HYDERABAD: This year’s festive season has been disappointing for South Central Railway (SCR), which fears lesser footfalls for Deepavali, Christmas and New Year festivities; going by its experience of witnessing minimal traffic during the Dasara Navaratri.
“There had been a very steep decline in people boarding trains during Dasara. Public is either opting to travel by road in their personal vehicles or avoiding travel entirely,” an SCR official said. He indicated that most railway passengers in recent months have been heading to Bihar and West Bengal.
Railway officials maintain that are continuing to take all measures to safeguard trains and railway premises from Coronavirus pandemic. “Every toilet on board is being sanitised once an hour by our on-board housekeeping staff. Coaches too are being sanitised regularly. Posters on Covid-19 safety measures have been…