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News Entry# 554234
May 31 (13:13) Passenger Associations Demand Train Extensions to Kottayam, Alleviating Ernakulam Station Congestion
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Extend trains to Kottayam to decongest Ernakulam stations, says passenger forum

Passenger associations in Kerala are demanding that some express trains and the Palakkad-Ernakulam MEMU train be extended to Kottayam, where platforms are underutilized, to alleviate congestion at the Ernakulam Junction and Town stations. They argue that the completion of track doubling through Kottayam in 2022 has increased platform capacity there and...
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reduced the need to detain trains at the Ernakulam stations. They also call for increased train frequency from Kottayam to other major cities like Mumbai, Bengaluru, Mangaluru, and Palakkad. The associations highlight the need to utilize the newly built six-platform station at Kottayam and prevent commuters from having to rely on dangerous highways. They also suggest extending the Bengaluru-Ernakulam Intercity Express to Kottayam and reviving train services to the Old Railway Station and Cochin Harbour terminus station in Ernakulam.

Kerala mein passenger association log demand kar rahe hain ki kuch express trains aur Palakkad-Ernakulam MEMU train ko Kottayam tak extend kiya jaaye, kyunki waha platforms khali padhe hue hain. Isse Ernakulam Junction aur Town stations pe congestion kam hoga. Unka kehna hai ki 2022 mein Kottayam se track doubling hone...
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ke baad waha platform capacity badh gayi hai aur Ernakulam stations pe trains ko rokne ki jarurat kam ho gayi hai. Association log Kottayam se Mumbai, Bengaluru, Mangaluru aur Palakkad jaane wali trains ki frequency badhane ka bhi maang kar rahe hain. They also emphasize the need to utilize the newly built six-platform station at Kottayam and prevent commuters from having to rely on dangerous highways. They also suggest extending the Bengaluru-Ernakulam Intercity Express to Kottayam and reviving train services to the Old Railway Station and Cochin Harbour terminus station in Ernakulam.
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