Coimbatore: Days after the railway board made an announcement regarding operation of a train between Mettupalayam and Coimbatore with express unreserved booking, commuters urged the board not to increase the ticket price.
A statement from the Southern Railway said the board has permitted operation of a mainline electric multiple unit (Memu) special train between Mettupalayam and Coimbatore from March 15. The train, which would be operated on all days expect Sundays, will leave Mettupalayam at 8.20am and reach the Coimbatore Railway Junction at 9.05am. It will leave Coimbatore at 5.55pm and reach Mettupalayam at 6.40pm.
Before the lockdown, fares were equivalent to a passenger train, a railway official said. “But now there would be a slight increase in fare as the seats would be filled through express/mail unreserved booking system. We are yet to receive information regarding the exact fare structure.”