Kozhikode MP writes to parliamentary panel on bifurcation of Palakkad division
Kozhikode MP M.K. Raghavan has requested the suspension of the proposed bifurcation of the Southern Railway’s Palakkad division. He argues that moving operational assets to the Hubballi division would severely impact train maintenance and service in north Kerala.
Why it matters
The proposed administrative change threatens the operational efficiency of regional rail infrastructure, sparking concerns about service quality for commuters.
M.K. Raghavan, Kozhikode MP, has written to C.M. Ramesh, chairperson, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways, seeking the suspension of the proposed bifurcation of the Southern Railway’s Palakkad division.
In his letter, Mr. Raghavan said that the detachment of the Mangaluru area from the Palakkad division of the Southern Railway and its merger with the Hubballi division of the South Western Railway would lead to the shifting of key interchange boundaries, stripping Palakkad of its most critical operational assets.
He pointed out that Mangaluru Central and Mangaluru Junction stations were the division’s primary terminals equipped with full-fledged 24-coach pit lines, and losing them would severely cripple its ability to maintain, originate, and service full-length passenger trains in north Keralam. Nearly 16 originating services would also be transferred out.
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