Archive · 25 Jun 2025
Mangaluru Rail Users Seek Action on Pending Demands
People who take the train in Mangaluru want the railway to improve things.
They've asked for better train cars, staff who speak local languages, and more shelters.
The railway is working on some of these things, like making sure they can fix the new types of train cars.
They are also trying to get new train routes approved.
Some projects are waiting for the okay from higher-up railway authorities, and others are being looked at based on how many people are using the trains.
The railway is listening to the passengers' requests and trying to make traveling by train safer and more comfortable.
The Dakshina Kannada District Railway Passengers’ Committee is urging action on service and infrastructure demands at Mangaluru Central Station.
Officials confirmed LHB coach maintenance facilities exist but platform-track gaps require yard remodelling.
The committee seeks local language speakers for IRCTC stalls and the upgrading of key train services.
The Mangaluru–Rameswaram train service is approved, awaiting operational orders.
Resumption of the Navajeevan Express and additional coaches are pending or under review.
- Who
- Dakshina Kannada District Railway Passengers’ Committee, Southern Railway, Railway Board.
- What
- The Dakshina Kannada District Railway Passengers’ Committee is urging the Southern Railway and the Railway Board to address service and infrastructure demands.
- When
- Ongoing, with specific actions pending.
- Where
- Mangaluru Central Railway Station and surrounding areas.
- Why
- To improve passenger experience and safety in the coastal rail corridor.
Passenger Committee Demands
Railway Authority Response
Platform and Track
Passenger Committee Demands
Platform-track gap needs urgent attention.
Railway Authority Response
Requires yard remodelling for a permanent solution due to infrastructural limitations.
Local Language Speakers
Passenger Committee Demands
Need to prioritize recruitment of local staff conversant in Kannada and Tulu for IRCTC stalls.
Railway Authority Response
Contracts are awarded through a centralized tendering process, but preference to local-language speakers will be given where possible.
- Committee
- Dakshina Kannada District Railway Passengers’ Committee
- Location
- Mangaluru Central Railway Station
- LHB Coach Maintenance
- Facilities operational
- IRCTC Lounge Request
- Forwarded to authorities
- Train Service Approval
- Mangaluru–Rameswaram train
- Navajeevan Express
- Resumption pending