The goods of the passengers will be handed over to them before the departure of the train. There will also be no possibility of missing the train. In the beginning this door to door service will be provided for New Delhi, Delhi Jn, Hazrat Nizamuddin, Delhi Cantonment, Delhi Sarai Rohilla, Ghaziabad and Gurgaon railway stations.
If you want to travel by rail and have difficulty in bringing or carrying your goods from home to station or station to the house, then there is no need to take tension now. Indian Railways is going to provide app-based bags on wheels service. Northern Railway’s Delhi division has announced to start this scheme to increase its revenue earnings.
Will be able to avail of the benefit through the app- For the first time in the history of Indian Railways, this type of service is going to be launched. The BoW app can be downloaded on both Android and iPhone platforms. Rail passengers will apply through this app to bring their goods from home to the railway station or from the railway station to home. According to the booking details of the railway passenger, the contractor selected for this work will work to deliver the goods in a safe manner.
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First, these stations will be started – Initially, this door to door service will be made available for New Delhi, Delhi Jn, Hazrat Nizamuddin, Delhi Cantonment, Delhi Sarai Rohilla, Ghaziabad, and Gurgaon railway stations. This service is being started from these stations – the good thing is that the goods of the passengers will be handed over to them before the departure of the train. There will be no possibility of missing the train due to this. It is estimated that with this service, the Railways will get a non-fare revenue of Rs 50 lakh and a share of 10 percent for 1 year.
These passengers will benefit the most – Northern Railway claims that passengers will have to pay a nominal fee to avail of this service. Door to door service firm will do the job of transporting the goods of the passengers from home to the train coach or from coach to home. It is expected that this service will prove very useful especially for senior citizens, disabled people, and women traveling alone.