OVER VIEW OF FACILITIES BY RAILWAY TO HANDICAPPED ONES(THANK U PIB .nic>IN)

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Thursday, July 30, 2009
Ministry of Railways



Railways make special provision for disabled persons
16:28 IST
Lok Sabha

To permit easy access to the disabled persons, Railways have made special provisions like standard ramps, non-slippery walkways, wheelchairs, earmarked parking lots for vehicles used by disabled persons, signage etc., at ‘A-1’ and ‘A’ category Railway Stations and planned for completion such facilities at ‘B’ category stations by March 2010.

Toilets and water taps suitable for needs of the disabled passengers, ‘May I Help You’ booths etc., have also been provided at such Stations/Platforms.

Railways have also planned to provide facility of inter platform transfer and engraving on edges of platforms. Inter platform transfer facility has been planned by way of connecting all the platforms at the stations through Foot Over Bridge subway with ramps or by providing lift at each platform to connect Foot Over Bridge subway. A work for provision of 50 escalator/lifts has been sanctioned for major stations of all zonal railways.

Indian Railways also have about 1600 passenger coaches which have a separate compartment specially designed for wheel chair borne passengers. These compartments have facilities like wider entrance door, wider aisle and knee space to permit easy movement of wheel chair, toilets adapted to need of such passengers, arrangements for securing wheel chair during the journey etc.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Ministry of Railways, Shri K. H. Muniyappa in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.

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