At Kovilpatti railway station, the Tatgal ticket issuing area has become a problem for passengers as the railway staff do not know any language other than Hindi, tamil and English.
The railway station operating at Kovilpatti in Thoothukudi district is one of the most profitable railway stations in the madurai railway sector. Not only the people of Kovilpatti and its surrounding area but also the people of 4 districts like Thoothukudi, Nellai district, Virudhunagar district and tenkasi district are using Kovilpatti railway station. Especially, Kovilpatti railway station is earning more income from train passenger fares. Thus, only one counter is functioning for reservation and unreserved tickets at the highly frequented railway station. It is said that no action was taken despite repeated insistence on the demand to increase it. Apart from this, only one counter is staffed by employees from the northern state.
In this case, as usual, the employee from North State was at the counter. It is said that he does not know any language other than tamil, english and Hindi. Since he only knows Hindi, the employee who came to buy tickets and those who came to pre-register tickets through Tatkal was not able to understand the information given, the employee not only felt pity, but also said that only if he spoke in Hindi, he would be able to give tickets quickly, otherwise he would give them slowly.
