MP demands reallocation of Pollachi railway section to Madurai Division
The Hindu
Pollachi MP K. Shanmugasundaram, in his letter to the Railway Minister, alleged “step-motherly treatment” of Palakkad Division in the lack of operation of trains in this section
Pollachi MP K. Shanmugasundaram, on Saturday, wrote to the Union Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw, demanding reallocation of the Meenatchipuram-Pollachi-Kinathukadavu railway section to the Madurai Division from the Palakkad Division of Southern Railway. In his letter, he alleged “step-motherly treatment” of Palakkad Division in the lack of operation of trains in this section and in not restoring the passenger and express trains that were operated from Coimbatore to the southern districts via the Podanur-Kinathukadavu-Pollachi section following the broad gauge conversion. Pollachi, Kinathukadavu and Minatchipuram (located near the inter-State border) junctions were previously with Madurai Division till 2006 during the metre gauge period, the MP noted.
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