Date : 02.09.2014
PRESS RELEASE
Low patronage of Shatabdi, Double Decker and AC Reserved Special
During the current Ganesh Utsav, Konkan Railway had introduced AC Shatabdi, Double Decker and AC Reserved special trains.
The patronage of these trains has been very low. The total occupancy in these trains since 22.08.14 up to 01.09.14 is tabulated below:-
Train | Seats | Percentage utilization of capacity / seats | |
Available | Booked | ||
Shatabdi Express 02003/4 |
4635 | 1124 | 24.25% |
Double Decker 02005/6 |
8640 | 1640 | 18.98% |
AC Reserved Special 02045/6 |
1330 | 339 | 25.48% |
Konkan Railway makes an appeal to the public to avail the facility of these trains otherwise Konkan Railway will be compelled to withdraw these services.