NEW DELHI: The cleanest railway stations in the country are in Gujarat and the dirtiest in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, according to a passenger feedback survey on cleanliness carried out by the railway ministry, which says a lack of sanitation at stations was the biggest area of concern for commuters.
Of the 40 cleanliness parameters, passengers rated stench at stations as their top concern followed by a lack of dustbins and unclean platforms. The survey was conducted at 407 major railway stations and nearly 1,30,000 passengers took part in it. The report was released by the railway minister on Tuesday.
‘Condition of flooring surface at platforms’, ‘cleanliness of platform areas’ and ‘promptness in cleaning of extremes of dirtiness like nightsoil/vomit’ occupied the third place in the priority list.