COIMBATORE: After an opening of 7 years, the Nilgiris Mountain Rail on Saturday reintroduced the direct train carrier from Mettupalayam to Ooty.
It was run as a weekend particular to clear the summer time rush. It will be operational each and every Saturday till June 29. Based on the response, the railways may consider extending the operations on weekdays.
It has been a protracted pending call for from vacationers and students from the plains to reintroduce the carrier.
Passengers otherwise should take the NMR till Coonoor and then trade trains to take any other train until Ooty. Managing trustee of heritage steam chariot accept as true with Ok Natarajan said, "During a visit to Coimbatore two months ago, divisional railway manager Subba Rao announced that the NMR service would either be extended till Ooty or a separate NMR special introduced and run from Mettupalayam till Ooty."
Last week, the railways had introduced a "Nilgiri" summer time particular between Mettupalayam and Ooty and return through the NMR phase. Tickets are priced at 1,100 forone-way top notch commute from Mettupalayam to Coonoor and 800 for 2nd elegance. The similar commute until Ooty will price 1,450 on top notch and 1,050 for 2nd elegance.
However, the associated fee does not appear to be a deterrent for vacationers. On the first day, Saturday, the train saw 96% of occupancy. "We have extended the Mettupalayam to Coonoor train until Ooty. We had 127 passengers against the capacity of 132," said a commentary from the Salem division.
The train with one top notch and two 2nd elegance coaches will leave Mettupalayam each and every Saturday at nine.10am and succeed in Ooty at 2.25pm. The similar train will leave Ooty at 11.25am each and every Sunday and succeed in Mettupalayam at four.20pm. It stops at Kallar, Hillgrove, Coonoor, Wellington, Aravankadu, Ketti and Lovedale.
The train which will be pulled from Mettupalayam to Coonoor through steam engine. At Coonoor, they are going to exchange the steam engine with a diesel engine, which can pull the train until Ooty.
The railways stopped running Mettupalayam to Ooty trains in 2012, due to constant breakdowns they confronted on the course due to locomotive problems, said Natarajan.
It was run as a weekend particular to clear the summer time rush. It will be operational each and every Saturday till June 29. Based on the response, the railways may consider extending the operations on weekdays.
It has been a protracted pending call for from vacationers and students from the plains to reintroduce the carrier.
Passengers otherwise should take the NMR till Coonoor and then trade trains to take any other train until Ooty. Managing trustee of heritage steam chariot accept as true with Ok Natarajan said, "During a visit to Coimbatore two months ago, divisional railway manager Subba Rao announced that the NMR service would either be extended till Ooty or a separate NMR special introduced and run from Mettupalayam till Ooty."
Last week, the railways had introduced a "Nilgiri" summer time particular between Mettupalayam and Ooty and return through the NMR phase. Tickets are priced at 1,100 forone-way top notch commute from Mettupalayam to Coonoor and 800 for 2nd elegance. The similar commute until Ooty will price 1,450 on top notch and 1,050 for 2nd elegance.
However, the associated fee does not appear to be a deterrent for vacationers. On the first day, Saturday, the train saw 96% of occupancy. "We have extended the Mettupalayam to Coonoor train until Ooty. We had 127 passengers against the capacity of 132," said a commentary from the Salem division.
The train with one top notch and two 2nd elegance coaches will leave Mettupalayam each and every Saturday at nine.10am and succeed in Ooty at 2.25pm. The similar train will leave Ooty at 11.25am each and every Sunday and succeed in Mettupalayam at four.20pm. It stops at Kallar, Hillgrove, Coonoor, Wellington, Aravankadu, Ketti and Lovedale.
The train which will be pulled from Mettupalayam to Coonoor through steam engine. At Coonoor, they are going to exchange the steam engine with a diesel engine, which can pull the train until Ooty.
The railways stopped running Mettupalayam to Ooty trains in 2012, due to constant breakdowns they confronted on the course due to locomotive problems, said Natarajan.
Mountain rail reintroduces direct services from Mettupalayam to Ooty
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