Pollachi MP urges Railways Ministry to restore Chettipalayam, Kovilpalayam stations

Pollachi Lok Sabha MP K. Eswarasamy has urged the Railway Ministry to restore and reopen the Chettipalayam and Kovilpalayam railway stations along the Pollachi-Coimbatore route.

While he welcomed reports of the Railways Ministry sanctioning the construction of new railway stations at Karivalamvandanallur and Chozhapuram along the Madurai-Sengottai route, the Pollachi MP said the Chettipalayam and Kovilpalayam stations, which had served the public for decades since the British era, were closed during the gauge conversion works.

Both the stations were important access points for thousands of people, including students, farmers, senior citizens and those travelling for medical and commercial purposes.

While Chettipalayam railway station comes under the Salem Division, Kovilpalayam railway station is in the jurisdiction of the Palakkad Division.