New Delhi, Dec. 10 -- Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday, in a written reply to the Lok Sabha, said that wheelchairs have been made available at 5,868 railway stations to assist divyangjan (physically challenged) and senior citizens.

"Additionally, 196 battery-operated vehicles have been made available at 79 major railway stations, prioritising divyangjans, senior citizens, sick passengers, and pregnant women," Vaishnaw said, as per the Ministry of Railways.

Also, concessional online ticket booking has been extended to Divyangjan (physically disabled) and patients with certain illnesses.

"Wheelchairs are provided by the Railways, free of cost, to attendants of Divyangjan, Senior Citizens, etc., to assist them in boarding and ...