South Central Railway gets 10 million hits on social media platforms in last 3 years

VIJAYAWADA: South Central Railway (SCR) has registered over 10 millions hits on its social platforms like Facebook and Twitter in the last three years, launched under Centre's 'Digital India' initiative.

"Social media platforms Facebook, Twitter, Youtube pages launched by the Railways are being extensively used by passengers. About 10 million impressions (hits) have been recorded so far in South Central Railway zone itself since their launch in 2013," an SCR press release issued here said.

SCR Facebok page was launched on February 4, 2013, while twitter page was opened on February 4 last year.

It said a mobile based app Complaint Management System, launched by SCR, has also received good response from users.

E-catering system, SMS Gateway' service, e-ticketing facility for disabled persons and accredited journalists are also under implementation in various railway stations under SCR, it added.