Mangalore: Mallikarjun Kharge flags off three new trains from city


Mangalore: Mallikarjun Kharge flags off three new trains from city

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Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (DV)

Mangalore, Feb 23: Union minister for railways Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday February 23 flagged off three trains at Mangalore Cental railway station.

The three trains were  Mangalore Central - Madgaon Inter-city Express, Mangalore-Kachiguda biweekly Express, and Mangalore-Bhatkal DMU (Diesel Multiple Unit).

Addressing the gathering, Kharge said, "We have included three more trains in the interim budget which will connect the coastal region to other parts. We have also included 75 new trains in all for the benefit of the people, and they will be introduced by June this year."

On plans to upgrade Central railway station to world class standards, he said the survey work for such upgrading is already over in Mangalore, Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi and Kolkatta stations, and the proposal has been sent to the railway board for approval. He added that the savings from revenue generated from Mangalore Central railway station will also be utilized for the station's infrastructure development.

"Two escalators and elevators will be constructed for the benefit of the aged, children and physically challenged people at the Central railway station," he added.

On increasing the number of trains between Mangalore and Bangalore, he said, "Already two trains are running successfully on this route. There are technical limitations to increasing the number of trains, as we need to get clearance from the commissioner of railway safety department. We have already sent them a proposal and they are in the process of studying it. The safety department is an independent body and we have to follow their guidelines, failing which they have the power to withdraw the trains."

He further said that trains from Tamil Nadu, Bangalore and Andhra Pradesh will connect Jaipur via Ajmer. Train connectivity will also be established between Mysore and Bangalore to Varanadi in Uttar Pradesh, he said, adding that around 800 crore people travel by trains every year in India.

Udupi-Chikmagalur MP Jayaprakash Hegde in his address said, "

MP Nalin Kumar Kateel in his address said, "We got these three trains as per our request. For the purpose of developing tourism, the Mangalore-Madgaon Inter-city Express will be extended to Vasco (Goa). Kharge has assured that he will announce more trains between Mangalore and Bangalore. Moreover, Bhatkal-Thokur train has been extended to Mangalore.

"Many people have said the coastal region did not get anything in the recent interim rail budget. But the Hazrat Nizamuddin - Kottayam - Alleppey train will have a stopover in Mangalore, which will be beneficial to the people of this region," he said.

Mangalore MP Naling Kumar Kateel said, "Over the last five years, there have been several demands for better train connectivity from the coastal region, but there has been no positive response from the centre. New trains are given to Kerala. Mangalore has to be separated from Palakkad railway division and joined with either Mysore or Bangalore divisions or made a separate one so as to unify the state's rail network."

He also urged the union minister to extend Kabaka-Puttur train to Subramanya.

District incharge minister Ramanath Rai also spoke on the occasion.

Rakesh Mishra, general manager of Southern Railway, MLA Mohiuddin Bava, MLA J R Lobo, MLC Monappa Bhandary and others were present.

  

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  • cliffy, Mangalore

    Tue, Feb 25 2014

    Nice to see Nalin kumar kateel in the group, our MP. Whenever development works inaugurated, we should forget the difference of parties and show unity. After all BJP or Congress, elected by same common people and work for same Tulunad.

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  • Mohanlal, Mahe

    Mon, Feb 24 2014

    I Urge Mr.Kharge To Extend the Madgon - Manglore Intercity Express to Kannur / Kozhikode . This will help MAQ to solve the platform barrier,Although Divert the route of MAQ -KChGD as start from Kannur via Manglore - Banglore to Kacheguda.
    *Extend Maveli Express to Karwar

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  • kodialda muthu, mangalore

    Tue, Feb 25 2014

    You already have enough trains from ernakulam and Trivandrum which stop at madgaon. Why extend?? Better to extend to Hassan than Kannur. They don't have single train to madgaon. Injustice is meeted to Karnataka people bcz of mallu southern railway.

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  • Chandrashekhar, Kundapura / Basrur

    Mon, Feb 24 2014

    According to Udayavani Kannada Daily coverage “Mangalore Madgaon Intercity” will be stop at Suratkal, Udupi, Kundapura, Byndoor, Bhatkal, Kumta, Karavara & Kanakona including source/destination Mangalore/Madgoan…

    Preferably 1 more halt for UK district & while looking at the Brahmavara’s development and growth probability, I think nearby station Barkur should be considered for halt !!!

