Hyderabad: Malkajgiri citizens irked over non-stoppage of Express trains

Hyderabad: The non-stoppage of Express trains at Malkajgiri Railway Station is creating terrific problems to rail travelers. Vexed with the concern, the participants of Suburban Train Travelers Association and also a couple of citizens sent a memorandum to authorities ofSouth Central Railway asking for standstill of Express trains besides fundamental facilities like lift, lights and also a wall surface clock on the terminal properties.

The Malkajgiri terminal is among the greatest web traffic offering terminals in the north area of Hyderabad department. Earlier, around 10 share trains made use of to stop at the terminal. But currently, just 2 trains stop at the terminal consisting of the Kacheguda – Akola share and also Kacheguda -Visakhapatnam share trains. As the remainder of the trains do not quit right here, the travelers are compelled to choose personal transportation by paying even more dollars to get to either Kacheguda train terminal or Secunderabad train terminal.

“The lights provided earlier at the front of the station building are blocked by the huge advertisement board. There are three platforms at the station, but there is no lift, due to which passengers, particularly the senior citizens, are facing problems in climbing the staircase. It will be better if the officials of SCR along with GHMC removes the advertisement hoarding,” claimed Noor Ahmed, president of LT (lengthy train) & & MMTS,Suburban Train Travelers Association

He additionally claimed that for the last 2 years, they were asking for the authorities worried to quit the specific trains, standstill of Ajanta share, Repalle- Kacheguda Express trains at Malkajgiri terminal. As the trains were not quiting at the terminal, citizens were being compelled to board the train from Secunderabad or Kacheguda train terminals. Apart from this, given that electrification of track functions under MMTS stage II was finished lately, it will certainly be much better if they present MMTS and also mainline electric several devices (MEMU), he included.

“Before the Covid pandemic, the Ajanta express used to stop here. But now, it is not halting at the station, due to that we are forced to go to Secunderabad for boarding the train. It would be better if SCR begins the stoppage of Express trains as soon as possible,” claimed M Rohan, a local ofMalkajgiri