‘Track maintenance works during festival season disrupts holiday travel plans’
Passengers are expressing frustration over Indian Railways' decision to conduct track maintenance during the peak Navaratri and Dasara festival season. The maintenance work has led to significant delays and cancellations of train services between Bengaluru, Mangaluru, and Karwar.
Why it matters
Infrastructure maintenance is necessary for safety, but scheduling it during peak travel periods causes significant economic and personal disruption for commuters.
‘Track maintenance works during festival season disrupts holiday travel plans’ left As per the KRCL notification, Madgaon-Mangaluru Central Passenger would have a 90-minute delayed start on October 16 and 18 and 160 minutes on October 20. ANIL KUMAR SASTRY ANIL KUMAR SASTRY https://th-i.thgim.com/public/news/cities/Mangalore/lfn0e9/article71588257.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/IMG_20261015_181450.jpg Passengers want the Railways to avoid scheduling maintenance works during major festivals to mitigate avoidable inconvenience to thousands MANGALURU The track maintenance works undertaken by the Indian Railways during the festive season are leading to cancellation/rescheduling of trains and, in turn, affecting holiday travel plans, alleged passengers.
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