Parmesh S Jain
Shyam Singh,Divisional Railway Manager, Bengaluru Division of South Western Railway today held a meeting with various stake holders at Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) to improve the patronage of the trains plying via Kempegowda International Airport Railway (Halt) Station.
The division team along with Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) officials took a shuttle bus service to Airport to have a first-hand experience of the last mile connectivity.
Currently,South Western Railway (SWR) is operating seven pairs of trains daily via Kempegowda International Airport Railway (Halt) Station and occupancy is poor.
About 40 Human Resources Managers of different Companies operating at the Kempegowda International Airport Limited attended the interactive meeting with the South Western Railway Officials to benefit the operations of the trains to the employees and public in large.
Shanmugam V,Jothibasu SP,Nagaraj G,Mohan M represented on behalf of BIAL and representatives of other Companies like, Menzies,Aviation Bobba,Air India SATS,TAJSATS, Spicejet Airline,Globe Ground India,Celebi,Plaza Premium Group,SLV Groups,Indian Oil Skytanking, Windmills etc.were present.
Railway officials gave a presentation to highlight the system facilities and current operations of trains via Kempegowda International Airport Railway (Halt) Station.
Suggestions were given during the discussion like, Scheduling the time table of trains in accordance with the shift schedule of major Companies, additional stoppages at more en-route stations, etc.,
Shyam Singh,Divisional Railway Manager suggested BIAL to conduct an in-house survey to know the requirement of train services and stoppages from employees and send the clear proposal to Railways with a required time table convenient with their work shifts and an estimate of number of employees likely to utilize the services to enable Railways to exercise operational feasibility.
