Travel gets hards as train halts at Canacona yet to resume

Times of India | 2 months ago | 14-11-2022 | 04:40 am

Canacona: Travellers have a reason to be happy as the Canacona railway authorities will soon start the Pernem-Karwar DEMU and Margao-Mangaluru Central DEMU trains which will stop at Canacona. However, some passengers are still waiting for the railways authorities to resume halts of long-distance trains at Canacona Except for two local passenger trains, no distant trains stop at Canacona Konkan Railway Station since their last halt in March 2021. The service was stopped altogether due to the Covid -19 outbreak.The services of the three long-distance trains that made halts at Canacona station—Netravati Express, Matsyagandha Express (daily) and Gandhidham Express (Weekly)—were discontinued following their last halts on March 24, 2021. As the overall Covid-19 situation improved and some trains, though limited, have resumed their schedules, halts at many KRC stations, including KRC Canacona, were not permitted due to different reasons.The Canacona KRC staff say that due to the unavailability/posting of medical staff at KRC Canacona no train halts were permitted after the schedule was resumed partially.“It’s not only an injustice to visiting tourists, but the locals, in particular, are badly affected,” a local said.The ticket quota previously issued here has also not resumed, inconveniencing many commuters. “With no halts to any trains, issuance of tickets of the Canacona quota cannot be resumed,” said a source at Canacona station. The ticket counter is open only for local passenger trains like Margao-Karwar, Mangaluru-Margao.While all trains have resumed their regular itinerary along the Konkan route, Netravati Express, Matsyagandha Express, and Gandhidham Express, which previously had a halt, do not stop at Canacona railway station

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