Title - Convert the weekly express into thrice a week

The inaugural run of the new 'Puducherry-Kanyakumari (weekly) Express' was flagged off from Puducherry Railway station by Union Minister of State for Railways Kotla Jaya Sooriya prakash Reddy this evening.

Union Minister of State for Prime Minister's Office V Narayanasamy and Leader of the Opposition V Vaithilingam among others participated in the function.

Speaking on the occasion Mr Narayansami said with the introduction of the train a complaint that there was no train from Puducherry connecting the southern part of Tamilnadu has vanished.Steps would be taken to convert the weekly express into thrice a week and also to change the timeings,he said adding that efforts would be taken to introduce train service between Puducherry and Hyderbad and Puducherry and Ahamedbad.