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Halt sought for Garib Rath at Chengannur station

ALAPPUZHA: The Chengannur Railway Passengers’ Association has demanded that the Kochuveli-Kurla Garib Rath be assigned a halt at the Chengannur Railway Station.

In a statement here, association president D. Vijayakumar said the Garib Rath was the only major train that did not have a halt at Chengannur, the nearest railway station to Sabarimala. Chengannur, a model railway station, was among those stations in the State with the maximum number of long-distance passengers.

It was also among the top collection centres for the Railways.

The absence of a halt for the Garib Rath is felt most during the Sabarimala season, when Chengannur is among the most preferred alighting points for pilgrims. The proximity of the State Road Transport Corporation bus-stand, from where over 2,000 services are available to Sabarimala, and from where there are adequate services to Pathanamthitta, Kozhencherry and Kottayam, should be considered for allowing the train a halt here, Mr. Vijayakumar, who is also the vice-president of the Ayyappa Seva Sangh said.

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