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What if the Railways has realised that the passenger business is too much bother. It anyway loses money on it. And it creates a lot of hassles also. Who wants to deal with individual customers anyways?
This theory would make sense if the Railways is doubling down on freight traffic. The tracks are empty; no need to prioritise those express trains. Lakhs of employees who usually deal with passengers, such as booking clerks and TTs, are available for other work.
Is there a renewed focus on parcel and freight? Have the revenues gone up? I suppose it is hard to track an increase in market segment share when the entire economy is in slide.
What if the Railways has realised that the passenger business is too much bother. It anyway loses money on it. And it creates a lot of hassles also. Who wants to deal with individual customers anyways?
This theory would make sense if the Railways is doubling down on freight traffic. The tracks are empty; no need to prioritise those express trains. Lakhs of employees who usually deal with passengers, such as booking clerks and TTs, are available for other work.
Is there a renewed focus on parcel and freight? Have the revenues gone up? I suppose it is hard to track an increase in market segment share when the entire economy is in slide.