The Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) of Varanasi Division, Vineet Kumar Srivastava, conducted a window trailing safety inspection of the Chhapra-Siwan rail section. The inspection covered safety aspects of train operations, passenger safety, development works under the Amrit Bharat scheme, and overall safety of the section. The DRM inspected the Siwan Railway...
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Station in detail, checking facilities like station panels, building, platforms, passenger sheds, foot overbridges, food & vending stalls, waiting rooms, circulating areas, entry & exit routes, cleanliness, and maintenance. He also inspected the proposed layout of the Amrit Bharat station and instructed officials to complete the work within the deadline. The DRM then inspected the goods shed and instructed officials to maximize goods loading. The inspection also included safety-related aspects like relay rooms, IPS rooms, points crossings, key handover procedures, maintenance registers, cancellation counters, and registers. The DRM emphasized strict adherence to safety regulations. The inspection covered various aspects like operational safety, progress of development works, passenger amenities, cleanliness, water availability, compliance with temporary caution orders, and retraining of safety-related personnel. The DRM also examined the railway track, ballast, track screening, overhead traction, alignment, caution orders, and track fittings for safety. Senior Divisional Engineer (First) Rishi Srivastava, Deputy Chief Engineer (Power) I.C. Subhash, Assistant Divisional Engineer Siwan Rajesh Kumar Mishra, Assistant Operations Manager (Coaching) Hira Lal, Public Relations Officer Ashok Kumar, and senior supervisors and railway staff were present during the inspection.