ICCIC welcomes announcement of New Trains benefitting Covai

Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Coimbatore (ICCIC) has welcomed the announcement of Southern Railway for introduction of 14 new trains and also extension of 12 trains in Tamil Nadu and Kerala for the year 2020-2021.

Among the new trains that S.Railways has announced, three will greatly benefit travelers to and from Coimbatore:  Tirunelveli-Coimbatore daily express, Coimbatore -Rameswaram overnight express and Coimbatore-Bengaluru overnight express. Continuous representation were made by the Chamber to the Ministry of Railways for running of these trains.

Coimbatore-Bengaluru overnight express will be useful for many people hailing from Coimbatore who are employed in I.T. industry in Bengaluru. Tirunelveli -Coimbatore daily express would be very beneficial for the traders to improve their business activities between these two Districts, the Chamber said.

“While we welcome the proposals of Southern Railways, we also would like to point out that there is no mention for renovation of Coimbatore Railway Junction, Extension of platforms at Peelamedu, Irugur, and Somanur Junctions. We appeal to the Railways to look into these issues in the coming days,” the Chamber’s President V.Lakshminarayanasamy requested the Government on behalf of the members and the people of Coimbatore.