Railway gives part refund to 50 who missed connecting train
tnn | Sep 7, 2017, 01:14 IST
Trichy: Fifty passengers bound for Manamadurai on the Trichy-Manamadurai DEMU, who were arriving at the station by the Mannargudi-Trichy passenger train, had a harrowing experience on Wednesday as the delay by railway caused them to miss the train to Manamadurai. Furthermore, they were only issued a partial refund.
The irked passengers were issued the partial refund after the passengers created an issue with the station manager for a while.
According to the railway authorities, 50 passengers arriving on Train No 76805 Mannargudi-Trichy train had reserved tickets on Train No 76807 Trichy-Manamadurai train which departs from Trichy at 9.55am. However, the Mannargudi train reached Trichy only at 10.30am, against it scheduled time 9.10am.
When the passengers reached Trichy railway junction, they were annoyed at knowing that Train No 76807 Trichy-Manamadurai train had already left.
Irked by the delay and missing their train, the passengers took up the issue with the station manager. The railway authorities pacified the irked passengers by refunding a partial fare of the ticket. Following this they dispersed from the station manager's room. The incident created commotion at the station for some time, sources said.
tnn | Sep 7, 2017, 01:14 IST
Trichy: Fifty passengers bound for Manamadurai on the Trichy-Manamadurai DEMU, who were arriving at the station by the Mannargudi-Trichy passenger train, had a harrowing experience on Wednesday as the delay by railway caused them to miss the train to Manamadurai. Furthermore, they were only issued a partial refund.
The irked passengers were issued the partial refund after the passengers created an issue with the station manager for a while.
According to the railway authorities, 50 passengers arriving on Train No 76805 Mannargudi-Trichy train had reserved tickets on Train No 76807 Trichy-Manamadurai train which departs from Trichy at 9.55am. However, the Mannargudi train reached Trichy only at 10.30am, against it scheduled time 9.10am.
When the passengers reached Trichy railway junction, they were annoyed at knowing that Train No 76807 Trichy-Manamadurai train had already left.
Irked by the delay and missing their train, the passengers took up the issue with the station manager. The railway authorities pacified the irked passengers by refunding a partial fare of the ticket. Following this they dispersed from the station manager's room. The incident created commotion at the station for some time, sources said.
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