RailEnquiry

Lack of adequate coaches among the reasons

There is no proposal to run summer specials during the current season on the Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR) line between Ooty and Mettupalayam, said the General Manager, Southern Railway, Rakesh Misra, while speaking to presspersons at Coonoor on Monday.Lack of adequate coaches was among the reasons.There was also no proposal to run additional trains between Coonoor and Mettupalayam or increase the number of coaches. After dusk it is risky to run trains on the sector due to the movement of wild elephants. To a question, he replied that though the NMR is uneconomical, it will not be closed. It has been recognised as a World Heritage Site. Hence, it will be maintained properly. Mr. Misra inaugurated a touch screen facility which provides information about various trains and inspected different sections of the station.