Seth, JPA demand increase in stoppages of special Rajdhani

Ranchi: BJP’s Ranchi MP Sanjay Seth on Sunday supported the demand for creating a stoppage for the New Delhi-Ranchi Rajdhani Covid special express at Daltonganj railway station.
Seth took to Twitter and claimed a large chunk of stranded people arriving in Ranchi in the train are residents of Palamu and its adjoining districts.
The bi-weekly Rajdhani special express, which began operating from May 13 onwards, has been allotted stoppages at Kanpur Central station in Uttar Pradesh and Mughalsarai railway station in Bihar along its route.
“Many of the migrants returning in the train are from Palamu and its adjoining districts and have to travel another 150 km from Ranchi to reach their homes. If Daltonganj is designated as a stoppage, they will have respite from mental and physical stress and save money,” Seth tweeted.
Jharkhand Passengers Association (JPA) has also been demanding the train’s stoppage in Daltonganj soon after the train was introduced. In an open letter written to chief minister Hemant Soren and chief secretary Sukhdev Singh, JPA secretary Prem Kataruka advocated that the train must have stoppages in Daltonganj, Tori and Barkakana railway stations as well.
“Most of the passengers arriving in these trains have run out of money. Upon embarking at Ranchi railway station, they have to pay hefty amounts to arrange for their transport back to their homes,” Kataruka told TOI.
The Ranchi-bound Rajdhani Express arrived with 1,076 passengers on Sunday morning. The New Delhi-bound train, which left at 5.40pm, also had 1,076 passengers. A Shramik special train from Nagpur in Maharashtra arrived at Hatia railway station with 732 passengers at 9.30am on Sunday.