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Congress's train request to Delhi for SIR rally denied, Railways cites short notice
By Abdul Basheer3 min read at India Today
In brief
Telangana's ruling Congress staged a protest at the South Central Railway headquarters in Secunderabad after the railway denied a request for a special train to transport party workers to a November 1 rally in New Delhi.
The South Central Railway stated it could not arrange the train due to very short notice and operational constraints.
The railway clarified that adequate advance notice was necessary for such requests and reiterated its commitment to facilitating travel for all groups.
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The South Central Railway on Wednesday said it could not arrange a special train from Secunderabad to New Delhi to ferry Congress workers to a November 1 rally against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) because the request came at very short notice. The clarification came after Telangana's ruling Congress staged a at the railway headquarters over the of the service.
In a statement, the SCR said running a special train on a long-distance route required comprehensive operational planning, including the availability of a suitable rake, locomotives, crew, maintenance arrangements and other essential resources. The proposed service would also have required coordination and concurrence among multiple railway zones, along with the preparation and approval of a timetable that would not affect the movement of regular passenger and other trains.
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