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Southern Railway has agreed to a long-standing request from the radical of Malabar by extending the Kannur–Bengaluru Express (16511/16512) to Kozhikode.
The train, which runs via Mangaluru, volition run up to Kozhikode from Sunday (March 15), bringing alleviation to passengers from Kozhikode and Malappuram districts.
Train No. 16511 volition depart from Bengaluru astatine 9.35 p.m. and get astatine Kozhikode astatine 12.40 p.m. the pursuing day. On the instrumentality journey, bid no. 16512 volition permission Kozhikode astatine 3.30 p.m. and scope Bengaluru astatine 6.35 a.m.
With the extension, the work volition beryllium renamed the Kozhikode–Bengaluru Express. However, the train’s docket volition stay unchanged. It volition proceed to get successful Kannur from Bengaluru astatine 10.55 a.m. The bid departing Kozhikode volition scope Kannur astatine 5 p.m. and permission for Bengaluru astatine 5.05 p.m.
Apart from its existing halts, the bid volition present person stops astatine Thalassery, Vadakara and Koyilandy.
Sirajudheen Ellathodi, a subordinate of the Zonal Railway Users Consultative Committee (ZRUCC), said the hold was the effect of a long-pending demand. He said that helium had raised the connection connected behalf of the Calicut Chamber of Commerce and Industry astatine the past ZRUCC meeting.
According to him, the hold volition amended obstruction connectivity betwixt Kozhikode and Bengaluru and payment thousands of concern and leisure travellers.
“This volition further fortify Kozhikode’s connectivity with a large commercialized and IT hub,” said Mr. Ellathodi.
The Railway Board approved the hold of the bid to Kozhikode contempt objections from rider groups successful Karnataka. Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao had opposed the move, arguing that it would trim spot availability for passengers from coastal Karnataka.
Passenger groups successful Karnataka had besides contended that Kozhikode was already good connected to Bengaluru by a regular bid and a play service, too different connecting trains passing via Palakkad.
Train No. 16511/16512 primitively operated betwixt Bengaluru and Mangaluru. The work was extended to Kannur successful 2009 pursuing the involution of erstwhile Minister of State for Railways E. Ahamed.
