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Long-distance trains likely to speed past smaller stations
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Hoping to reduce the number of hours of travel for long-distance railway travellers in the state, the Thiruvananthapuram Division...
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is mooting a proposal to cancel not less than 50 or 100 halts of long-distance trains in the state.
According to Rajesh Agarwal, Divisional Railway Manager, Thiruvananthapuram Division, there are numerous stops for the long- distance trains in the state, thus affecting their speed.  “Long-distance travellers are forced to sit longer hours owing to halts at small stations. In other states, the long-distance trains halt only at major stations,” he said.
He added that in Tamil Nadu, the distance between two stops is approximately 50-100 km.
“However, in Kerala, long-distance trains stop at every station. Furthermore, most of the stops were unnecessarily brought into effect based on pressure from MPs,” he said.