It’s a happy news that Prathidhwani executive member Mr. Shiva Shankar ( Allianz Cornhill) selected for the Railway Users Consultative Committee(DRUCC) of Southern railway. It’s a great recognition for Prathidhwani (Socio-Cultural Organisation of Technopark Employees) as we entered into an official committee of Indian Railway. Same time we think it’s a vigilant responsibility too. Thanks for Divisional Railway Manager Mr. Sunil Bajpai for fulfilling your assurance during last meeting with Prathidhwani members in July 2014. First committee of Railway Users Consultative Committee(DRUCC) will be held on Tuesday, 18th Nov 2014 at 11am at DRM’s office. We planned to raise technopark employees concerns and demands in this meeting. We are attaching the present demands raised by Prathidhwani and please send email ( technopark.prathidhwani@gmail.com) or give a call to Shiva Shankar ( 9995908630) if anything more to be included into the present demands. Please see more news on prathidhwani’s intervention in more stops and facilities for Kazhakoottam railway station http://www.prathidhwani.org/news/technopark-news/stoppage-for-more-trains-at-kazhakoottam-railway-stattion-team-prathidhwani-visited-drm/ http://www.prathidhwani.org/?s=railway Please the request given to DRM on 17th July 2014 To Sri.Sunil Bajpai Divisional Railway Manager Southern Railway, Thiruvananthapuram Division Dear Sir, Sub : More train stops to Kazhakoottam station and ticket reservation counter in Technopark This is a gentle reminder to draw your attention to the necessity of more train stops at Kazhakoottam Railway station. Technopark hosts over 290 IT and ITES companies employing over 45,000 IT professionals at present. TCS, Infosys, UST Global are about to complete their new huge buildings and around 25000 professionals will be added to current strength in near future. Not adding the importance of VSSC, Kinfra, educational institutions, hospitals and other organisations nearby Kazhakoottam railway station. We, Prathidhwani – Socio Cultural organization of Technopark is a very young organization in Technopark, started in April 2012. We submitted our suggestion request with signatures to Rajesh Agarwal Sir during March 2013. Also as part of our technopark short film festival – ‘Qisa 2013’- we made one short film “Liberators” exclusively discussing the stop issue of Kazhakoottam railway station. Railway has been provided stoppage for seven express trains at the Kazhakuttam railway station from 25th Jan 2014 by considering the request from various sectors including technopark. We request to retain those 7 new stoppages as Kazhakoottam is an upcoming IT hub of India. We, PRATHIDHWANI had given a new representation to you on 31st Jan 2014 regarding more train stops. We request you to consider stops for below trains @ Kazhakoottam station.
- 16341/16342 - Trivandrum-Guruvayur Intercity Express
- 16382/16381 -Kanyakumari-Mumbai CAPE Mumbai Express
- 16604/16603 -Trivandrum-Mangalore Maveli Express
- 16315/16316 -Kochuveli -Bangalore Express
- 12258/12257 - Kochuveli-Yeshwanthpur Express
- 12624/12623 – Trivandrum –Chennai - Chennai Mail
- 12696/12695 – Trivandrum – Chennai - Chennai Express
- 12076/12075 -Trivandrum-Kozhikode JanShatabdi Express [Only on SUNDAY’s]
- 16302/16301 – Trivandrum – Shournur Venad Express [Only on SUNDAY’s]
