Inaugurated by PM, this Odisha station gets two passengers & earns Rs. 20

[Assam_Bhayya]

A railway station that was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi a year back, now wears a deserted look!
When PM Modi inaugurated the Bichhupali railway station and the Bichhupali-Balangir railway line in a slew of projects announced for Odisha, it was thought to be a massive move that would result in revenue for the railways as well as provide connectivity to the people of that area.

A year later, the station averages just two passengers daily with the Indian Railways earning Rs 20 per day. The startling discovery was made following an RTI plea filed by a local activist, Hemant Panda.

 

The Balangir native had sought information from East Coast Railway (ECoR) on the income and expenditure on account of the new railway station. While ECoR remained numb on the information regarding the expenditure, they said the earnings were a mere Rs. 20 per day. The station has a station master, one assistant station master and two clerical staff.

The Bichhupali station and Bichhupali-Balangir railway line had come up at an estimated cost of Rs 115 crore. Two passenger trains with three coaches each, travel from Bichhupali to Balangir in the morning (6.30 am) and afternoon (1.30 pm).

[Assam_Bhayya]

Hyd MMTS Phase-2 finishing lo undhi, SC Rly vaallu pending works kosam ravalsina funds aduguthunte evad pattinchukuntaleru chassss.

[cosmopolitan]

Oorlo janalu lera ... any mining started in those villages?

[Kool_SRG]

Odiyamma idhi Kakinada Kotipalli kante daarunamga undi ga.. 

[Kool_SRG]

1 minute ago, cosmopolitan said:

Oorlo janalu lera ... any mining started in those villages?

Passenger traffic undakapovachu but line freight traffic ki use chesukovachu... 

[Assam_Bhayya]

1 minute ago, cosmopolitan said:

Oorlo janalu lera ... any mining started in those villages?

emo bro, asalu railway budget lo TG/AP ku ippudu bokke. Mallaa revenue lo matram mana station lu, rail pettelu eppuduuu packed untayi. 

[cosmopolitan]

Just now, Kool_SRG said:

Passenger traffic undakapovachu but line freight traffic ki use chesukovachu... 

Yeah .. Kani janalu lekunda antha thelivi thakuvuga station petaru kadha .. 

[Sachin200]

4 minutes ago, Assam_Bhayya said:

A railway station that was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi a year back, now wears a deserted look!
When PM Modi inaugurated the Bichhupali railway station and the Bichhupali-Balangir railway line in a slew of projects announced for Odisha, it was thought to be a massive move that would result in revenue for the railways as well as provide connectivity to the people of that area.

A year later, the station averages just two passengers daily with the Indian Railways earning Rs 20 per day. The startling discovery was made following an RTI plea filed by a local activist, Hemant Panda.

 

The Balangir native had sought information from East Coast Railway (ECoR) on the income and expenditure on account of the new railway station. While ECoR remained numb on the information regarding the expenditure, they said the earnings were a mere Rs. 20 per day. The station has a station master, one assistant station master and two clerical staff.

The Bichhupali station and Bichhupali-Balangir railway line had come up at an estimated cost of Rs 115 crore. Two passenger trains with three coaches each, travel from Bichhupali to Balangir in the morning (6.30 am) and afternoon (1.30 pm).

Reason amiti bro? For not having many passengers?

[Idassamed]

Dhenamma TG AP lo chesi savandra ante cheyadu daridrulu. Antha North vallake Naivedhyam and prasadam. South ki engili methukulu

[cosmopolitan]

1 minute ago, Assam_Bhayya said:

emo bro, asalu railway budget lo TG/AP ku ippudu bokke. Mallaa revenue lo matram mana station lu, rail pettelu eppuduuu packed untayi. 

Yeah.. true ..adhi applies to entire south India 

[Kool_SRG]

11 minutes ago, Sachin200 said:

Reason amiti bro? For not having many passengers?

Possibly longer by rail route than roadways or timings not convenient...

[Assam_Bhayya]

11 minutes ago, Sachin200 said:

Reason amiti bro? For not having many passengers?

reason emundhi bro, aa line pedha ga required kuda kaadu ani aa RTI filed guy opinion. 

[Kool_SRG]

There are just 2 train services and these two stations are 15 kms apart and takes 30 mins run time and no intermediate station also

First Passenger starts from Balangir at 6 AM and reaches Bichhupalli at 6:30 AM

Again starts from Bichhupalli at 7 AM and returns back to Balangir at 7:30 PM

 

Does another Up & down trip at 1 PM & comes back by 2:30 PM to Balangir... Ee timings unte evadiki upayogam.

[gothamprince]

22 minutes ago, Idassamed said:

Dhenamma TG AP lo chesi savandra ante cheyadu daridrulu. Antha North vallake Naivedhyam and prasadam. South ki engili methukulu

ippudu kotha kadu ga ba prathi vishayalam loni ante

[Sachin200]

14 minutes ago, Kool_SRG said:

Possibly longer by rail route than roadways or timings not convenient...

 

14 minutes ago, Assam_Bhayya said:

reason emundhi bro, aa line pedha ga required kuda kaadu ani aa RTI filed guy opinion. 

115 crores petti chesina railway line waste ana Mata