Extension of Trivandrum – Nagercoil passenger to Tirunelveli

There are so many passengers who travel through train from Trivandrum, Nagercoil to Tirunelveli during morning and evening hours for educational and official purposes.

Passengers are facing more difficulties in direct train service from Trivandrum to Tirunelveli, as they do not have adequate passenger trains.

Nagercoil-Tirunelveli is the only section in Southern Railway which does not have any passenger trains for 9-10 hours in both directions.

Recently Southern Railway convert Nagercoil – Coimbatore 56319/56320 passenger train to express service and remove the stoppages of Tovalai, Aralvaymozhi, North Panakudi, Sengulam, Melappalaiyam in Nagercoil – Tirunelveli route.

No alternate arrangements provided.

To compensate for the removal of small station stoppage B. Sivakumar, Member, DRUCC, Madurai Division, Southern Railway requested to all concerned railway authorities that following train services in Tirunelveli- Trivandrum sector.

Extension of Trivandrum-Nagercoil 56311/ 56316 passenger train to Tirunelveli

To cater to the passengers of Trivandrum and Kanyakumari districts, the existing 56311/ 56316 Trivandrum-Nagercoil passenger is extended to Tirunelveli.

This will help these passengers in the form of a morning/evening connection to Tirunelveli, which they lack at the moment.

It will also be of use to all passengers to travel to Tirunelveli.

Clubbing Tirunelveli-Nagercoil & Nagercoil – Trivandrum passenger train service

Sivakumar requested to club Tirunelveli – Nagercoil 56718 Passenger and Nagercoil – Kochuveli 56318 passenger clubbing as Tirunelveli – Kochuveli direct passengers.

Also, Return direction club Trivandrum – Nagercoil passenger and Kanyakumari – Tirunelveli 56717 passengers operate as Trivandrum – Tirunelveli direct passenger.

He, therefore, requested to take relevant and favorable action and implement it as early as possible.