Monday, June 21, 2004
Indian train late every day for 16 years
Ananova: Commuters on an Indian train running late every day for 16 years hope the election of a local man as railway minister will improve things.
Laloo Prasad Yadav comes from Chapra - the starting point for the Srantah Express.
It has run almost five to six hours behind schedule every day because commuters use the emergency cord to stop the train near their homes.
The Indo Asian News Service quotes rail official Asit Chaturvedi saying the train would get delayed by five to six hours by the time it reached Allahabad.
Despite protests and efforts by railway officials, the train has never kept to the timetable.
Commuters now hope the recent election of Yadav to the rail portfolio will see train times get back on track.
Ananova: Commuters on an Indian train running late every day for 16 years hope the election of a local man as railway minister will improve things.
Laloo Prasad Yadav comes from Chapra - the starting point for the Srantah Express.
It has run almost five to six hours behind schedule every day because commuters use the emergency cord to stop the train near their homes.
The Indo Asian News Service quotes rail official Asit Chaturvedi saying the train would get delayed by five to six hours by the time it reached Allahabad.
Despite protests and efforts by railway officials, the train has never kept to the timetable.
Commuters now hope the recent election of Yadav to the rail portfolio will see train times get back on track.
