Jodhpur and Jaipur are the cleanest railway stations in India

Jodhpur has now become the cleanest railway station of India, making it to the top for the second time in a row. As a double whammy for Rajasthan, Jaipur also made it to the list as the second cleanest railway station of the North-Western Railway (NWR) in India. These titles were recently bestowed by the Union Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation to honour the cleanest railway stations and other such public places in India.
Both the railway stations fall in the A1 category; previously, it was in 2018 that they attained top two positions by the Quality Council of India( QCI). Needless to mention that this special achievement is led by persistent efforts from the staff of Jodhpur and Jaipur railway stations.


One of the ways adopted by the Jodhpur railway station to check pollution is by building toilets in the parking lot. Defaulters, who break the sanitation rules, are shamed by blowing whistles at them. About 150 staff members use 27 machines to maintain the cleanliness of this station by working in different shift timings. Furthermore, the railway station regularly organises awareness programmes to motivate and inspire sanitation staff to make them responsible for maintaining cleanliness on the premises.

On the other hand, Jaipur railway station authorities have also toiled enough to ensure that cleanliness standards are not compromised. NWR CPRO Abhay Sharma told the press that 240 sanitation staff members worked in three shifts and heavy-duty machines are also being employed for the purpose of cleaning. At the railhead, one workman takes care of a specific area for cleanliness.

We hope more such railway stations in India follow suit to make train travel as pleasant as air travel.