
Clamour for Vande Bharat service on Ernakulam-Bengaluru route gets louder
The HinduWith two Vande Bharat Express rakes that were allotted for Kerala earlier this year being taken outside the State, commuters are persisting with their demand to operate at least one Vande Bharat rake as a special train on the Ernakulam-Bengaluru route. While not confirming news reports that a Vande Bharat rake is likely to operate as special train in the corridor thrice a week, and that the launch of a full-fledged service is in the offing to coincide with the Onam holiday season, informed sources said the timings and stop at each station could be finalised as soon as the Railway Board took a call on allotting a new rake. Expressing the hope that the Railway would introduce a 16-coach Vande Bharat rake in the corridor at least by Onam, Venkitesh P. G, Secretary of Kerala-Bengaluru Train Users’ Forum, said that the service could be introduced in the Kottayam-Ernakulam Town-Baiyyapanahalli corridor, in case the Railway had constraints in allotting a platform with Ernakulam Junction as the terminal station. That Baiyyapanahalli is closer to Bengaluru’s IT hubs than the KSR Bengaluru station that is approximately 10 km away, is an added advantage.” While hoping that the Railway would begin the service on the Ernakulam-Bengaluru route at the earliest, P. Krishnakumar, general secretary of Thrissur Railway Passengers’ Association, said a Vande Bharat sleeper rake also must be introduced as soon as the Railway introduced its sleeper variant, considering the ever-increasing demand in the sector.
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