Voice of Telangana Railway

Kerala Express (12625/12626) must be given a halt at Mancherial(NSG-3). Railway officials often repeat the same line: “There is already a stop at a nearby station. Alternative trains are available. As per rules, a new halt cannot be provided.” They also say these rules apply uniformly across India. In practice, they do not. Look at the facts: In Andhra Pradesh, this train already stops at 6 stations. Among them: • Tirupati – Renigunta: about 10 km • Gudur – Nellore: about 38–39 km In Maharashtra: • Balharshah – Chandrapur: about 14 km, and the train stops at both. When the same halt is demanded at Mancherial, the reply is: “Ramagundam already has a halt.” The distance between Ramagundam and Mancherial is also about 14 km. Same distance. Same train. Same national policy. Yet in one place, a junction, district headquarters or pilgrimage town is treated as sufficient reason for a stop. In another place, the same reasons are used to reject the demand. Mancherial is not a minor wayside station. It is a district headquarters and 8th biggest city(M.corp) in Telangana. Several important trains already stop here. Still, this major Superfast train to Kerala has no halt. If Railway rules are truly applied equally, then just as stops were given at Tirupati–Renigunta and Balharshah–Chandrapur, Mancherial too should get at least an experimental halt. This is not a demand for special treatment. It is a demand for the same standard and the same fairness. @PMOIndia @narendramodi @AshwiniVaishnaw @kishanreddybjp @bandisanjay_bjp @RailMinIndia @gmscrailway @SCRailwayIndia @drmsecunderabad @SrDCMSC @vkgaddam @raghu_verabelli @BVenkateshNetha @rao_vijith #Mancherial #KeralaExpress #SouthCentralRailway #IndianRailways #HaltForMancherial