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    The document provides 5 suggestions to the Railway Board committee in India to improve the railway system. The suggestions are: 1) Not allowing non-passengers on platforms to reduce crowding and improve security and cleanliness. 2) Enforcing maximum luggage sizes and weights to prevent oversized luggage from causing issues. 3) Making the gap between platforms and train steps uniform to improve safety while boarding. 4) Installing collection systems to dispose of toilet waste instead of releasing it onto tracks. 5) Introducing more comfortable luxury chair cars similar to bus experiences to increase passenger capacity and numbers.

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    Some suggestions to the Railway board being restructured under Bibek Debroy.

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    The document provides 5 suggestions to the Railway Board committee in India to improve the railway system. The suggestions are: 1) Not allowing non-passengers on platforms to reduce crowding and improve security and cleanliness. 2) Enforcing maximum luggage sizes and weights to prevent oversized luggage from causing issues. 3) Making the gap between platforms and train steps uniform to improve safety while boarding. 4) Installing collection systems to dispose of toilet waste instead of releasing it onto tracks. 5) Introducing more comfortable luxury chair cars similar to bus experiences to increase passenger capacity and numbers.

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    Railway Board Suggestions

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    The document provides 5 suggestions to the Railway Board committee in India to improve the railway system. The suggestions are: 1) Not allowing non-passengers on platforms to reduce crowding and improve security and cleanliness. 2) Enforcing maximum luggage sizes and weights to prevent oversized luggage from causing issues. 3) Making the gap between platforms and train steps uniform to improve safety while boarding. 4) Installing collection systems to dispose of toilet waste instead of releasing it onto tracks. 5) Introducing more comfortable luxury chair cars similar to bus experiences to increase passenger capacity and numbers.

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    SuggestionstotheRailwayBoardcommitteebeingrestructuredunderBibekDebroy

    1. Notallowingnonpassengersentryontorailwayplatforms.Justlikeatairports,can
    theybekeptoutofstations.Helpsdecongeststations,keepshygienehigher,prevents
    hawkersandstreetpeoplefromcomingandsleepingonplatformstopasstime,tightens
    security(asmakesitmoremanageable),keepsfraudulentcooliesoutandallinallisa
    smoothertravelexperience.Endtopracticeofplatformtickets.

    2. Prescribemaximumsizesandtotalweightofluggagethatcanbecarriedascabin
    baggage.Mostpeoplegetoversizedluggageapartfromunlimitednumberofbags,as
    thecheckingisveryweak.Givesmanyproblemstocopassengers,resultinginmany
    quarrelsattimes,assomepeopleoccupyalloftheluggagekeepingspacebelowthe
    seats.

    3. Gapbetweenstationplatformsandtrainstepsisunevenatmanystations.Need
    tobemadeuniform.Manypeopleenduplosinglimbsorliveswhileboardingtrains.

    4. Toiletstonotbeopentothetracksbutexcretatobecollectedbyacollection
    systemonthetrainanddisposedoffevery25hours(atdesignatedstations).

    5. Introductionofluxurychaircarsfordistancesupto16hours.Currentlythechair
    carsareextremelyuncomfortable,andevenVolvoBusesarewaymoreuserfriendly.If
    thiscanbeachieved,itllhelpinincreasingthepassengernumbersasmorepeoplecan
    befittedinonetraincomfortably.Theseatsneedtobewidened,bemorereclining.
    EssentiallyjustlikeaVolvoBusexperience.

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