PUNE: Officials at the Pune railway station will open a gate — currently barricaded — for seamless entry of autorickshaws to the pre-paid booth, expected to become operational next week.
“This gate connects the station to the parcel office. It was barricaded when the pandemic started to prevent unauthorized entry,” station director S C Jain said.
He said the location of the prepaid autorickshaw booth was such that it can only be accessed through this gate. “We spoke to the CityGlide, the company that would operate the booth. If they can assure us that they would be able to post guards on the road, we will reopen the booth. The Railway Protection Force is in the loop. Autorickshaws will be able to enter, pick up passengers, take a U-turn and exit the same gate,” Jain said.
DCP (traffic) Rahul Shrirame told TOI they will conduct a trial run soon and the booth will reopen in the following day or two. “We expect the service to start by the end of next week at the latest,” Shrirame said. At the moment, 350-400 autorickshaws operate at the station.
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