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If determination is 1 way successful the Southern Railway wherever levy of good is perfectly intolerable for footboard question connected train, it is successful the Mettupalayam-Coimbatore sector, peculiarly during the highest hours.
The Railway extortion Force is helpless arsenic the fig of passengers keeps expanding for the MEMU bid work operated from Mettupalayam astatine 8.20 a.m.
Elsewhere, passengers caught travelling connected footboard are penalised nether Section 156 of Railway Act, which entails imprisonment up to 3 months oregon a good of ₹500. The peculiar consciousness campaigns of the RPF to sensitise passengers astir the dangers of footboard travelling, is unfortunately, retired of spot successful this way since the MEMU work is operated with eight-car rakes, according to regular commuters.
The astir affected are women travellers consisting of assemblage students and office-goers. The bid is operated with lone 1 exclusive manager for women.
Namma Mettupalayam Social Welfare Organisation, Periyanaickenpalayam Train Passengers Welfare Association and different nationalist payment organisations person been demanding cognition of MEMU bid rake with 12 coaches, but to nary avail.
Alternatively, they person urged the Railways to run different bid successful the greeting from Mettupalayam to Coimbatore, by utilising rakes lying idle astatine the Coimbatore Railway Junction. Even, this request has not been addressed contempt being highlighted astatine each DRUCC (Divisional Railway Users Consultative Committee) meeting, a functionary of 1 of the associations lamented.
Last year, an acknowledgement was sent to the Mettupalayam Talukka Podhu Thozhilalar Sangam that had demanded cognition of MEMU work with 12 coaches from the Prime Minister’s office. However, determination has been nary outcome, truthful far.
According to Railway officials, the nationalist request though tenable could not beryllium fulfilled arsenic the Southern Railway was anticipating capable proviso of MEMU coaches from the Integral Coach Factory.
The ICF has been flooded with demands for MEMU coaches from Railway zones crossed the country, sources added.
