Kozhikode: The passengers' forums of the city have alleged that the railway officials do not give tickets for the Jan Shatabdi train from Shornur to Kozhikode, though the majority of seats are vacant.
On many days, most of the coaches, including AC, remain vacant on the stretch though many passengers fail to get tickets, said the Confederation of All- India Rail Users' Association (CAIRUA) in a complaint forwarded to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and the authorities of Southern Railway.
According to the railway officials, the tickets might be sold out from other stations. But between Kozhikode and Shornur there is only one stop at Tirur, said Mr C.E. Chakkunni, acting chairman, CAIRUA."On May 4 we found most of the seats vacant in the train which was supposed to reach Kozhikode by 11. 40 a.m. After Jan Shatabdi, the next train towards northern side is Parasuram after two-and-a-half hours, he pointed out.
This causes much revenue loss to the railways as well as hardship to the passengers, the organisation said.
