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In Rajasthan, a railway station run by the people, for the peopleRashidpura Khori, a small railway station in Rajasthan, is unique because it's run entirely by villagers. It was deemed commercially unviable and closed in 2005, but residents successfully appealed to the railway authorities to reopen it. To keep it running, the villagers formed a committee and collected Rs 5 lakh to...
more... publicize train schedules, conduct a door-to-door campaign, and encourage ticket sales. This initiative resulted in increased train usage and a long-term partnership between the villagers and the railway authorities. Even after the station was closed for track work, the villagers restarted operations in December 2019, and Mahendra Kumar, a local schoolteacher, now sells tickets from a small wooden chest under a tree.
Rashidpura Khori, Rajasthan mein ek chhota railway station hai, aur yeh unique hai kyunki yeh pura village waalon dwara chalaya jaata hai. 2005 mein yeh commercially unviable mana gaya tha aur band kar diya gaya tha, lekin residents ne railway authorities se usse phir se kholne ke liye appeal kiya. Station...
more... ko chalate rakhne ke liye, village waalon ne ek committee banayi aur train schedules ko publicize karne, door-to-door campaign chalane aur ticket sales ko badhaave ke liye Rs 5 lakh collect kiye. Is initiative se train ka usage badha aur villagers aur railway authorities ke beech ek long-term partnership ban gayi. Jab track work ke liye station band ho gaya, to villagers ne December 2019 mein operations phir se shuru kar diye, aur ab Mahendra Kumar, ek local schoolteacher, ek chhote wooden chest se tickets bech raha hai jo ek pedh ke niche hai.