Use idle Mangaluru-Rameswaram specific rake for extra providers, MP tells Railways

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Prepare No. 16622, which runs from Mangaluru Central to Rameswaram, is seen at Mangaluru Central railway station on Saturday.
| Picture Credit score: H.S. MANJUNATH

As the brand new Linke-Hofmann-Busch (LHB) rake of the Mangaluru Central–Rameswaram weekly Specific stays idle for 5 nights in Mangaluru, MP for Dakshina Kannada Capt. Brijesh Chowta has urged the Ministry of Railways to function extra providers from Mangaluru utilizing the idle rake, thereby enhancing rail providers for folks within the area.

In a letter to Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on June 24, Capt. Chowta stated Prepare No. 16621, which leaves Rameswaram at 3.30 p.m. each Sunday, arrives at Mangaluru Central at 6.55 p.m. the subsequent day. The rake then stays idle for a considerable a part of the week earlier than departing for Rameswaram at 7.30 p.m. each Saturday.

In response to sources within the Railways, the rake is stabled at Mangaluru Central railway station on some days, on the Bunder Previous Items Shed on others, and infrequently at both Manjeshwar or Neeleswaram. The Railways is discovering it tough to accommodate the idle rake.

At a time when the Railways is striving for optimum asset utilisation and enhanced connectivity, this presents a possibility for the productive deployment of the obtainable rolling inventory, the MP stated in his letter.

“On this context, I request the Ministry to look at the feasibility of utilising the obtainable rake for added providers originating from Mangaluru,” Capt. Chowta stated.

The new LHB rake of Mangaluru Central-Rameswaram weekly express (Train No. 16622/621) remains idle for five nights in Mangaluru railway region.

The brand new LHB rake of Mangaluru Central-Rameswaram weekly specific (Prepare No. 16622/621) stays idle for 5 nights in Mangaluru railway area.
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H.S. MANJUNATH

Capt. Chowta stated one choice that deserves consideration is the operation of a tri-weekly in a single day service between Mangaluru and Bengaluru, a sector that continues to witness robust and constant passenger demand.

Alternatively, the potential for working a bi-weekly in a single day service between Mangaluru and Pune, which at the moment lacks a direct prepare service, is also explored, he stated.

Such an association would allow extra environment friendly utilisation of Railway belongings whereas enhancing passenger comfort and enhancing rail connectivity within the area, the MP stated.

The brand-new LHB rake contains 22 coaches, together with one end-on-generation (EOG) coach, 4 common second-class coaches, two AC two-tier coaches, eight AC three-tier coaches, and 6 sleeper-class coaches.

Printed – June 28, 2026 06:11 pm IST