Be cautious not to needlessly pull the train's chain! 468 people have been jailed thus far, and a fine of roughly 3 lakh has been collected

News at Jamtara It is illegal to pull the alarm chain in a train without a valid reason. In the Asansol division in 2023, 468 persons were detained and charged with chain pulling. A fine of Rs 2.62 lakh was collected at this time, and 476 occurrences of alarm chain pulling were reported. One of the primary causes of late trains is likewise this.

Jamtara. It is thought that the major cause of the train's delay is the pulling of the alarm chain. In the Asansol division in 2023, 468 persons were detained and charged with chain pulling. A fine of Rs 2.62 lakh was collected at this time, and 476 occurrences of alarm chain pulling were reported.

In these trains, chain pulling is at its maximum

Trains including the 12352 Dn Rajendranagar-Howrah Express, 15027 Up Maurya Express, 18183 Up Tatanagar-Danapur Express, 18184 Dn Danapur-Tatanagar Express, 13288 Dn South Bihar Express, and 12304 Dn Poorva Express are the most severely impacted.

Due to chain pulling, these stations are the most impacted

Between Jasidih, Asansol, Durgapur, Jamtara, and Madhupur stations and Kasitand-Vidyasagar, Salanpur-Sitarampur, Bodma-Jamtara, Tulsitand-Lahaban, and Asansol-Nimcha portions are the railway stations and sections in the Asansol division most impacted by alarm chains.

Chain pulling causes trains to be late

If the alarm chain (ACP) is pulled inside the station's boundaries, the RPF staff member on duty must travel to the affected carriage and speak with the passenger in question to determine if the ACP is legitimate.

The mechanical (carriage and waggon) personnel that is on duty in select premium trains must, however, handle the ACP case and reset the aforementioned equipment.

The majority of the time, the guard and driver must additionally handle the ACP situation, which causes the train in question to halt and decreases the timeliness of the next trains in that section.

In order to raise awareness among passengers about the danger of alarm chain pulling, Railways is launching a campaign to that effect by putting up posters in railway facilities and on trains.

It should be emphasised that activating the train's alarm chain without cause is illegal and criminal. You risk up to a year in prison, a fine of Rs 1000, or both under Section 141 of the Indian Railways Act, 1989.