Archive · 22 Jan 2026
Railway Infrastructure Demands in Indore and Dhone
In Dhone, the local MLA met with the railway general manager to ask for better infrastructure like bridges, flyovers, and more facilities for passengers.
They also want the Guntur Express to move to a different platform.
In Indore, a group of railway users asked for more trains, especially an overnight train to Jodhpur, and better facilities like easier payment options and more security.
Both groups want the railway to make things better for passengers.
Dhone MLA Kotla Jayasurya Prakash Reddy met with South Central Railway General Manager Sanjay Kumar Srivastava to discuss railway infrastructure improvements.
Key demands in Dhone included the construction of a Railway Under Bridge, an additional flyover, and a service road in the Dorapalle area.
The MLA requested the Guntur Express be shifted to a more accessible platform to ease passenger inconvenience.
In Indore, the Divisional Railway Users Consultative Committee (DRUCC) demanded an overnight Indore–Jodhpur train and double-tracking and electrification of the Indore-Khandwa and Indore-Dahod railway lines.
Additional requests in Indore included improved payment processes, better signage, enhanced security, and more train services to Mumbai and Pune.
- Who
- Dhone MLA Kotla Jayasurya Prakash Reddy, South Central Railway General Manager Sanjay Kumar Srivastava, Members of Divisional Railway Users Consultative Committee (DRUCC) in Indore
- What
- Discussions and demands for railway infrastructure improvements and additional train services
- When
- Tuesday (Dhone), Wednesday (Indore)
- Where
- Dhone Railway Station (Dhone), Indore Railway Station (Indore)
- Why
- To address traffic congestion, passenger inconvenience, and improve railway infrastructure and amenities
- Location 1
- Dhone Railway Station
- Location 2
- Indore Railway Station
- Date of Inspection 1
- Tuesday
- Date of Meeting 2
- Wednesday
- MLA
- Kotla Jayasurya Prakash Reddy
- General Manager
- Sanjay Kumar Srivastava
- Key Demands 1
- Railway Under Bridge, additional flyover, service road, platform changes, passenger amenities
- Key Demands 2
- Overnight Indore–Jodhpur train, double-tracking and electrification, additional trains, improved payment process, better signage, enhanced security
- Train Mentioned 1
- Guntur Express
- Train Mentioned 2
- Indore-Jodhpur-Indore trains
- Additional Requests 1
- Lifts, escalators, ticket counter, train stoppages
- Additional Requests 2
- Through-lane for pick-up and drop-off, UPI payment integration, proper signboards, adequate scanning machines, short halts at Rau and Rajendra Nagar, increased train frequency, additional coaches
