Demand to resume Thoothukudi, Kovai link express train grows

Earlier, the link express with seven bogies departed from Thoothukudi daily and connected to the Nagercoil-Coimbatore Express at Vanchi Maniyachi.

DT NEXT Bureau

Updated:7th Dec, 2022 at 4:22 AM

MADURAI: Scores of rail passengers have urged the need for resuming Thoothukudi-Coimbatore link express train at the earliest.

M Pirammanayagam, secretary, Tuticorin District Passengers Welfare Association, on Tuesday said, it’s a long pending demand among passengers for re-introduction of the Thoothukudi-Coimbatore link express train.

Earlier, the link express with seven bogies departed from Thoothukudi daily and connected to the Nagercoil-Coimbatore Express at Vanchi Maniyachi.

The service got suspended from 2020 due to Covid.

Now, things have become normal, railway authorities could consider re-introducing it. Thoothukudi MP Kanimozhi too sought immediately resumption of the service, he said.

Demand to resume Thoothukudi, Kovai link express train grows

Earlier, the link express with seven bogies departed from Thoothukudi daily and connected to the Nagercoil-Coimbatore Express at Vanchi Maniyachi.

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