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=> With an aim to provide more facilities to the passengers, Prepaid Auto Service System was inaugurated at Ranchi Railway Station by Ranchi MLA, Chandeshwar Prasad Singh in presence of Railway Divisional Manager (DRM), Pradeep Gupta on 31st December, 2021.

Key Points:

=> With the launch of this service, the passengers especially the elderly, women, children, disabled and sick passengers will get a lot of convenience from the station to their destination and they will also get rid of the arbitrary fares charged by some auto drivers.

=> Also, women will help the passengers to reach their destination safely.

=> The amount to be paid as travel charges under this prepaid auto service system has been determined under a certain norm as a result of approval from the District Transport Department. In case of any inconvenience, passengers can register their complaint by contacting 139.

=> Auto booking will be done from the prepaid auto service counter at Ranchi Railway Station. A booth has been made for this. Where passengers have to pay first. After this the receipt will be given to the passenger.

=> The rates of autos plying from prepaid booths have been decided on the basis of route and distance. Under this, passengers will be charged a minimum of Rs 100 and a maximum of Rs 300 for booking.