Extension of Tuticorin-Narasapur service through main line section till November welcomed
Southern Railway has extended the weekly Special Fare Special Train service between Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, and Narasapur, Andhra Pradesh, through the end of November. The decision follows high demand from rail users seeking better connectivity between the coastal regions of the two states.
Why it matters
Improved regional rail connectivity is vital for economic and social integration between the Cauvery and Godavari Delta regions.
Rail users along the main line section have welcomed the Southern Railway’s announcement that the weekly Special Fare Special Train (SFST) connecting Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu with Narasapur in Andhra Pradesh will be operated till the end of November.
Inquiries revealed that the announcement extending the SFST service by two months, which came close on the heels of its inaugural run on September 7, had elated rail users, who had been demanding rail connectivity to the coastal towns in the Godavari Delta region in Andhra Pradesh from the Cauvery Delta region in Tamil Nadu.
A warm reception was accorded by rail users at Kumbakonam on September 8 morning when the new service (train number 06019), which was flagged off from Tuticorin at 11.30 p.m. on September 7, arrived there.
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