No reservation charts on trains from March 1. Here's why!

No reservation charts on trains from March 1, Railway Minister: In a move to go paperless, reservation charts will not be pasted on reserved coaches of all trains at A1, A and B category stations for the next six months.

The pilot project begins on March 1st as per the direction of the Railway Minister. However, physical and digital display of charts will continue at the platforms, a statement by the ministry said.

Based on the income from passengers, the railways classifies its stations into seven categories “A1, A, B, C, D, E and F. It has 17 zones.” "At those stations where electronic charts display plasma has been installed and the same is functioning properly, physical reservation charts at such platforms can be stopped,” it added.

It is a green initiative by South Western Railways’ Bengaluru Division (SBC) which discontinued pasting charts on reserved coaches of all trains from Bengaluru City and Yeshwantpur stations from November 2016. The move helped save over Rs 60 lakh spent on paper by the division.

-PTC News