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With summer vacations approaching, Pune railway station is witnessing a heavy rush of passengers; however, their experience is far from comfortable owing to the lack of basic facilities.

- Dheeraj Bengrut

PUNE:

Not only are passengers forced to sit on platform floors due to inadequate seating arrangements, toilets too are proving inadequate while battery-operated electric vehicles lie unused at the railway station.

Rajendra Joshi, a 68-year-old passenger travelling to Nagpur, said, "I have been waiting for my train for over two hours, but there is no place to sit. Sitting on the floor is uncomfortable, especially for senior citizens like me."

To add to the commuters' woes, public toilets on platform number 1 are closed, and passengers, especially those travelling with senior citizens and children, are finding it difficult to manage.

"My train got delayed by an hour, and when I tried to use the restroom, I found it locked. This is highly inconvenient, especially for women and children," complained Meena Sharma, another passenger.