Daijiworld Media Network – New Delhi (EP)
New Delhi, Jun 28: Dakshina Kannada MP, Nalin Kumar Kateel, visited union minister for railways, Piyush Goyal, and union minister of state in the department of railways, Suresh Angadi, at New Delhi, and requested them to fulfill a number demands relating to railways in Dakshina Kannada district.
The demands were for the creation of a separate railway division for Mangaluru, well-equipped building and development of basic facilities at Mangaluru central station, hastening construction of third and fourth platforms at Mangaluru central station, converting the thrice-a-week train between Mangaluru and Yashwanthpur into a daily train, reintroduction of Miraj/Mahalaxmi Express train and extending it till MCST, running of a new train between Mangaluru and Pune, reintroduction of Mookambika road/Kasargod train and make it run till Guruvayanakere.
Extension of day train 16515/16 that runs between Karwar to Yashwanthpur via Mangaluru junction till Tirupathi, introduction of new train between Mangaluru and Tirupathi, increase the speed of trains that run between Mangaluru and Bengaluru, approval for new train between Mangaluru to pilgrimage centres in north India like Varanasi, Prayagraj and Gorakhpur, taking up doubling of railway tracks between Subrahmanya and Sakleshpur, development of basic facilities in Subrahmanya road railway station, change time schedules of Mangaluru/Puttur/Subrahmanya passenger train and Karwar/Bengaluru trains, providing a stop at Kuttipuram railway station for pilgrims travelling to Guruvayur by Mangaluru/Coimbatore intercity express 22609/10, regularization of Coimbatore/Mangaluru junction/Jabalpur express special train among other things.
The ministers who verified the demands assured the MP of fulfilling them. Kateel was also promised to take immediate action on running Mangaluru/Yashwanthpur Express 16585/86 train on a daily basis.