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Elaborate crowd control arrangements are made at all major and important railway stations.
The KSEB is supposed to supply electricity to the traction substation in Punalur.
The train that departs daily at 2.45 pm from Nilambur reaches Kottayam by 10 pm. Meanwhile, the same train begins the return journey at 5.15 next morning and reaches Nilambur by 11.45 am.
The traffic department says that it is impossible to allow a platform for the Vande Bharat train from 8 am to 1 pm.
Vande Bharat trains with a greater number of coaches might even reduce overcrowding.
Passengers’ associations point out that the authorities should focus on taking proper actions that would increase the speed of the trains on the tracks rather than just doing it on paper.
Meanwhile, there are complaints that the Palakkad division didn’t propose any trains or services in the Malabar region.
TTE K Vinod is the deceased and a native of Odisha has been taken into custody.
The accidents occurred on the Mangaluru-Chennai Mail between Kumbla and Kasaragod stations.
The routes of four trains are changed due to the works. Click to find the train details.