AH Wheeler book stalls to be closed off from Railway Station!
Tuesday - October 16, 2018 3:47 pm ,
Category : WTN SPECIAL
The first AH Wheeler Book stall opened in Allahabad in 1877
Book stalls to be replaced by multipurpose stall, where books, medicines and packed food items to be available
OCT 16 (WTN) - You must have seen the AH Wheeler's bookstore at the railway station while traveling on the train. But now the Railway is planning to fare the bookstalls. According to information received from the media, the Railway Board has created a policy to remove the AH Wheeler book stall. Railways argue that multi-purpose stores will be opened at the place of AH Wheeler book stall, which will benefit the passengers. But this move of the railway has been opposed by AH Wheeler.
According to the information, the Railway Board has planned that all stalls at the railway station should be converted in a multi-purpose stall, which will provide all the facilities to the passengers simultaneously under one roof. In these stalls books, magazines, news papers, as well as medicines, water bottles, chips, biscuits and milk powder will be sold. But this is not the like that now a days, there is a separate store for the books, as well as there are also different stores on the station for food and many places for medicines. Railways argue that getting all the goods in the one stall, railway will get free space in stations so they can facilitate passengers.
But this policy of the railway has started to oppose. According to owners of AH Wheeler stalls, if their stalls will be closed or stall will be converted in the multipurpose stall then it will harm them. According to the information, AH Wheeler now gives 5 per cent of its annual turnover as fees to the Railways. But according to the new guide lines, they will have to give 12 percent of their turnover. It has also been opposed by AH Wheeler.
For your information, let you know that the first stall of AH Wheeler's at railway station was opened in Allahabad in the year 1877. Arthur Henry Wheeler was an English officer who, after retiring, established a series of book stores in England called A.H. Wheeler book stores. After Arthur Henry Wheeler, his son-in-law Martin Brand run AH wheeler book stall, then he, with T.K.Banerjee in India, opened a number of book stores at important railway stations.
OCT 16 (WTN) - You must have seen the AH Wheeler's bookstore at the railway station while traveling on the train. But now the Railway is planning to fare the bookstalls. According to information received from the media, the Railway Board has created a policy to remove the AH Wheeler book stall. Railways argue that multi-purpose stores will be opened at the place of AH Wheeler book stall, which will benefit the passengers. But this move of the railway has been opposed by AH Wheeler.
According to the information, the Railway Board has planned that all stalls at the railway station should be converted in a multi-purpose stall, which will provide all the facilities to the passengers simultaneously under one roof. In these stalls books, magazines, news papers, as well as medicines, water bottles, chips, biscuits and milk powder will be sold. But this is not the like that now a days, there is a separate store for the books, as well as there are also different stores on the station for food and many places for medicines. Railways argue that getting all the goods in the one stall, railway will get free space in stations so they can facilitate passengers.
But this policy of the railway has started to oppose. According to owners of AH Wheeler stalls, if their stalls will be closed or stall will be converted in the multipurpose stall then it will harm them. According to the information, AH Wheeler now gives 5 per cent of its annual turnover as fees to the Railways. But according to the new guide lines, they will have to give 12 percent of their turnover. It has also been opposed by AH Wheeler.
For your information, let you know that the first stall of AH Wheeler's at railway station was opened in Allahabad in the year 1877. Arthur Henry Wheeler was an English officer who, after retiring, established a series of book stores in England called A.H. Wheeler book stores. After Arthur Henry Wheeler, his son-in-law Martin Brand run AH wheeler book stall, then he, with T.K.Banerjee in India, opened a number of book stores at important railway stations.
