Passengers rue lack of train services between Mangaluru and Madgaon
The Hindu
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Rail patrons in the coastal region have decried the Railway Ministry’s apathy in not providing adequate passenger service trains between Surathkal (Mangaluru Central) and Madgaon.
After the departure of Mangaluru Central-Madgaon Passenger (Train No 56640) at 5.30 a.m. from Mangaluru Central and 6.45 a.m. from Surathkal, there is no train between the two cities till Mangaluru Junction-Mumbai CSMT Superfast Express (Train No 12134) leaves Mangaluru Junction at 2 p.m. and Surathkal at 2.44 p.m., said secretary of Uttara Kannada Railway Seva Samithi Rajeev Gaonkar.
Similarly, there is no regular passenger train after the departure of Hazrat Nizamuddin-Ernakulam Mangala Lakshadweep Express (Train No 12618) at 4.20 p.m. from Madgaon till the departure of Mumba LTT-Thiruvananthapuram Netravathi Express (Train No 16345) at 10.40 p.m., he noted.
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