However, a daily service from Chennai to Velankanni, a popular pilgrimage and tourist destination in the delta district, remains a distant dream.
The absence of a direct train from Chennai to Velankanni compels thousands of tourists and devotees to opt for buses and alternative modes of transportation during the summer vacation and festival seasons.
Although the southern railway officials said summer special trains to Velankanni will soon be announced, they remain tight-lipped on the introduction of regular daily service from Chennai. Regular visitors said crores of money was spent for the broad gauge conversion work to Velankanni, yet the section remains under utilised without a daily service from Chennai or other major destinations.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة May 01, 2024 من The New Indian Express.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.
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