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Uncertainty looms over extension of Bengaluru-Kannur Express to KozhikodeThe extension of the Bengaluru-Kannur Express to Kozhikode is facing uncertainty due to objections from Karnataka. The Southern Railways has been asked to delay the move. MP Nalin Kumar Kateel and Karnataka Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao expressed concern about the impact on commuters from Mangalore, who already face difficulty in obtaining...
more... reservations on the train. They argue that extending the train to Kozhikode will exacerbate the issue. The Railway Ministry, however, believes that extending the train is beneficial and technically feasible. There's currently only one train, the Yeshwantpur-Kannur Express, running from Bengaluru to Kozhikode, and it's often overcrowded. The demand for another train to Kozhikode has been long-standing.
Bengaluru-Kannur Express ko Kozhikode tak extend karne ka maamla Karnataka ke objections ki wajah se mushkil mein pad gaya hai. Southern Railways ko yeh move delay karne ko kaha gaya hai. MP Nalin Kumar Kateel aur Karnataka Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao ne Mangalore ke commuters par iske impact ke baare mein...
more... concern express kiya hai. Unka kehna hai ki train ko Kozhikode tak extend karne se commuters ko reservation lene mein aur bhi problem aayegi. Railway Ministry ka maanana hai ki train ko extend karna beneficial aur technically feasible hai. Is waqt sirf ek train, Yeshwantpur-Kannur Express, Bengaluru se Kozhikode jaati hai, aur yeh bahut zyada crowded rehti hai. Kozhikode ke liye ek aur train ki demand bahut time se chal rahi hai.