Title - Doubling work: Trains towards Malabar cancelled

Palakkad: Many trains plying towards the Malabar region will be cancelled following doubling of rail lines on the Shornur-Mangalore route. Passenger trains will not ply during doubling works while a few Express trains will be partially cancelled. This will come into force from September 25. The non-interlock works at the Shornur station, as part of doubling works, will be completed in about 22 days.During the days of work, some passenger trains would be allowed but railway is planning to allow only goods trains and avoid passenger trains. During those 21 days, the Ernad, Janashathabdi and Venad expresses will end service at Thrissur.Bilaspur, Korba, Ahalyanagar, Gorakpur, Bokaro, Sabari expresses will not touch Shoranur junction. Nilambur train will have only one service. A passenger train will ply from Coimbatore till Palakkad for the benefit of passengers from Tamil Nadu. The cancellation of services during pooja holidays and Bakrid would affect the common man. As there is hike in bus charges due to fuel price hike, majority depend on passenger trains for travel.

The doubling on Shornaur-Ernakulam route was completed way back in 1984 when the service began only after the Shoranur-Managlore route. To complete electrification till Mangalore, the first overbridge in Kozhikode railway station need to be abolished. Railway has been seeking an alternative suggestion .