Mangalore Junction Still Lacks Adequate Infrastructure Facilities


Mangalore Junction Still Lacks Adequate Infrastructure Facilities

Daijiworld Media Network — Mangalore (CN)
Report: Melka Miyar, Pics: Prajwal Ukkuda

Mangalore, Jun 23: At one time, the mention of Kankanady railway station evoked images of stray animals, rail tracks littered with paper cups, poor infrastructure, and excreta—human and animal. However, the situation has changed since the station was renamed ‘Mangalore Junction’.

With a new name, the station is gearing up to become a full-fledged railway station. With three platforms, the station handles about 15 trains everyday including the ‘Rajdhani Express’ and ‘Gareeb Rath’. These trains do not pass through Mangalore central railway station. 



Tiles have been laid on the floor of the first platform and drinking water is also available here. Electronic information boards have been set up and a general waiting room has also been opened for the benefit of passengers. But there is no separate waiting room for women travelers here.

However, as this station is located about 10 kilometers away from the city, reaching it poses a challenge to passengers and this issue is yet to be addressed. Moreover, most of the trains pass by here during nighttime.

Since there are no direct buses from this railway station to Hampankatta, one has to wait till morning to reach the city. Otherwise, passengers have to shell out exorbitant amounts for taxis or rickshaws.

Meanwhile, the rickshaw drivers point out the hurdles they face when commuting to Mangalore junction railway station. They say that though the number of passengers using the station has increased in recent years, the roads which connect the station to National Highway 48 continue to be in a bad state of repair. Road blocks are a common feature on this route as a result of which many passengers have missed their trains, they lament.

Most trains which come from Mangalore central railway station stop here for about two minutes. But interestingly, the Matsyagandha Express, connecting Mangalore and Mumbai, has not been given a stop here. Railway officials have no answer to how this discrepancy has occurred.

Another disappointing factor associated with Mangalore junction railway station is that it seems to lack a local flavour since Hindi and Malayalam are the dominating languages here.

Authorities will have to address all these issues and more if they are to make Mangalore junction a railway station in the true sense of the term.

  

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  • Ron P Menon, Bangalore

    Mon, May 09 2011

    What is the need of a fight. mangalapuram is the name of this city in malayalam. The "malayala naadu" extends thru out the region revoked by parasurama as is said in the myths. Mangalapuram has been used in malayalam since time unknown. It means "the city of mangala devi" as is mangaluru in kannada. It s not that one fine day some mallu strtd calling it mangalapuram and others followed.

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  • Vignesh, Mangalore

    Tue, Mar 16 2010

    Hey Syed well no body is trying to teach anybody what people are trying to say is do not change the name of the place thats it... you dont even know the person and do not tell others to get a life dude.. you go get a life for yourself may be you lack one...

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  • Syed, Mangalore

    Wed, Mar 03 2010

    Who the heck are you to teach Malayalees what to call which place...We never demanded you dirty Mangloreans to call your "Mangana-ooru" as Mangalapuram. Instead of complaining these silly nonsense things, go get a life dude...

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  • Rose Marie Pinto, Mangalore/Mumbai

    Wed, Jun 25 2008

    The access road from the Railway Station (Mangalore Junction/ Kankanady) is pathetic. Will the BJP Government wake up and start their part of the job to arrange for bus facility to link this station with Hampankatta?

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  • Lilly Pinto, Mangalore

    Tue, Jun 24 2008

    Why should we call Mangalore as Manghalapuram - this is not a Kerala to Manghalapuram. It should called Mangalore. Mangalore is the place where you find mostly Mangaloreans .

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  • ruchir agarwal, mangalore

    Tue, Jun 24 2008

    One should see the Madgoa railway station and see how neat and clean with all modern facilitis.There is a proper pre paid auto/taxie counter, good hotels/logings,police outpost, cyber cafee and many other modern facilities

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  • Lancelot Norbert Tauro, Manglore - Doha qatar

    Tue, Jun 24 2008

    Railway authority shouldn't allow malaylees to call to MANGLHAAPURAM JUNG-Shun. IT's Mangalore Junction.

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  • Ancy Paladka, Mumbai

    Tue, Jun 24 2008

    Very important facility required at Mangalore Junction station is 1. Luggage keeping facility. 2.

    Dormitory and Room Lodging facility. If Mangalore Junction Railway station is extended upto Mangalore-Bantwal Highway lots of problems of the passengers will be solved because the rickshaw drivers are practically looting here.

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  • SATHISH VAS, MANGALORE/DUBAI

    Tue, Jun 24 2008

    I stand by the words what Ajay said.This was like a cow shed.Let me tell you my father was the first Area controller of Mangalore Station and during his period the station was kept clean.

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  • ajay, UK

    Mon, Jun 23 2008

    This junction has come a long way since I passed through it in 1999 when it was just a cowshed!Many years ago I had written in this paper with a suugestion to involve private players .I am sure many big private institutions including MRPL would come forward to develop this station if a request is made.Clean rest rooms,restaurant and a small shopping mall are the need of the hour .

    Besides these the road connecting the station to NH48 should be made 4 lane . Hope some of these suggestions would be taklen into consideration.Railways should try to arrange 24/7 bus service at atleast half hour intervals to the city.

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