The late arrival of long-distance trains in the city limits results in over 6,000 local train services being delayed each year. Passengers are demanding that long-haul trains either be terminated beyond city limits or that Central Railway authorities develop separate corridors for them up to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT).
๐ฃ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฟ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐
โThe punctuality of over a dozen suburban train services is affected daily. Long-distance trains have 18-24 coaches and take a lot of time to pass by. Until then, suburban services are put on halt,โ a Central Railway (CR) official said, adding that even a five-minute delay has a cascading effect.
๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ผ๐ป๐น๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฆ๐ง
Rail Pravasi Sangh chairman Subhash Gupta said CR needs to develop a terminus for long-distance trains at Kalyan. โOnly intercity trains should be allowed up to CSMT,โ he added. However, CR authorities terminating long-distance trains beyond city limits is not a practical option.
According to an official, most travellers want to travel up to Mumbai. โTerminating long-distance trains beyond city limits will cause an inconvenience to thousands of passengers,โ the official said.
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