Thanks to pressure from passengers, the Thiruvananthapuram railway division has started to monitor the running status of Ernakulam Junction-Guruvayur Passenger (train no 56376) regularly .
Hundreds of passengers hailing from the northern part of Kerala and employed in Ernakulam and suburbs depend on this train. But the passenger has been running late by hours as it has to make way for at least half a dozen express trains daily .
“Following repeated complaints from passengers, we have started monitoring the train like we did Ernakulam Junction-Shoranur Junction Passenger (train no 56607) last year.The Shoranur-bound passenger is now running on time. We hope to run the Guruvayur train also on time, at least, till Thrissur,“ said Rajesh Chandran, Ernakulam area manager, Southern Railway .
“If it follows the schedule, it will be highly beneficial for passengers coming to Ernakulam. We have been repeatedly informing senior railway officials about the late running of the train. Now with Twitter and Facebook, we are finding it easier to air our grievances directly to higher officials, including those in Chennai.The results are obvious,“ said R D Manikandan, convenor, Edappally Railway Passengers' Association.
Meanwhile, passengers like Shaheer Mohammed, a Chavakkad resident who takes the train till Guruvayur during weekdays, want the railways to monitor the passenger till the last station.
“There are people from Vadakkancherry , Kunnamkulam, Pattambi and other areas who depend on this train. It leaves Thrissur at 9.15pm and takes one-and-ahalf hours to cover the 23km Thrissur-Guruvayur stretch. It will be helpful if authorities can increase the speed limit of trains between Thrissur and Guruvayur,“ he said.
Passengers said that though the speed limit was increased from 50 kmph to 80 kmph on the stretch, it has not reflected in the actual running of the train.
(Times of India dt 24-3-2016)
Hundreds of passengers hailing from the northern part of Kerala and employed in Ernakulam and suburbs depend on this train. But the passenger has been running late by hours as it has to make way for at least half a dozen express trains daily .
“Following repeated complaints from passengers, we have started monitoring the train like we did Ernakulam Junction-Shoranur Junction Passenger (train no 56607) last year.The Shoranur-bound passenger is now running on time. We hope to run the Guruvayur train also on time, at least, till Thrissur,“ said Rajesh Chandran, Ernakulam area manager, Southern Railway .
“If it follows the schedule, it will be highly beneficial for passengers coming to Ernakulam. We have been repeatedly informing senior railway officials about the late running of the train. Now with Twitter and Facebook, we are finding it easier to air our grievances directly to higher officials, including those in Chennai.The results are obvious,“ said R D Manikandan, convenor, Edappally Railway Passengers' Association.
Meanwhile, passengers like Shaheer Mohammed, a Chavakkad resident who takes the train till Guruvayur during weekdays, want the railways to monitor the passenger till the last station.
“There are people from Vadakkancherry , Kunnamkulam, Pattambi and other areas who depend on this train. It leaves Thrissur at 9.15pm and takes one-and-ahalf hours to cover the 23km Thrissur-Guruvayur stretch. It will be helpful if authorities can increase the speed limit of trains between Thrissur and Guruvayur,“ he said.
Passengers said that though the speed limit was increased from 50 kmph to 80 kmph on the stretch, it has not reflected in the actual running of the train.
(Times of India dt 24-3-2016)
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