Title - ‘Peak hour trains not be delayed’

Kochi: Directions have been issued to make peak hour trains like the Kottayam-Ernakulam passenger stick to the scheduled time by minimizing the halts at intermediate points for purposes like crossings, said Divisional Railway Manager Rajesh Agarwal, on Thursday.

“I’ve received complaints from office-goers that trains frequently run behind schedule and as a result, they never reach their offices on time. A two-minute technical halt would result in the train getting late by 20 minutes”, he said.

Earlier, the DRM travelled in the Quilon-Kottayam-Ernakulam passenger, interacting with commuters to know the deficiency in customer services. “We’ll run trains on an hourly basis between Ernakulam and Kottayam soon. For that, priority will be given to track doubling in the section”. DRM said