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Railway Board to review station cleaning policy, seeks zone feedback
In India, the trains are run by a big group called the Railway Board.
This group wants to make train stations cleaner.
They wrote a letter to the leaders of all 18 railway zones.
In the letter, they ask these leaders for their ideas and feedback.
The Board is thinking about changing the rules for how stations are cleaned.
Right now, special machines help clean the stations.
The Board wants to make it easier for stations to use these cleaning machines.
The machines use water jets, scrubbers, and vacuum cleaners to clean floors.
The goal is to make stations tidier and more comfortable for passengers.
This is still just a plan, and the Board is waiting to hear from the zones.
The Railway Board is reviewing its station cleaning policy and has invited feedback from its 18 zones.
A letter dated August 7, 2026 was sent to the General Managers of all zonal railways.
The Board is considering a proposal to relax the criteria for mechanized cleaning of railway stations.
The proposed changes aim to strengthen cleanliness, maintenance and service standards across the network.
Mechanized cleaning involves equipment such as high pressure water jets, floor scrubbers, and vacuum cleaners.
- Who
- The Railway Board and the General Managers of all zonal railways.
- What
- Review of the station cleaning policy, including a proposal to relax criteria for mechanized cleaning.
- Where
- Railway stations across the Indian Railways network.
- When
- A letter dated August 7, 2026 requested feedback.
- Why
- To strengthen cleanliness, maintenance and service standards and improve passenger experience.
Key facts
- Date of letter
- August 7, 2026
- Recipients
- General Managers of all zonal railways
- Number of zones
- 18
- Proposed change
- Relax criteria for mechanized cleaning of stations
- Objective
- Improve station upkeep, cleanliness, maintenance and passenger experience
- Cleaning equipment
- High pressure water jets, mechanized floor scrubbers, scrubber dryers, vacuum cleaners, flippers
- Current status
- Policy under review; feedback sought from zones
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