Watch | Chaos at Talapady on Kerala-Karnataka border
The Hindu
Without passenger trains and buses, commute between the two States is painful and costly
Thousands of regular travellers, including students, from border areas of Kerala to Dakshina Kannada district, particularly Mangaluru, are forced to endure a lot of difficulties every day owing to lack of passenger train and inter-State bus services between Kerala and Karnataka.
Students and regular travellers from Uppala, Manjeshwara, Hosangadi, Kunjathur and other places are forced to travel in buses — private as well as government-run — till Talapady on the Kerala-Karnataka border. They have to alight at Talapady, and board a different bus — private or government-run — for their onward journey towards Mangaluru and other parts of Dakshina Kannada.
The Karnataka government is yet to allow inter-State bus services.

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