Shobha Karandlaje seeks immediate restoration of Karwar-Yeshwantpur Tri-weekly Special train

Elected representatives decry Konkan Railway’s apathy to restoring the day service

Annoyed with the apathy of Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd. (KRCL) to restoring the Yeshwantpur-Karwar-Yeshwantpur Tri-weekly Special between Mangaluru and Karwar, elected representatives, including Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmer Welfare Shobha Karandlaje, have shot off letters to the Railways seeking immediate resumption of services. Ms. Karandlaje has, in her letter to Minister of State for Railways Darshana Vikram Jardosh on Saturday, said that the train was partially cancelled in view of the pandemic. Now, people in the region have requested restoration of the services, she said urging the Ministry to instruct the concerned to take appropriate action. In his recent letter to the South Western Railway that owns the train, Uttara Kannada MP Anantkumar Hegde said that the train was the lifeline of coastal Karnataka, particularly his constituency. KRCL has already restored many trains between Madgaon and Roha following improvements in the COVID-19 situation. As such, the Karwar-Yeshwantpur Special too should be restored to avoid further inconvenience to the general public, he told the General Manager.