DT NextCHENNAI: The Gummidipoondi rail passengers have come up with a charter of demands with the Southern Railway, including the restoration of late night trains, which was stopped due to the pandemic, separate track utilisation for local and express trains, stoppage of express trains at Gummidipoondi and punctuality of EMU trains.
Prior to COVID-19, a train operated from Central station to Gummidipoondi at 12:15 am, and a return train operated at 2:45 am from Gummidipoondi.
“These services were helpful for workers and passengers with late-night travel needs. Post-pandemic, these trains were discontinued, creating a long gap between the last train at 11:20 pm and the first morning train at 4:20 am from Chennai,” said S Suresh Babu, president of Gummidipoondi Railway Passengers Welfare Associa
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