The bi-weekly Madurai-Tirupati Express will halt at Mayiladuthurai from July 1, the Southern Railway has informed the First Bench of the Madras High Court on Wednesday.

 

The submission was in response to a public interest writ plea from advocate K Rajendran, president of Social Action Team in Mayiladuthurai. The petition prayed for a direction to the Southern Railway to halt the train at Mayiladuthurai and to issue tickets to the public at the station and to retain the running of the train as it prevailed during the meter gauge period.

 

After the filing of the writ petition, the Southern Railway issued a notification on June 7 last stating that the Railway Board had approved stoppage of the Madurai-Tirupathi train (both directions) at Tiruvannamalai, Chidambaram, Sirkazhi, Mayiladuthurai, Kumbakonam and Kodaikanal Road from July 1 for six months on experimental basis.

 

In view of the notification, the writ petition is disposed of the Bench of Chief Justice MY Eqbal and Justice TS Sivagnanam said.