Piyush Goyal sanctions additional escalators Mumbai rail stations
September 30, 2017  15:23
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Railway Minister Piyush Goyal had meeting of the full Railway board today to take stock of the ongoing infrastructural works on the suburban train network.

The meeting comes after yesterday's incident, which an official said that the rail minister had taken very seriously.

Here are the highlights from the meeting:

>> Additional escalators sanctioned at crowded Mumbai suburban stations

>> 200 officers to be relocated from HQs as field staff to strengthen ground ops

>> Empowering GMs to spend whatever is necessary on safety

>> Footover bridges will be deemed mandatory not a passenger amenity
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