Use idle Mangaluru-Rameswaram express rake for more trains, MP tells Railways

Member of Parliament Capt. Brijesh Chowta has requested the Ministry of Railways to utilize idle train rakes in Mangaluru for new services. He suggests that the current downtime of the Mangaluru-Rameswaram express could be used to launch new routes to Bengaluru or Pune.
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As the new Linke-Hofmann-Busch (LHB) rake of the Mangaluru Central–Rameswaram weekly Express remains idle for five nights in Mangaluru, MP for Dakshina Kannada Capt. Brijesh Chowta has urged the Ministry of Railways to operate additional services from Mangaluru using the idle rake, thereby enhancing rail services for people in the region.
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