Vasco MLA Krishna Salkar on Tuesday assured that trains, which have stopped arriving to Vasco due to technical issues, would resume shortly.
Speaking to reporters at Vasco, Salkar said inconvenience caused to commuters and businessmen, especially taximen, is short-term as safety of public is top priority.
“There is an issue with signals between Castle Rock and Vasco and this is why some trains have stopped arriving to Vasco. We have already written and requested railways authorities to restart the trains because this is the peak season.”
“They, however, explained that a train carries around 1,000 passengers and in case there is an issue with a signal and there is an accident, everyone will have to suffer and that they did not want to take a risk.”
“This is a dangerous situation and we cannot risk the lives of innocent people. Railways officials have said the work from Vasco is almost ready and trains will restart by Thursday,” said Salkar.
The Vasco MLA said he was mindful that many people make a living from these trains like businessmen, especially taxi operators.
“We, however, request them to be patient for a few days because safety of public is of first priority. We have already spoken to the DRM of Railways and they have assured that train services will start in two days and this will clear all issues of the businessmen and taxi operators,” said Salkar.
“Many have been confusing the reason to be double tracking but I want to inform that this stoppage of trains is presently for signalling issues only,” said Salkar.
