Now get unreserved tickets with Odia script on it
Hemanta Pradhan | TNN | Mar 8, 2019, 22:53 IST
It will now be implemented in 317 stations in Odisha under the East Coast Railway.
BHUBANESWAR: The passengers purchasing general or unreserved train tickets from any railway station in Odisha will get Odia script printed on the tickets. Indian Railways will start this service from April 1, on the occasion of the Odisha Diwas.
The Odia script will be available along with English and Hindi scripts on the tickets. It will now be implemented in 317 stations in Odisha under the East Coast Railway, South Eastern Railway and South East Central Railway jurisdictions.
“Many people from Odisha, who have a problem in reading English and Hindi languages on train tickets, can now read the same in Odia script,” said ECoR sources.
Earlier on the day, Union petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan had written Union railway minister Piyush Goyal to take steps for printing of rail tickets in Odia language.
The Odia script will be available along with English and Hindi scripts on the tickets. It will now be implemented in 317 stations in Odisha under the East Coast Railway, South Eastern Railway and South East Central Railway jurisdictions.
“Many people from Odisha, who have a problem in reading English and Hindi languages on train tickets, can now read the same in Odia script,” said ECoR sources.
Earlier on the day, Union petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan had written Union railway minister Piyush Goyal to take steps for printing of rail tickets in Odia language.
more from times of india Cities
LATEST VIDEOS
City
On cam: Taxi driver saves life of a passenger from coming under the wheels of train in Agra00:53- Miraculous escape for Golden Baba as SUV collides with divider on Yamuna Expressway01:13
- Chennai: 70-year-old operates wooden raft across Adyar for Rs 2 to make ends meet01:22
- Pune: Tiny 2-month-old leopard cub found by villagers, reunited with its mother02:03
All Comments ()+^ Back to Top
Refrain from posting comments that are obscene, defamatory or inflammatory, and do not indulge in personal attacks, name calling or inciting hatred against any community. Help us delete comments that do not follow these guidelines by marking them offensive. Let's work together to keep the conversation civil.
HIDE