Mangalore, August 7: Southern Railway officials expressed their helplessness with regard to the late running of trains during the monsoon.
Southern Railway Palghat divisional manager S K Raina said that it is very difficult to run trains on time due to the frequent landslides on the Konkan railway stretch during the monsoon. Souther Railways cannot take any measures on its own as the stretch come under the Konkan Railways. Hence, we are maintaining two separate schedules for monsoon and other season, he added.
On proposals of road under bridge across railway level crossing at Jeppu-Kudpady in the city, Raina said that Mangalore City Corporation (MCC) will have to deposit two percent of the estimate amount as an initial deposit under the cost sharing agreement. However, the MCC has not deposited money with the railways, he said adding that the railways will prepare plan once the MCC deposit the money.
Further, he said that two more Jan Sadharan Ticket Booking Sevak (JTBS) ticket booking counters will come up near Mangalore Central railway station soon. The new railway bridge across Nethravathi River will be ready for inauguration by December, 2011, he added.
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