The Indian Railways has launched particular trains to handle the competition rush, however for passengers of the 01415 / 01416 Pune-Gorakhpur particular prepare, the journey has develop into a check of endurance. The prepare, which generally takes round 34 hours to finish the journey, has been departing Gorakhpur virtually six hours late. To make issues worse, the prepare is reaching Pune 14-15 hours late, turning what ought to be a two-day journey right into a gruelling 50-hour ordeal.
The Pune Railway Division began a number of particular trains for various areas to fulfill the festive rush, together with the Pune-Gorakhpur particular prepare, which started plying on October 21 from Pune. The prepare will ply until November 20.
For over every week, the prepare has been departing Gorakhpur virtually five-six hours late, the delay stretching to round 15 hours by the point it reaches Pune. Many IT professionals from cities like Gorakhpur, Lucknow and Bhopal journey on this prepare, and have been complaining concerning the delay.
Shashwat Shukla, an IT skilled from Gorakhpur working in Pune, began his journey on Tuesday. “The prepare was scheduled to depart at 5:30 pm, however it was delayed and eventually left round 11 pm. Even after the delay, it was supposed to achieve Pune at 3:15 am on Thursday, however it didn’t. I assumed I might attend my workplace on Thursday. Nevertheless, as a substitute of arriving early morning, it was delayed by 14 hours and reached at 5:30 pm,” he mentioned.
He added that, together with the ready time at Gorakhpur station, the whole journey become greater than 50 hours.
One other IT skilled from Bhopal, Amit Sharma, mentioned he plans to journey on Friday by the identical prepare from Bhopal, however the lengthy delays have made him anxious. “Earlier than this week, the prepare was normally working late by round eight hours, however now it’s working late by 15-16 hours on a regular basis. The prepare, which was anticipated to depart on Wednesday at 5:30 pm, departed at 2 am. I don’t know how lengthy it’ll take to achieve Pune,” he mentioned.
“The prepare was imagined to depart Gorakhpur at 5:30 pm on Thursday and attain Bhopal at 10 am on Friday however it hasn’t even began but. I’ve an vital assembly on Saturday at 11 am. I don’t suppose I’ll attain on time,” Sharma added.
Many passengers are highlighting the difficulty on-line however have barely obtained any help.
Senior Divisional Operational Supervisor, Pune Railway Division, Ramdas Bhise defined that the prepare is reaching Pune late on account of delays close to the Manmad part. “The prepare is originating late from Gorakhpur, inflicting delays in Pune. Nevertheless, it’s leaving from Pune station on time at 6:50 am,” Bhise mentioned.
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