Southern Railways — Regular late arrival of 56701 passenger at madurai railway station

Address:

Madurai, Tamil Nadu

Dated :[protected].
Sir / Madam,
This is about regular delay in arrival of 56701 Punalur-Madurai Passenger at Madurai Railway Junction. On 16-11-15, the train arrived only at 0650 hrs against ETA 0620 hrs. So many passengers from Nagercoil side who wish to board the 12636 Vaigai Express from Madurai to Chennai Egmore with ETD 0700 h and 56723 Madurai-Rameswaram Passenger with ETD 0650 hrs were not able to obtain ticket from counter and board the respective trains. This is not only an inconvenience to Passengers as the next train from Madurai to Chennai side is only at 1115 hrs and next train to Rameswaram side is only at 1230 hrs. The delay in 56701 Punalur- Madurai Passenger at Madurai also results in loss of considerable revenue for the Railways.

As a matter of fact, 56701 passenger travels at an idle speed like any other passenger and for a distance of merely 7 kms the train takes 1 hrs 50 minutes as per schedule (Tiruparankndrm ETD 0430 h Madurai ETA 0620 h). This shows the least priority given to this train by Railways, despite the fact that the crossings of the so many trains plying in the opposite direction could be managed better without affecting the 56701 train schedule. When the schedule is not Passenger-friendly, major revenues from this 56701 passengers is earned by Railways from many Govt./Private Sector employees who commute overnight so as to further travel to Rameswaram/Chennai side from Trivandrum/Kollam/Nagercoil via Madurai.

I would like to urge the intervention of the Railway Division and Board to review and ensure that 56701 Passenger arrives at 0500 h at Madurai by revising the Schedule.

Urgent action and a line in reply is requested.

Yours faithfully,

Rattan Kumar.R., TC 42/104(2), Akshaya, Cheppil Lane, CLRA-107A, Vallakkadavu(PO), Trivandrum 695008, Kerala.