Coimbatore: With the easing of locking norms, there is an increasing demand for stopping the coimbatore-mettupalayam passenger train in PeriyaanenickenAyam the train March 2020 followed the locking, but the service was continued after a year on March 15, 2021, as a special train only with a round trip for six Day a week.
The train tariff was also hiking because it was introduced as a special train without cessation in PeriyanenickenPalayam.
The main multion electric path (memu) left Mettupalayam at 8:20 a.m.
and reached Coimbatore at 9.05 in the morning with a termination in the caramadai and coimbatore.
Then depart from coimbatore at 5.55 pm and reach mettupalayam at 6.40.40k.
Rail users have made some representations to stop the train in PeriyaCenickepalayam, but it didn’t work.
With a significantly relaxed state government and educational institutions are preparing to reopen from September 1, calls to increase cessation and travel getting harder.
There are 17 educational institutions in Periyananacenpalayam, where industrial units are also placed.
According to M Jai Kumar, Members, Mettupalayam Railroad Consultation Committee, more than 400 people travel between Mettupalayam and PeriyanNyanPenpalayam every day, while 200 other people travel to Coimbatore for educational and employment purposes.
Seeing that the train used to stop at 60 seconds, he said canceling the same thing would cause a big loss to the train “but it was still not used.” Referring to the flyover in four places in Mettupalayam Road, he said the trip time to the city had risen away.
“People are forced to take busy buses, risk Covid infection.” A senior Southern train official said it was a temporary arrangement.
“We will continue normal service immediately with more trips and cessation in PeriyanenickenPalayam.”