Lok Sabha Pollachi MP K. Shanmuga Sundaram met the Chairman of the Railway Board V. K. Tripathi on the poor maintenance of Pollachi Junction after gauge conversion and to develop Podanur Junction.
In his letter, on Wednesday, the minister said to counter Coimbatore Junction traffic, Podanur must be expanded as a satellite station. He said the Pollachi Junction should be developed alongside Podanur Junction it caters to passengers of Pollachi, Anamalai, Valparai, Kinathukadavu, Udumalpet and Madathukulam.
Meanwhile, DMK minister A. Raja wrote to the Railways Minster Ashwini Vaishnaw regarding the revival of services from Mettupalayam and Coimbatore to Madurai, Rameshwaram, Tenkasi etc.
