Visually Impaired Friendly Station

Mysuru railway station is nation's first visually impaired-friendly

Ques: Recently, which Railway station became the first-ever visually impaired-friendly station in the country?

(a) Bangalore City Railway Station
(b) Mysore Junction Railway Station
(c) Howrah Junction Railway Station
(d) Chennai Central Railway Station

Ans: b

Related facts:

  • On November 3, 2015 Mysore Railway Station became the first-ever visually impaired-friendly railway station in the country.
  • The Station possesses the necessary infrastructure/facilities that enable visually challenged ‘differently-abled’ persons to help themselves by making use of them.
  • Menu cards in Railway Canteen and the Railway time-table have been printed using Braille letters.
  • Anuprayas, an NGO, has worked in cooperation with the Railways.

Reference:

http://indiarailinfo.com/blog/post/1636863

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/mysuru-becomes-first-blindfriendly-railway-station/article7837144.ece