Extension of train hailed
Passengers want Tiruchi-Karur train to be made permanent
Passengers have welcomed the extension of the Tiruchi – Karur –
Tiruchi DEMU passenger trains to Salem from Januay 11 to January 17 to
clear the rush during the Pongal season.
They have urged the Salem Railway Division to make it a regular service.
The 76833 Tiruchi – Karur passenger departs Tiruchi at 9.35 a.m. and arrives at Karur at 11.35 a.m.
The train will depart Karur at 11.40 a.m., Vangal 11.49 a.m.; Mohanur 11.59 a.m.; Laddivadi 12.13 p.m.; Namakkal 12.24 p.m.; Kalangani 12.37 p.m.; Rasipuram 12.44 p.m.; Puduchattiram 12.54 p.m.; Mallur 1.06 p.m. and will reach Salem at 1.25 p.m., a release here has said.
The 76834 will depart from Salem at 1.30 p.m.; Mallur 1.44 p.m.; Puduchattiram 1.57 p.m.; Rasipuram 2.07 p.m.; Kalangani 2.15 p.m.; Namakkal 2.28 p.m.; Laddivadi 2.37 p.m.; Mohanur 2.49 p.m.; Vangal 3 p.m. and will reach Karur Junction at 3.20 p.m. From Karur the train will depart at 3.30 p.m. and will reach Tiruchi at 5.35 p.m.
Welcoming the decision of the railways to extend the trains up to Salem, K. Murugan, member, Mohanur Rail Commuters Welfare Association, said that the train will immensely benefit the rural people.
He said that passengers of the western and the central districts have been demanding a direct train from Salem to Tiruchi / Thanjavur via Namakkal and Karur.
At present, the Mayiladuthurai – Mysore Express is the only regular train operated in the Tiruchi – Karur – Namakkal – Salem route, which arrives at Namakkal and Salem in the night.
At a time when commuters were asking for more trains in the Salem – Namakkal – Tirchi section, the railways have abruptly cancelled the Salem – Karur passenger train introduced at the behest of M. Thambidurai, Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker.
The absence of a direct train service between the headquarters of two railway divisions – Salem and Tiruchi is posing much hardship to senior citizens, women and the sick, said 80-year-old B. S. Barkathullah, a former bank manager of Suramangalam in the city, who frequents Tiruchi.
The Salem Railway Division should take steps to concede the long pending demand of the people by regularising the extended train, he said.
They have urged the Salem Railway Division to make it a regular service.
The 76833 Tiruchi – Karur passenger departs Tiruchi at 9.35 a.m. and arrives at Karur at 11.35 a.m.
The train will depart Karur at 11.40 a.m., Vangal 11.49 a.m.; Mohanur 11.59 a.m.; Laddivadi 12.13 p.m.; Namakkal 12.24 p.m.; Kalangani 12.37 p.m.; Rasipuram 12.44 p.m.; Puduchattiram 12.54 p.m.; Mallur 1.06 p.m. and will reach Salem at 1.25 p.m., a release here has said.
The 76834 will depart from Salem at 1.30 p.m.; Mallur 1.44 p.m.; Puduchattiram 1.57 p.m.; Rasipuram 2.07 p.m.; Kalangani 2.15 p.m.; Namakkal 2.28 p.m.; Laddivadi 2.37 p.m.; Mohanur 2.49 p.m.; Vangal 3 p.m. and will reach Karur Junction at 3.20 p.m. From Karur the train will depart at 3.30 p.m. and will reach Tiruchi at 5.35 p.m.
Welcoming the decision of the railways to extend the trains up to Salem, K. Murugan, member, Mohanur Rail Commuters Welfare Association, said that the train will immensely benefit the rural people.
He said that passengers of the western and the central districts have been demanding a direct train from Salem to Tiruchi / Thanjavur via Namakkal and Karur.
At present, the Mayiladuthurai – Mysore Express is the only regular train operated in the Tiruchi – Karur – Namakkal – Salem route, which arrives at Namakkal and Salem in the night.
At a time when commuters were asking for more trains in the Salem – Namakkal – Tirchi section, the railways have abruptly cancelled the Salem – Karur passenger train introduced at the behest of M. Thambidurai, Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker.
The absence of a direct train service between the headquarters of two railway divisions – Salem and Tiruchi is posing much hardship to senior citizens, women and the sick, said 80-year-old B. S. Barkathullah, a former bank manager of Suramangalam in the city, who frequents Tiruchi.
The Salem Railway Division should take steps to concede the long pending demand of the people by regularising the extended train, he said.
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