The Railway Ministry has taken cognisance of the demand raised by a CITU functionary in Mettupalayam for extension of Mangaluru-Coimbatore Specific (No. 16323/ 16324) to Mettupalayam.
In a illustration to the Railway Board routed by means of Salem Railway Division, Southern Railway, S. Basha, normal secretary of Mettupalayam Talukka Podhu Thozhilalar Sangam affiliated to CITU, mooted utilisation of the specific practice that is dropped at Mettupalayam Railway Station for in a single day halt for passenger service, and, thereby, designate Mettupalayam as the place to begin.
The practice is taken to Mettupalayam Railway Station at 10 p.m. with out passengers, and it departs from there at 6 a.m. the next day with empty coaches.
The practice with 17 coaches, if used as passenger service between Coimbatore and Mettupalayam and again, will fetch substantial income for the Railways, Mr. Basha stated.
Mettupalayam may very well be designated the place to begin for the practice that departs from Coimbatore Junction at 7.50 a.m., Mr. Basha stated, espousing the reason for the buying and selling group in Mettupalayam and environment.
Because the practice passes by means of quite a few districts in Kerala, the buying and selling group in Mettupalayam might be benefitted, Mr. Basha stated.
The general public imagine that the overcrowding of the MEMU service departing from Mettupalayam at 8.20 a.m. may very well be significantly decreased if the railway station is made the place to begin for the Mangaluru specific practice.
Revealed – August 05, 2025 06:19 pm IST
