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PIMPRI: Commuters who travel daily to Mumbai from Chinchwad have demanded that the Sinhgad Express should have an additional coach while the Deccan Queen should halt at Chinchwad station.
Nikhil Mahajan, who travels daily to Mumbai by the Sinhgad Express said, “The number of commuters who travel daily to Mumbai from Chinchwad has risen. Sinhgad Express is a convenient train for the people who travel daily to Mumbai.
The train has a reserved coach, half of which is available from Pimpri and the remaining half from Chinchwad. General commuters can’t travel in this reserved coach. The people who travel with a general ticket cannot get space on the train as the general coach is already occupied from Pune.
Another commuter Mahesh Jarad said that Deccan Queen and Pragati Expressed leave after Sinhgad express. But both trains do not halt at Pimpri and Chinchwad.
If these trains halt at Chinchwad, crowding on the Sinhgad Express can be avoided. The Sinhgad Express that leaves from Mumbai at 2:30 pm, reaches Pune at 6:00 pm. After this there is no train from Mumbai that stops in Chinchwad. Pragati and Deccan Queen leave Mumbai at 4:00 pm and 5:00 pm respectively. These trains are of no use of the commuters whose working hours continue till 6:30 pm .
Ranjit Bhosale said, “Latur, Chalukya, Husainsagar or Siddheshwar express that leave Mumbai in the evening should halt at Chinchwad. Commuters should get space these trains. These trains are allowed to cross trains at Talegaon or Malavali hence people boarding a Chinchwad bound train reached their homes late.”
“There is huge rush to board the train as space is limited, Due to this rush, accidents have taken place frequently. To seek respite commuters are going to submit memorandum to the railway administration,” informed Shailendra Chitnis and Milind Khairnar.
THE ISSUE
- Commuters who travel daily to Mumbai from Chinchwad have demanded that the Sinhgad Express should have an additional coach while the Deccan Queen should halt at Chinchwad station.
- The people who travel with a general ticket cannot get space on the train as the general coach is already occupied from Pune.