Women Passengers on Pune to Daund DEMU Express Call for Dedicated Coaches in DEMU/MEMU Trains
Women Passengers on Pune to Daund DEMU Express Call for Dedicated Coaches in DEMU/MEMU Trains
There are thousands of students, workers, traders, tourists travelling by DEMU trains between Pune and Daund and along with that there is also a large number of female passengers who travel every day for college, work etc from Daund, Patas, Kadethan, Kedgaon, Khutbav, Yawat, Uruli, Loni, and surrounding villages to Pune.
Neha Shetty, a student travelling on Pune-Daund train, said “There has been a demand for starting Pune to Daund suburban local service on this route for the past several years but the railway administration is sleeping over the issue and has not acted upon our requests. On this “International Women’s Day”, we express our displeasure & anger against the Railway Administration, on behalf of all Women Passengers, for not providing a separate coach for females between Pune to Daund and soon the Administration should grant Suburban Status for Daund Junction and resume the EMU Local services with a separate coach for women.”
As per further information shared by Pune Gramin Railway Pravasi Group, women do not have a separate coach while traveling from DEMU/MEMU trains. On the other hand, separate first class and second class coaches are available for female passengers in the Suburban EMU Local to travel between Pune & Lonavala.
Earlier, before DEMU/MEMU, rakes were used between Pune to Daund in which 2 coaches were reserved for female passengers. But after the DEMU/MEMU was introduced on this route, no separate coaches are there for female passengers. They have expressed their displeasure while talking to Pune Pulse.
The suburban EMU local service between Pune to Daund, which has four coaches for female passengers, including both 1st and 2nd class, handicapped, luggage. Also, Suburban EMU Local, made up of twelve to fifteen coaches, is required on Pune to Daund route.
A strong demand is being made by female passengers to the railway administration that EMU Local should run under the Suburban Status at the earliest.
