Sangha seeks 5 new trains, extension of six

Sangha seeks 5 new trains, extension of six

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangalurui, Jan 30, 2016: The Mookambika Railway Yatri Sangha, Byndoor, has demanded five new trains and extension of six trains in the next Railway Budget.

In a letter to B.S. Yeddyurappa and Shobha Karandlaje, MPs, copies of which were released to the press here on Friday, Venkatesh Kini, president of the Mookambika Railway Yatri Sangha, said they should urge the Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu to start the new services.

The new trains suggested are: Mangaluru Central – New Delhi Express via Madgaon-Nagpur-Mathura; Mangaluru Central – Hubli via Madgaon – Londa; Subrahmanya Road – Mumbai Express; Mangaluru Central – Ahmedabad Express; and Mangaluru Central – Mumbai Central via Vasai Road.

They want the following trains to be extended: Vasco Da Gama – Howrah Amaravati Express up to Mangaluru Central; Mangaluru – Madgaon Intercity express up to Mumbai CST; Yeshwantpur – Karwar Day Express up to Mysuru; Hapa – Madgaon Express up to Mangaluru Central; Mangaluru Junction – CST Mumbai Express up to Mangaluru Central; and Mookambika Road Byndoor – Kannur passenger up to Guruvayoor

He demanded the increase in frequency of the following trains: Mangaluru – Madgaon DMU train from six days in a week to daily service, and Yeshwantpur – Karwar Express, from tri-weekly to daily.

He added that the Union government should allocate funds for path-doubling work between Thokur and Byndoor, electrification works between Thokur and Byndoor, upgrading Subrahmanya Road Station as a terminal station, and developing Udupi, Byndoor and Gokarna Road railway stations as model stations.

 

Courtesy: The Hindu