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MANGALURU: Introduction of bi-weekly Antyodaya Express from Kochuveli to Mangaluru Junction from June 9 has not exactly left train users in this coastal city thrilled. Currently, all five express trains towards Kerala including the unreserved coaches are going jam-packed, he said. The bi-weekly train will give these travelers an option to travel in relative comfort, he said, adding this particular train was mentioned in the All India Railway Time Table in November 2017. Given this scenario, Indian Railway should give priority to fulfilling aspirations of people of Mangaluru, Anil contended. The reason for their angst is what rail user organisations such as Paschima Karavali Railway Yatri Abhivruddhi Samiti feel is violation of aspirations of people of this coastal city..