Coimbatore: While the ongoing flyover projects in the city of Coimbatore have increased travel time for people traveling from one part of the district to another, train users seeking extension of Mettupalayam – Coimbatore Passenger Train to Polachi through the hassle free trip for trips.
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Hundreds of people from the City of Polychi and Podanur traveled to Mettupalayam for work purposes.
Train users stated that there was no train connectivity to these places forcing people from Pollachi and Podanur to take the bus to their destination spent time.
N Subramanian, Secretary of the Podanur Train User Association (PTUA) said, “Someone must be prepared for at least two hours of road trips to reach Mettupalayam from Podanur with a distance of 50 km and one hour for those traveling from Pollachi.
In addition, people too Must spend more money for their trip.
Further users blamed City Corporation because they did not identify alternative routes to control the traffic of President Puta Mohammed Zhaker said that the passenger train was plying to Podanur from Mettupalayam during the 1960s and 70s when the train station was Podanur API is as important as Coimbatore Railway Junction.
“People who live in the area around Coimbatore City face many problems in reaching coimbatore junction to take the train to Mettupalayam.
If the passenger train is extended to the pollachi via a pondanur, it might receive extraordinary protection that will add railroad income, “he said.
Pondanur and pondanur are part of the conversion of extensive railways to puni., Where the work was completed in 2017.
While this section also connects coimbatore to the southern district, there is no restored train in this section.
Extend the Mettupalayam train service to Pollachi: User
