Title - Waiting rooms at railway station

Waiting will be more comfortable for passengers at the Pune railway station as the Central Railway (CR) is renovating the three waiting rooms. The administration has also made it compulsory for passengers using these rooms to register their names with the attendant by producing identity proofs.

CR spokesperson Y K Singh said the waiting rooms will be freshly painted, get new furniture and sufficient lighting to make the stay of passengers pleasant. The three waiting rooms have a collective capacity of 120 passengers.

However, Government Railway Police (GRP) officials have been complaining that the absence of proper vigilance at the waiting rooms could pose a threat to passengers. "We have been repeatedly asking the station administration to keep a record of all passengers using the waiting rooms. We have also asked them to instal CCTV cameras in these rooms to keep an eye on the occupants," said a GRP official.

Singh said that the Railways has appointed an attendant each at the three waiting rooms and they have been told to register the details of all passengers.

Harsha Shah of the Railway Pravasi Group said the administration needs to ensure that people don't destroy the property or deface walls in the waiting rooms.