Overused wooden sleepers at Charbagh railway station give passengers a scare

Lucknow | Wednesday | 19th September, 2018

Summary:

The tracks and wooden sleepers of these two platforms are in a poor condition. According to Northern Railway Lucknow division's train records, 290 trains move through Charbagh station daily. LUCKNOW: Used well past their fitness limit and capacity, wooden sleepers on platforms 5-6 of Charbagh railway station are a standing invitation to a major accident.More than 25 years old and 800% overused, the tracks are dilapidated and need urgent repairs. Around Rs 90 lakh was sanctioned by the Railways for the project to renovate the tracks of platform 5 and 6. TimesView It is nothing less than a miracle that no accident has taken place on these tracks so far..