhra Pradesh have also been doubled. Meanwhile the officials said they anticipate huge crowd of rail travelers as well as accompanying non-travelers during the festival season.
Furthermore by enhancing the platform ticket,
they hope to regulate the flow of people and avoid inconvenience to the
travelling public by ensuring decongestion of platforms. Presently a stampede-like situation prevails at major railway stations as lakhs of people
catch the trains to reach their homes for Sankranti, the harvest festival which
is celebrated in both the Telugu states.