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  • j.anata, Mangalore / Bangalore

    Mon, Feb 24 2014

    1) Mangalore - Kacheguda needs to be re-routed through Bangalore, else it is useless as it will take nearly 30 hours to reach Hyderabad 2) Madgaon train needs to have more A/C coaches & patronage increased, else it will be similar fate as that of the Jan shatabdi which was plying earlier & then stopped due to poor patronage 3) Mangalore needs to be made a separate division as early as possible, either in Southern Railway or under SWR

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  • JANARDHANA ACHARYA, BANGALORE/UDIPI

    Mon, Feb 24 2014

    Great. Well done ministers. The Mangalore-Udipi-Murudeshwar-Karwar-Goa is one of the kind in the world. Kuch, kuch hot hai, We shall tell Shararuka khan to make a mix of Kuch, kuch hota hai and Chaya, chaya at Udipi. Or else a Kuch kuch hota hai -2.

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  • Kodialda muthu, Mangalore

    Mon, Feb 24 2014

    Mr Acharya, I remember when Janshatabhdi Mumbai was extended from goa to mangalore few years ago. I saw the train suffered a lot to get the platform. The same is happening even today to Mangalore express to CST at mangalore junction. When the fate of 2 konkan trains is this. What more Mumbai trains can we expect. I see daily these things and iam sad for Shatabhdi. when the station was taken over by southern railway at mangalore junction, Shathabdhi vanished. This station was built by konkan railway. Southern railway Palakkad is the actual culprit behind for not getting new trains given he reason for cannot accommodate a platform for more than 2 trains at a time. What we also need is a Mangalore-Delhi express train which I think anybody realised till now. As far the mangalore-subramanya passenger train is concerned, it is running partial empty, so only 6 bogies. I really don't know why Mangalore people do not make use of this train and prefer bus to bantwal, puttur, subramanya. Hope the new 2 trains wnt make any reason for cancellation. Need of the hour is a separate mangalore railway division. Kharge formed new Gulbarga railway division, 2 days back, why not mangalore??

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  • prem, moodbidri

    Mon, Feb 24 2014

    after upcoming LS election, our present MP kateel can think about opening TEA STALL at Mangalore or Mulky station!

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  • Sudhakar, Kallianpur

    Mon, Feb 24 2014

    Persons who indulging in illegal activities and duping others for their livelihood will always underestimate the importance of doing the legal occupation like starting tea stall / selling chai.

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  • ek, bejai

    Mon, Feb 24 2014

    we need additional platforms and need to re-start the prepaid auto

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  • Wilson Fernandes, mangalore

    Mon, Feb 24 2014

    The mlore - kachiguda biweekly doesn't touch any Karnataka dist till mlore which is very sad.it only touches all the southern states (in the interest)till mlore. it could have been connected to hubli at least.

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  • Bhaskar Acharya, Shirva

    Mon, Feb 24 2014

    Not useful to Mumbai Kannadigas. More trains were expected form Mumbai to Mangalore. We are totally neglected people by our own Central Ministers!

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  • Sathurine Fernandes, Udupi

    Mon, Feb 24 2014

    Congratulations to all of us Mangalorians. But.But One Should not Forget the Initiation and efforts of Shri.George Fernandes time where the Konkan Railway Project came into effect. I hope No One Applauded or remembered Shri.George Saheb in their Respective Speech.May God Grant Him Good Health in his Life.

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  • vishwanath nayak, mangalore\USA

    Mon, Feb 24 2014

    It is a positive development. But what we need first is Tulu and kanada speaking staff and shop vendors. I was surprised to see during my visit to mangalore that you cannot talk to them in kannda or tulu. What nonsense is this. I saw a Malyalum movie running. when you go to enquiry somebody come from back and asked something in mallu they have been give n preference. I only so local people outside in auto and tax station. when we can go and establish shops in mumbai, bangalore gulf why not in our native.

    Also make mangalore a separate region. You can relocate the police qtrs. and extend the terminal upto RTO main road.

