Battery-operated car facility by Indian Railways: Big relief for old and sick passengers! From Saturday (23 October 2021), the national transporter has resumed battery operated car services at Madurai Junction in a bid to enhance passenger convenience. The Railway Ministry said this free of cost facility at Madurai railway station will benefit passengers. According to the Southern Railway zone, the battery operated car service was already available in Madurai Railway Junction during the pre-covid period. However, the facility was a paid service. The contractor had suspended the services during the Covid-19 pandemic period. Now the battery operated car services have been again resumed from Saturday free of charge for the benefit of passengers.
The statement issued by the Southern Railway zone said that a private company is providing this service under publicity route. The firm can display advertisements measuring 60 sq ft on the panel of the car. The facility is only meant for senior citizens, differently abled, pregnant women and sickly persons. The battery operated car is plying from concourse/circulating area to all the platforms of Madurai Junction as well as vice versa for the convenience of this needy category of people, the Southern Railway further added.
