Railway network needs overhauling
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Journey by train which could be very comfortable, enjoyable and cheaper is getting risky day by day in our country. De-railing of compartments, head-on collisions due to wrong signaling have become common untoward affairs in our railway network. Often it is heard or appears in newspaper that the engine ran without any headlight or the loco-driver got drowsy/asleep, etc. Delay in railway schedules is very frequent. I think to control railway accidents and to improve railway services; following measures if implemented may yield a positive result: --Erection of barbed wire fencing on both sides of the railway tracks particularly in the populated areas. --Improving the overall operational system including signaling and monitoring network. --Raising the facilities for the passengers to international standard. --Strengthening motivational campaign to educate passengers on how to use various railway facilities. --Ensuring strict enforcement of railway laws including dispensation of punishment to passengers found without tickets. --Introduction of cash and kind prizes for the best performance and instant punishment for negligence of duties for the Railway staff. --Creating training facilities for the railway personnel at home and abroad. --Increasing salaries of loco-drivers and other essential/emergency railway personnel. --Expansion of railway routes all over Bangladesh --Introduction of special trains for the tourists by re-introducing steam engine.
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