Good News for Pune residents as Prepaid Autorickshaw Booth To Come Up At Pune Railway Station

Railway administration has proactively taken initiative for opening of prepaid auto rickshaw booth at Pune railway station . Pune division central railway is chasing it with concerned state authorities since November 2022. In this regard a meeting was held at DCP (Traffic) Office- Yerwada on Tuesday 11.07.2023 in the presence of Senior Divisional Commercial Manager Pune Railway Division Dr. Milind Hirave, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Shri Vijay Magar, Assistant Commissioner of Police Khade, Assistant Regional Traffic Officer Sujit Dongarjal with representatives of auto rickshaw union.

During the meeting demands of auto rickshaw union were heard and discussed. Dr. Milind Hirave on behalf of railway administration expressed keenness regarding opening of prepaid auto rickshaw booth at the earliest. Prepaid auto rickshaw booth will prevent exorbitant overcharging of passengers by auto drivers & improve convenience of passengers at railway station. Auto drivers will get rights within reasonable time period and they need not face uncertainty of rights. Overall system of prepaid auto rickshaw booth will help to boost image of Pune city in the minds of passengers travelling to & fro from Pune station.

Next meeting in this regard will be held shortly in which representatives of auto rickshaw unions, DCP (Traffic), railways & RTO & deliberate on the various issues regarding re-opening and smooth, efficient operation of prepaid auto rickshaw booth.