Thrissur Railway Passengers' Association, TRPA is the confluence of all the stake holders who are interested in the development of Railway facilities in and around Thrissur. Naturally, all the people who avail Railway facilities from Thrissur and other neighbouring stations are automatically the members of this association. Due to the historic reasons, commuters from Thrissur towards Ernakulam, Kozhikode and Palakkad sides form the active group. TRPA always stands for meeting the public demands and this process is well supported by Railway Men, Political Leaders and the Media in Thrissur. The tireless efforts by TRPA in achieving the long standing basic requirements of Thrissur are well recognised and appreciated by one and all. TRPA is committed to continue its service to the society at large, cutting across all divisions. "Our prime focus is on the sustainable improvement of rail service in the country to world class levels with special emphasis on Thrissur"

Wednesday 5 August 2015

Discussions in DRUCC


Call for local area service extension

Representatives of regular railway passengers have demanded extension of the Kochi local area service till Vaikom Road to Kottayam side and the Chalakudy service to Thrissur side.
The demand was put forward during the 63rd divisional railway user's consultative committee (DRUCC) meeting conducted under the chairmanship of Sunil Bajpai, divisional railway manager (DRM)-Thiruvananthapuram, on Wednesday .
“Railway authorities said that the local area service introduced on June 21 has become a hit with a daily passenger turnout of around 1,700 people. We demanded that the services of the train be extended to Vaikom Road and Chalakudy so that more people can avail the service. Rail way authorities said they would look into it. They have also assured that the timeta ble of the train would be re vised so that maximum passengers can use the facility,“ said Paul K J Manvettom, president, All Kerala railway users' association and member of DRUCC.
(Times of India dt 6-8-2015)
(Mathrubhumi Thiruvananthapuram dt 6-8-2015)
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