All the train used to halt at Sirkazhi railway station while it was being operated in the metre gauge line earlier. Their contention is that the non-stoppage of the same train now in the newly converted broad gauge line defies logic.
Sirkazhi being an important pilgrim spot in Nagapattinam district linking various other pilgrim spots such as Thiruvenkadu, one of the nine Navagraha sthalams; Thirunaangur, one of the Divya Desams; and Vaitheeswaran Koil, another Navagraha sthalam, the town that attracts a large number of devotees is a transit point even for tourist spots like Poompuhar.
A lot of fishermen from the coastal villages like Pazhayar and Pudupattinam situated a few kilometres away from Sirkazhi depend on rail for transportation of their catch.
And also Sirkazhi is an assembly constituency and a taluk headquarter with two panchayat unions
All residents feel that if the train were to stop at Sirkazhi they need not go all the way to Mayiladuthurai or Chidambaram to board the express train and also we are not asking for something new. What we seek from the railway authorities is continuation of the facility we had been enjoying over the years for the benefit of the general public, traders, devotees and fishermen.
Kindly do the needful for us
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