Passengers waiting for early re-introduction of overnight train from Rameswaram to connect Coimbatore

Passengers are eagerly waiting for the Southern Railway to run the projected Rameswaram —Mettupalayam overnight explicit train.

For, they are missing their aged overnight bid that was operated till the Southern Railway took up Dindigul — Coimbatore (via Palani and Pollachi) gauge conversion enactment successful 2008.

“We had this fashionable bid betwixt Rameswaram and Coimbatore moving connected the metre gauge. The bid was moving connected the shortest way done Madurai, Palani and Pollachi,” said N. Madhavan, an advocate, from Ramanathapuram.

Once the gauge conversion enactment started connected Dindigul-Pollachi route, bid cognition betwixt Coimbatore and the confederate districts was diverted via Karur and Erode.

Though aft agelong period, the railway officials person enactment to usage the wide gauge enactment to run a fewer trains to Coimbatore from Madurai, the overnight bid to Rameswaram inactive remains an unfulfilled demand.

“Recently, the Southern Railway announced instauration of a caller bid work betwixt Mettupalayam and Rameswaram. But, we are inactive unsure erstwhile volition the services start,” said a railway official. Besides, this way would assistance supply connectivity for the radical of Ramanathapuram territory and Madurai to further proceed to Palaghat from Pollachi.

“We are much acrophobic astir whether the bid volition tally via Palani and Pollachi oregon via Karur and Erode. Palani-Pollachi way volition beryllium shorter by 150 km. This volition prevention not conscionable time, but besides travelling cost,” Mr. Madhavan added.

He pointed retired that astatine slightest 14 buses were being operated from Rameswaram to Coimbatore which justified the request for the nonstop bid services connected the shortest route.