New Delhi: The exclusive women's carriage on Delhi Metro trains has been welcomed by women travellers much to the chargin of their male counterparts.
"It is a relief to get inside a crowded coach and not brush against a man. However, there were a few stations where men entered the ladies coach, some intentionally, some unintentionally," said Shelja Jathar, working with an MNC in Connought Place area of the capital.
"There should be more coaches reserved for women to ease out our travelling woes and the guards standing on the platforms should not allow any man to get inside the exclusive coach," Jathar said.
The first carriage of every Metro train is reserved for women. It can seat 43 passengers and has standing room for at least three times more.
Children and elderly
Children up to 12 years — irrespective of gender — the elderly and the physically challenged are also allowed to travel in this coach.
However, the move is not enjoying much popularity among the male commuters. Fuming men were seen giving envious looks to their female counterparts as they jostled for breathing space in the crowded unreserved coaches while women strolled around in their private space.
A few women passengers complained that security guards and volunteers deployed to inform people about the new arrangements were nowhere to be seen.
They said that men kept entering the forbidden carriage despite the "Women only" sign on the platform and repeated announcements that could be heard over the public address system.
