Summary:
more-inHundreds of passengers were stranded at the Kozhikode railway station following the unexpected cancellation of train services on the Mangaluru-Thiruvananthapuram route on Thursday and Friday. While a few passengers from outside the State found safe accommodation in the city with the help of friends and relatives, a majority were forced to stay at the railway station. A three-member family from Pune, stranded at the Kozhikode railway station, said that it was depressing that they could find no way out. Though some passengers tried to hire taxis to Thiruvananthapuram and other places, taxi operators refused to ply in view of the inundated roads en route. “We were ready to rent a taxi from here to Thiruvananthapuram, but no one is ready to offer the service..