a. whether the Government are aware that passengers have to wait for a long to get railway reservation at Siwan Railway station;
b. if so, whether the Government have received any representation for increasing the number of reservation counters at Siwan Railway Station; and
c. if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government thereon?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (SHRI O. RAJAGOPAL)
(a) to (c): At present three computerised reservation
counters are functioning in two shifts at Siwan railway
station. A demand was received regarding opening of
additional reservation counters at this station. The
matter was examined and it was found that the daily
number of requisitions handled per counter per shift is
111. For this level of traffic, the existing number of
reservation counters is considered adequate.