Member of Legislative Assembly N. Thalavai Sundaram has appealed to Union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw to operate the biweekly Thirukkural Superfast Express Train from Kanniyakumari to Hazrat Nizamuddin every day.
In a memorandum submitted to the Minister, Mr. Thalavai Sundaram said the Indian Railways operated two daily train services — Tamil Nadu Express and the Grand Trunk Express Trains— along with Rajdhani and Duranto Express Trains up to Chennai.
Even though Tamil Nadu had better connectivity with Delhi, the people of southern districts were not much benefited through these train services. There was no daily train service from south and central Tamil Nadu to New Delhi, though the national capital and the National Capital Region housed a significant number of people from these districts working in various government and private offices.
Consequently, the southern Tamil Nadu passengers had to break their journey due to lack of direct trains, wasting precious time and money. Since these trains were being operated to Delhi either from Egmore or Chennai Central Railway Stations, the passengers had to carry their children and baggage with much difficulty to board the train to Delhi, he said.
Considering the comfort of passengers from Kanniyakumari, Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi, Tenkasi and Virudhunagar districts, Thirukkural Superfast Express Train (Number 12641 / 12642), now being operated as biweekly express train with excellent patronage should be run daily.
“There is no difficulty in operating this train every day as the Indian Railways has completed the track doubling between Chennai and Kanniyakumari, which has pit line facility” Mr. Thalavai Sundaram said.
Published - April 22, 2025 08:37 pm IST
