Activists demand full-station status for Bijoor and renaming it Mookambika Railway Station

Villagers from Bijoor, Uppunda, Kergalu, Nandanavana, Kanchikanu, Khambadakone, Heranjalu and surrounding areas, led by Bijoor Railway Yatrikara Horata Samiti and in collaboration with various organisations, staged a sit-in at Bijoor Railway Station in Byndoor taluk on Sunday, demanding that trains going to Mumbai, Mangaluru, and Bengaluru be given halt at Bijoor.

Addressing the protesters, samiti president Sunil Poojary said there is no need to give extra time to stop trains at Bijoor. Already, 10-12 passenger trains stop at Bijoor daily for crossing. If passengers are allowed to board and alight from those trains, the infrastructure at Bijoor station will be put to good use.