Tuticorin District Passengers Welfare Association has sought change in timings of departure and arrival of express trains.
The Tuticorin - Mysore – Tuticorin Express trains (16235/16236) must depart from Tuticorin at 5:50 p.m. and in the return direction it must reach Tuticorin before 9:30 a.m. Currently, this train departs at 4.35 p.m. and reaches Mysore at 10 a.m. the next day. The journey for passengers bound for Tuticorin from Mysore was tedious since the train arrived mostly at 11.15 a.m., M. Piramanayagam, secretary of the association, said here on Monday.
The Pearl City Express was running end to end in electric traction and its timings could be adjusted to depart Tuticorin at 7:30 p.m. to reach Chennai Egmore either by 6:30 a.m. or 7 a.m.
The Tuticorin - Chennai Egmore - Tuticorin daytime link express (16129/16130) should depart Tuticorin at 8 a.m. as the main train from Guruvayur reached Vanchi Maniyachi junction mostly by 9 a.m. and the return train should be operated to reach Tuticorin at 7:45 p.m.
