A petition has been filed before the State Human Rights Commission seeking a directive to the Southern Railway to provide sufficient coaches on the Alappuzha - Ernakulam MEMU train (No. The petition also sought a directive to reschedule the Kayamkulam - Ernakulam passenger train (No. According to them, the MEMU was introduced in place of a morning passenger train. While the passenger train had 16 coaches, the MEMU has only 12 coaches. As the MEMU train is already overcrowded, there is a need to introduce more coaches or alternative trains.

Source: The Hindu November 17, 2019 16:30 UTC