MP seeks Minister’s intervention for launch of more train services in Malabar
6 months, 2 weeks ago

MP seeks Minister’s intervention for launch of more train services in Malabar

The Hindu  

Raghavan, MP, met Union Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw and Railway Board Chairperson Jaya Varma Sinha seeking their immediate intervention to launch more Vande Metro and MEMU services in the Malabar region. During his interaction with the Union Minister, Mr. Raghavan pointed out that only one MEMU service was available now under the Palakkad Division when passengers in the region were facing difficulty in morning and evening hours. Another major demand put forth by the MP was the launch of more train services between Kozhikode and Bengaluru. He pointed out that the absence of sufficient services on the route was troubling several passengers in the Malabar region.

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Mayiladuthurai MP submits petition to Railway Minister with list of long-pending demands
5 months ago

Mayiladuthurai MP submits petition to Railway Minister with list of long-pending demands

The Hindu  

Mayiladuthurai Member of Parliament R. Sudha called on Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, to present a charter of demands on behalf of the people of her constituency. The petition highlights the need for additional carriages on the MEMU trains from Mayiladuthurai to Salem and Tiruchi, which have been reduced to eight carriages, leading to severe overcrowding. She called for the extension …

Karnataka: MP Brijesh Chowta Requests Revival of Mangaluru-Subramanya Train
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka: MP Brijesh Chowta Requests Revival of Mangaluru-Subramanya Train

Deccan Chronicle  

Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada MP Captain Brijesh Chowta has urged the Railway Minister to reinstate the passenger train service between Mangaluru and Subramanya. Captain Chowta emphasized the need to extend the existing passenger train service, which currently runs from Mangaluru to Kabaka-Puttur, up to Subramanya. He highlighted the benefits such a service would provide to students and daily commuters in Dakshina …

North Malabar rail passengers submit plea to Union Minister of State George Kurian
5 months, 3 weeks ago

North Malabar rail passengers submit plea to Union Minister of State George Kurian

The Hindu  

The Railway Passengers’ Association has submitted a petition to George Kurian, Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, and Minority Affairs, seeking immediate action to alleviate the hardships faced by rail passengers in north Malabar. The association’s primary demand is to extend the newly launched Shoranur-Kannur passenger train service to Manjeswaram. It also sought rescheduling of the Kozhikode-Mangaluru …

Nagapattinam MP raises demands of T.N.’s delta region with Union Railways Minister
6 months, 1 week ago

Nagapattinam MP raises demands of T.N.’s delta region with Union Railways Minister

The Hindu  

Nagapattinam Lok Sabha member V. Selvaraj has submitted a set of railway-related demands pertaining to his constituency to Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. In the memorandum, Mr. Selvaraj said the Nagapattinam Lok Sabha constituency, spread over Nagapattinam and Tiruvarur districts, had a large section of people whose primary occupation was agriculture and they travelled mostly by train because of the …

'Hard to find any logic': Karnataka Minister writes to Centre on extending Bengaluru-Kannur train to Kozhikode
11 months ago

'Hard to find any logic': Karnataka Minister writes to Centre on extending Bengaluru-Kannur train to Kozhikode

India TV News  

Bengaluru: Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundurao, who is also the district in-charge minister for Dakshina Kannada, has urged Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to reconsider the decision to extend the Bengaluru-Kannur express train service up to Kozhikode in Kerala, saying that the decision is adversely affecting thousands of commuters of the said train. "Attention is drawn to the Railway Ministry's decision …

Bengaluru-Mangaluru overnight express gets further extended to Kozhikode
11 months, 1 week ago

Bengaluru-Mangaluru overnight express gets further extended to Kozhikode

The Hindu  

The Yeshwantpur-Mangaluru Central overnight express that was introduced after much fighting is now getting extended for the second time in Kerala, now from Kannur to Kozhikode. The order was issued despite a reported promise by Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel last September that the train would not be extended to Kozhikode. Extension of the …

Mallikarjun Kharge writes to railway minister, requests for additional trains in Karnataka
1 year, 7 months ago

Mallikarjun Kharge writes to railway minister, requests for additional trains in Karnataka

Hindustan Times  

Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge has written to Railway Minister Ashwini Vishnaw and requested him for additional train services from Bidar and Kalaburgi to Bengaluru. In a letter Mallikarjun Kharge wrote, “I am writing this to bring to your notice that due to huge rush in the existing trains the passengers are facing extreme difficulties travelling between Bidar - Bengaluru …

Posters of Congress MP appear on Kerala's first Vande Bharat Express
1 year, 8 months ago

Posters of Congress MP appear on Kerala's first Vande Bharat Express

Hindustan Times  

Posters and banners praising Congress MP from Kerala's Palakkad V K Sreekandan were being pasted on the state's first Vande Bharat Express which was flagged off by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday. Read here: Watch: PM Modi interacts with students onboard Kerala's first Vande Bharat train In a video shared by news agency ANI, Congress workers can be …

Don’t extend Thiruvananthapuram-Kannur Vande Bharat to Mangaluru
1 year, 8 months ago

Don’t extend Thiruvananthapuram-Kannur Vande Bharat to Mangaluru

The Hindu  

Patrons and passenger associations have opposed the demand by Kerala political leaders for an extension of the proposed Thiruvananthapuram-Kannur Vande Bharat Express to Mangaluru, saying the coastal city should not be a dumping yard for Malabar trains. Satheesan and former leader of opposition Ramesh Chennithala have reportedly urged the Central government and the Railway Ministry to operate the proposed Vande …

Extend Vande Bharat to Mangalore: Satheesan
1 year, 8 months ago

Extend Vande Bharat to Mangalore: Satheesan

The Hindu  

Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan has written to Union Minister for Railways that the semi-high speed train Vande Bharat Express allotted to Kerala be extended to Mangalore so that overall high-speed railway connectivity in the State can be ensured. In his letter, Mr. Satheesan pointed out that the State’s northern district of Kasaragod formed part of the existing railway …

PM Modi to flag off Kerala’s 1st Vande Bharat service on April 25: Official
1 year, 8 months ago

PM Modi to flag off Kerala’s 1st Vande Bharat service on April 25: Official

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off Kerala’s first semi high-speed train, Thiruvananthapuram-Kannur Vande Bharat Express, on April 25 in the state capital, said a senior railway official. 16 rakes of the express train moved into the state from the Integral Coach Factory in Chennai on Friday. However, sports minister V Abdurahiman, who is also holding the charge of railways …

Karnataka BJP chief opposes extension of Bengaluru-Mangaluru express via Mysuru to Karwar
2 years, 3 months ago

Karnataka BJP chief opposes extension of Bengaluru-Mangaluru express via Mysuru to Karwar

The Hindu  

Karnataka BJP President and Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel has opposed the proposed extension of Bengaluru-Mangaluru Central-Bengaluru via Mysuru overnight train to Karwar that was mooted upon demand from Mysuru MP Pratap Simha. The existing train may be continued without extending beyond Mangaluru Central in the larger interests of my constituency people.” No extension from Central While the SWR …

'Restore Mangaluru-Vijayapura train'
3 years, 4 months ago

'Restore Mangaluru-Vijayapura train'

The Hindu  

Dakshina Kannada MP and State BJP president Nalin Kumar Kateel on Monday urged the Railway Ministry to restore the Vijayapura-Mangaluru-Vijayapura daily special express that was cancelled in view of COVID-19, with revised timings. In a letter to Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav, Mr. Kateel said that the earlier timings of the service were inconvenient to the travelling public as the train …

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