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Nagapattinum is the railway station nearest to Vailankanni, 11 kilometres away.
The CR authorities say they are actively considering the demand while devotees say the CR has not yet given them a positive response.
Charlie Rosario, a member of the Vailankanni Pilgrims Association (VPA), said, “Due to non-availability of a proper train service, pilgrims have to face problems in reaching the shrine. There is a demand from devotees for direct trains from Mumbai to Nagapattinam until the Vailankanni railway line is completed, as Nagapattinam Railway Station is only 11 km from the shrine. Our demand is being ignored by the CR.”
Incidentally, a project is under way to connect Vailankanni with the railway network.
On the request of devotees, Congress leader Gurudas Kamat had written to Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee, requesting her to provide a Mumbai-Nagapattinam train on August 26-27 and a train back to Mumbai on September 9-10. The VPA has also forwarded a petition to the Railway Minister and senior railway officers requesting a special train for the festival.
Recently, train services were provided from Mumbai to Pandharpur and Madgaon for Hindu pilgrims. Leslie Carvalho, a VPA member said, “So why can’t they give us a special train to Nagapattinam? This is injustice.”
When contacted, S Mudgerikar, Chief Public Relations Officer, CR, said, “CR is aware of their demand. It is under active consideration.”
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Hi iam savio rodrigues from bhayander Ok first of all i don't like travling in bus bcoz after chennai we have to take a bus to vailankani and it take 9hours to vailankani i belive buses r not safe and icase if ladies wants to go to toilet so that all so become very diffical And iam going in coming jan to vailankani and hope so it will at that time train journy is a safe journy So IT IS AN REQUEST TO CENTRAL RAILWAY FROM US THANKS U
As many mumbaikars wish to go to vellankanni there should be a direct train from mumbai to vellankanni if not atleat from tiruchirapalli. i hope that guage work at velannkanni should get completed before end of this year
INDIA HAS TAKE A TRIP TO THE MOON VIA THE CHANDRAHAAN AND SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE KONKAN RLY. AGAINST SO MANY ODDS.VAILANKANNI DEVI IS REVERRED AND WORSHIPPED BY ALL THE COMMUNITIES IN INDIA ALSO THE MUSLIMS SINCE HINDUS ARE WORSHIPPING N RESPECTING ALL RELIGIONS. C.RLY AND S.RLY SHOULD JOINTLY WORK TOWARDS DIRECT TRAIN TO VAILANKANNI SOONEST FOR CHRISTIAN IN GENERAL AND OTHERS IN PARTICULAR.CHRISTIANS BY THEIR REASONABLE POPULATION HAVE CONTRIBUTED MANIFOLD/FOUR FOLD TO OUR MOTHERLAND PROGRESS AND PROSPERITY EULOGISING CHRISTIANS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE NATION WILL BE INADEQUATE. A NATION BUILDING COMMUNITY.INDIAN RLYS. CAN DO A SMALL BIT FOR INDIAN CHRISTIANS.
this train should to started on regular bases once in a week.