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  • Ravi B Shenava, Mangalore

    Mon, Feb 24 2014

    China Constructed 2,000 km of Railway line in a very difficult terrain of Tibet just within TWO years only. which means 83 km of line constructed per MONTH by China in a hilly place.

    But Chikmagalur-Sakleshpura 47 Km Line will take minimum 4 years to complete !! Still we boast that we can compete with China. China can construct 47 km line within just ONE month.

    Instead of Chikmagalur Sakaleshpura Line if Kharge had okayed Chikmagalur-Mudigere-Ujire-Padubidri line then Kharge's name would have been written in Golden letters in the History of Tulunadu.

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  • Jafer, Ullal

    Mon, Feb 24 2014

    ನಳಿನ್ ಕುಮಾರ್ ಕಟೀಲ್ ... ಲೆಕ್ಕಕ್ಕೆ ಉಂಟು... ಆಟಕ್ಕೆ ಇಲ್ಲ...

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  • santhosh, Mangalore

    Mon, Feb 24 2014

    The celebration is as if we got Bullet train. The ratio is when Kerala gets 30 new trains we get 3 trains. As someone rightly said here this is election dombarata.

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  • Joachim Menezes, Kirem, Dubai

    Mon, Feb 24 2014

    Whole world in Metro,mono rail era we are still 100 years behind

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  • Achhu, M,lore

    Mon, Feb 24 2014

    Rail budpunet bhari usaar uller..

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  • Lesly Menezes, Shirva/USA

    Mon, Feb 24 2014

    Nice to know that we can go Goa for the celebration of the Valiants day party without any morel policing .keep running.

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  • well wisher, mangalore

    Mon, Feb 24 2014

    Most of the ministers were sleeping last 10 years & now all started developing the country, however good work/news !!!

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  • satish bangaloru, sakraya patana

    Sun, Feb 23 2014

    Please extend

    Please extend DMU to hassan or sakelashpur so load question will not arise and it is a small train so Kharge ji and Jp hegde je DMU can play up to bhatkal why not sakelesh pur will do miracles.

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  • Gananath Shetty, Nandikur/mumbai

    Sun, Feb 23 2014

    koo....kooooo Election batthnd..!!

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  • Dinesh Poojary, Kundapura/Bengaluru

    Sun, Feb 23 2014

    ಬಸ್ ಮಾಲಿಕರ ಒತ್ತಡಕ್ಕೆ ಮಣಿದು, ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ರೈಲನ್ನು ಕೇರಳದ ಮೂಲಕ ಓಡಿಸಿ ಮಂಗಳೂರಿನ ಜನರಿಗೆ ದ್ರೋಹ ಬಗೆದ ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್ಸ್ ನಾಯಕರಿಗೆ ಕಾದಿದೆ ಮಾರಿಹಬ್ಬ...
    ಇನ್ನು ೩ ತಿಂಗಳು ಕಾಯಿರಿ. ಬಸ್ ಮಾಲಿಕರ ಬಸ್ಸನ್ನು ಕ್ಲೀನ್ ಮಾಡಬೇಕಾದ ಪರಿಸ್ಥಿತಿ ನಿಮಗೆ ಬರಬಹುದು.

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  • Kodialda muthu, Mangalore

    Sun, Feb 23 2014

    Today is a great day for mangaloreans 3 trains is not small development. 2 konkan trains adds cheer. Also doubling work is already going on from the Mangalore junction to thokur. Thanks to yathri sangha udupi, konkan division. Hope Mangalore junction donated to Konkan railway who originally built this station. This change can allow a platform for Konkan trains that do not get a berth at Mangalore central platform due to the stepmotherly attitude of mallu dominated palgat division. Jai hind!

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  • vijay, Mangalore

    Sun, Feb 23 2014

    Kharge,nalin etc etc,,,.good for nothing...

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  • whatever, manipal

    Sun, Feb 23 2014

    Looking at these trains looks like we are competing with DPR of Congo,Niger or Burkino Faso...including still pooping on the rail tracks...instead we should be competing with China,South Korea ,Europe etc...lot of tourists don't come to India because we are a very unhygeinic country....we have a lot to offer but only 6 million tourists visit us (mostly of indian origin)compared to 80 million to France.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Sun, Feb 23 2014

    During the BJP rule, we never had such PICTURES...

