Amid modernisation in railways, porters face shrinking income, bleak future

The newer infrastructure developed by the Railways over the past 15-years, including lift and escalators, combined with wheeled suitcases, has practically wiped out our job, says a porter in U.P.Railway porters at stations across Uttar Pradesh say their daily earnings have declined substantially as passengers increasingly utilise wheeled suitcases, elevators, escalators, and battery-powered vehicles to move their luggage, forcing them to explore alternative employment opportunities.