Title - Forum seeks amenities in Namakkal railway station

Namakkal-based Makkal Sakthi Iyakkam (People’s Power Movement) has urged railway officials in the Salem Divisional office, Southern Railways, Railway Minister, Members of the Legislative Assemblies and Members of the Parliament in this region to provide various basic amenities to benefit passengers who make use of the Namakkal Railway Station.

District secretary of the Iyakkam, Kaliannan Perumal, alleged that the lethargic attitude of railway officials here by not providing necessary facilities and failing to fulfil their assurances to the people has tarnished the image of the department.

He cited the delay in diverting a number of express trains on the Salem to Karur route (through Namakkal) several months after announcement of the same has disappointed commuters of this district. While passenger train service alone is operated on the route commuters are hit by lack of a link road to the railway station”, he said.

Mr. Kaliannan added that lack of bus service to the railway station has forced people to undergo difficulty in crossing the bumpy mud road to reach the railway station.

The movement has also sought extension of the functioning time of the railway reservation counter on the Mohanur Road, in Namakkal town, by seven hours (from the present 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.) till 8 p.m.