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  • Sudhakar, Kallianpur

    Mon, Feb 24 2014

    That was not your problem, that was your RETINA problem

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  • Gaurav, Mangalore/ Hyderabad

    Sun, Feb 23 2014

    It is sad that the government has announced train to kacheguda which is useless for mangaloreans or people of Hyderabad as the route should have been though Bangalore, which would link the two cities in just 12hrs max, but this new train is taking more than 27hrs which is much slower than bus which reaches in 12hrs max...!!!!! Pls check to re-route as it would answer even people's requests of additional train to Bangalore

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  • thousif, Mangalore

    Sun, Feb 23 2014

    First, they have to give job to mangaloren in the Mangalore railway station.Now most of the staff in the ticket counter is kerala people they don't no Kannada and English properly

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  • Jagdish, Mangalore/Bangalore

    Sun, Feb 23 2014

    I agree with you bro. When we go to the ticket counter we have to either speak in Malayalam or tamil in Mangalore railway station.

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  • Sir Lancelot, Manglore

    Sun, Feb 23 2014

    Really very sad to know most of the railway staff are from Kerala in Manglore n Konkan areas where they reserve seats only to mallu's first.

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  • vasant raj, abudhabi / mangalore

    Sun, Feb 23 2014

    As such Kharge is a waste body. So many years he is elected from his constituency, he has not done any kind of development. Best example is Bus-Stand. I happen to visit that place, so I am writing this comment.

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  • Valerian Dsouza, Udupi/Mumbai

    Sun, Feb 23 2014

    @vasant raj
    If you say 'Kharge' is waste body, then you are insulting God, who has created him!
    If he is waste, how is that people have elected him?
    Moreover, he is an Union Cabinet Minister!
    Positive minds are not blind to see positive developments like these three New Railways, but are trained to overlook few drawbacks amidst of some developments.

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  • Dinesh Poojary, Kundapura/Bengaluru

    Sun, Feb 23 2014

    Valerian Dsouza, Udupi/Mumbai

    God does not create waste. Even Kharge has some skills and abilities. I agree with you completely. But he is unfit to be in politics. With full power in hand, he could have done wonders to his home state in last 9 months.

    Gulbarga is a backward district. Literacy is too low. Many people don't know any other party, except Congress. That is why he has continuously been winning from there since last 30-40 years. Wait for another 10-15 years, people of Gulbarga will show their voting power. When all people get educated congress will cease to exist.

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  • FLAVIAN DSOUZA, CHIK/BANAGLORE

    Sun, Feb 23 2014

    A lot of new trains trying to catch up with the last 4 years of delays. The development and changes should happen in a phased manner. better late then never

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  • Dinesh Poojary, Kundapura/Bengaluru

    Sun, Feb 23 2014

    Thanks to Kharge Sir. Something is better that nothing.

    There is no technical limitation to run 2 more trains to Bangalore. But you have the limitations from bus owners who pay in hectic for Congress MPs, MLAs and Ministers. Bus owners does not vote you, but people do. Perform or perish. The choice is yours. At least you could have improved timetable of Bangalore trains. This shows from whom you have the limitations.

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  • Sudhir, Mangalore

    Sun, Feb 23 2014

    DADA DOMBARATA MARE MUKLENA ELECTION MUTTA BATHUNDA ATHA..NANA NANA JORU UPPU?

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Sun, Feb 23 2014

    This is called GENUINE Development...

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  • Arun Kumar, Udupi

    Mon, Feb 24 2014

    Poyi varsha budget du budina erna genuine rail nanala kudla gu baiduji. Undu mooji malla election rail.. Railugalu swami railugalu. Election 2 tingol eppanaga oscar anna charmadi gaati gu suranga malpere pidadiyer. Kharge sahebru mooji mooji rail ottuge budreg suru malter.

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  • Pramod, Udupi

    Mon, Feb 24 2014

    Thanks to Nalin Anna

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  • S.M. Nawaz Kukkikatte , Udupi / Dubai

    Mon, Feb 24 2014


    Pramod anner

    Main icon, JP Hegde g thanks panre madith poyara?

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