Indian Railways Makes Accessibility Strides Through VT Installations

Image courtesy of Financial Express

Indian Railways (IR) has made significant efforts to increase passenger convenience and accessibility during the first quarter of FY 2024-2025 through installations of vertical-transportation (VT) equipment across its stations, the Financial Express reports. According to a tweet from IR, the number of elevators installed by June 2024 reached 66, a 114.4% increase from 27 elevators installed by the same period in FT 2023-2024. Escalator installations jumped from 18 installed by June 2023 to 60 installed by June 2024, marking a 233.3% increase.

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