Daily commuters to Kochi have demanded an extra compartment in outstation trains as services of two passenger trains have been curtailed due to maintenance work. Passenger trains between Ernakulam and Shoranur were cancelled every Wednesday and Saturday since Diwali. “This will continue for another week or two depending on the progress of maintenance work,” said P Krishnakumar, general secretary, Thrissur Railway Passengers Association.
“Around 3,000 commuters depend on passenger trains for their daily journey. We had requested that Island Express (to Bangalore), which arrives after the Ernakulam-Shoranur passenger, can stop at stations to help these stranded passengers, but nothing happened. The train stops at Edappally and there is a rush. It is a just a partial solution,” he said.
Deepa K, a commuter from Shoranur, said: “It is quite harrowing as trains are extremely crowded.” Some passengers demanded that an extra coach be added to the Island Express and the Alappuzha-Chennai trains to handle this unprecedented rush.
Senior division operations manager Ashok Kumar said: “We cannot exceed the limit of permitted compartments for express trains. So we cannot add extra coaches. We have made a provision for the train to stop at Edappally. Stopping at each station is not possible as this will result in delays.
Passengers will have to choose other modes of transport because another week is required to complete the maintenance and girder work.”
(Times of India dt 2-11-2014)
“Around 3,000 commuters depend on passenger trains for their daily journey. We had requested that Island Express (to Bangalore), which arrives after the Ernakulam-Shoranur passenger, can stop at stations to help these stranded passengers, but nothing happened. The train stops at Edappally and there is a rush. It is a just a partial solution,” he said.
Deepa K, a commuter from Shoranur, said: “It is quite harrowing as trains are extremely crowded.” Some passengers demanded that an extra coach be added to the Island Express and the Alappuzha-Chennai trains to handle this unprecedented rush.
Senior division operations manager Ashok Kumar said: “We cannot exceed the limit of permitted compartments for express trains. So we cannot add extra coaches. We have made a provision for the train to stop at Edappally. Stopping at each station is not possible as this will result in delays.
Passengers will have to choose other modes of transport because another week is required to complete the maintenance and girder work.”
(Times of India dt 2-11-2014)
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