Konkan Railway’s volte face, wants to add coaches on Bengaluru-Karwar train
The Hindu
Earlier, KRCL had sought cancellation of this train citing low occupancy
Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd. (KRCL) has sought to add five coaches on the Bengaluru-Karwar-Bengaluru overnight express saying occupancy is more than 100%. This is the same train the company had sought to cancel citing low occupancy. On April 19, KRCL wrote to the Railway Ministry seeking cancellation of several trains on its network, including Bengaluru-Karwar overnight express, now named Panchaganga Express, and the Yeshwantpur-Karwar day train. It said: “It is observed that the occupancy of special trains has reduced drastically during the period from 20/04/2021 to 20/05/2021 due to surge of COVID-19 positive case because of second wave of COVID-19 pandemic.”More Related News