Maligaon, November 10: As the festival season has already set-in and rush of passengers have increased, N. F. Railway urges passengers to be extra careful. During festivals, lot of passengers travel long distances to be at their homes and they carry along all sorts of things including crackers, petrol and other inflammable materials which pose a risk to safety.
The N. F. Railway has been launching special campaigns on regular basis to sensitize passengers and public not to carry any inflammable items while travelling in trains. All the concerned officials of N. F. Railway are keeping a strict vigil on passenger movements while travelling in train.
Railway Protection Force & Government Railway Police apart from TTE’s, Coach Attendants, Guards of the train, Station Managers are monitoring strictly on offenders to save the train passengers from danger.
Carrying inflammable objects in trains is a punishable offence under Section 164 of the Railways Act, 1989 and the offender may be penalized with imprisonment of up to three years or a fine of 1,000 or both and shall be liable for any loss, injury or damage which may be caused by reason of bringing such goods on the railway.
The N. F. Railway appeals to rail passengers not to carry any inflammable and explosive items and travel with utmost safety by not risking their lives carrying inflammable articles.
