The special train service operated in connection with the Aluva Mahashivratri on Tuesday turned out to be a huge relief for devotees.
Railway authorities said at least 2,300 people took the Thrissur-Kannur passenger (56603) that started from Aluva on Tuesday.
“People had started flocking the railway station from 2am onwards.We operated five counters, four in the first entry and one in the second entry and issued over 2,300 tickets in just two hours. A special wing was deployed to ensure that passengers boarded the train with valid tickets only. Maximum number of tickets were sold from the second entry, where we had set up a temporary ticket counter,“ said a railway official.
Since it was a passenger train, the revenue was moderate around Rs 47,000. “Majority of the passengers alighted at the stations up to Thrissur while we also had tickets sold out till Tirur,“ the official added. The train witnessed huge rush. “It had only 12 compartments.There would not have been any free space if around 150 people would have boarded the compartment.And on Tuesday, there were nearly 200 people, mostly women, boarding each compartment from the origin point itself. Next time, we will request to have more compartments attached to the service,“a railway official said.
Railway as well as the Aluva Siva temple authorities had given wide publicity for the service.
The Coimbatore-Thrissur passenger (56605) that was extended till Aluva on Monday night also witnessed heavy rush.Both the trains had stopped at all stations en-route.
(Times of India dt 9-3-2016)
Railway authorities said at least 2,300 people took the Thrissur-Kannur passenger (56603) that started from Aluva on Tuesday.
“People had started flocking the railway station from 2am onwards.We operated five counters, four in the first entry and one in the second entry and issued over 2,300 tickets in just two hours. A special wing was deployed to ensure that passengers boarded the train with valid tickets only. Maximum number of tickets were sold from the second entry, where we had set up a temporary ticket counter,“ said a railway official.
Since it was a passenger train, the revenue was moderate around Rs 47,000. “Majority of the passengers alighted at the stations up to Thrissur while we also had tickets sold out till Tirur,“ the official added. The train witnessed huge rush. “It had only 12 compartments.There would not have been any free space if around 150 people would have boarded the compartment.And on Tuesday, there were nearly 200 people, mostly women, boarding each compartment from the origin point itself. Next time, we will request to have more compartments attached to the service,“a railway official said.
Railway as well as the Aluva Siva temple authorities had given wide publicity for the service.
The Coimbatore-Thrissur passenger (56605) that was extended till Aluva on Monday night also witnessed heavy rush.Both the trains had stopped at all stations en-route.
(Times of India dt 9-3-2016)
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