Coimbatore: In large assistance for those who travel every day for job and education purposes, coimbatore-polichi passenger trains are awaited to train services after the 20-month gap on Sundays.
The train (number 06419) starts at 6:15 a.m.
from Junction Coimbatore and reached Pollachi at 7:30 p.m.
after stopping at the Podanur and Kinathukadavu train station.
Pollachi Lok Sabha Mp K Shanmuga Sundaram visited Podanur Junction to watch the first trip train.
He has given a representation on several occasions for recovery of train services over the past few months.
For T Krishna Balaji, a resident of Pollachi, the resumption of train services has become a big relief.
Working in IT companies in Saravanampatti, Balaji preferred to work from home because train service was stopped.
It works near Athupalam and Ukkadam often causes traffic jams to make roads travel from Pollachi to Coimbatore Hectic.
While the monthly season train tickets will only cost Rs 270 from Coimbatore to Pollachi, the same will cost 1,800 Rs on the bus.
Although the train is expected to be operated with an electric engine as a large gauges of Podanur to Polarchi recently, operated with diesel locomotives.
K Jayaraj, a member of the Divisional Railway User Consultation Committee (DRUCC), Salem Division, cites the settings of sharing Rake with Polli-Palakkad passenger trains as a reason not to operate an electric machine.
Because the Polli-Palakkad section was not counted, the coimbatore passenger train – Pollachi was operated with Diesel Loco.
The operation of electric machines will further reduce travel time between coimbatore and pollachi, he said.
Train service continues after 20 months
