The Ministry of Railways has approved the stoppage of the Kasaragod-Thiruvananthapuram Vande Bharat Express at Chengannur.

Union Minister V Muraleedharan announced the development in a Facebook post on Friday. He said the upcoming Sabarimala season was taken into consideration in approving the stoppage at Chengannur.

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According to a Ministry of Railways update, the stoppage will start at "an early convenient date". The ministry has called for a 'close watch on the sale of tickets' at Chengannur to review the utilisation of the stoppage.

Union Minister Muraleedharan has claimed that the speedy allocation of a stop at Chengannur was made possibly on the request made by the Alappuzha district unit of the BJP. "I thank Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw for acting quickly," Muraleedharan said.

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However, shortly after the Vande Bharat was launched in Kerala on April 25, Kodikkunnil Suresh MP had raised the demand for stoppage at Chengannur.

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