I t was chaos on the first- day, firstshow of the air- conditioned train on the Trans Harbour line which had onboard hundreds of ticketless travellers thanks to peak hour rush and confusion.
The AC train was delayed at every station because of problems with the automatic door closing. Officials were quoted in a report in this paper saying that overcrowding led to these problems. There was a slew of other problems all spiralling from the initial confusion because commuters did not buy the special AC train tickets.
Things did settle down in the evening though.
Not only does the Railways end up losing revenue, but it is also unfair to those who pay the full fare.
Trial runs and first days are expected to have their share of hurdles. It is how we identify mistakes and learn to rectify them and make the situation as close to ideal as possible.
Commuters must respect the new service that the Railways has opened for them. Here is to the new air- conditioned locals. We hope they are the coolest ones.
Rlys, commuters must make AC trains a hit
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