KOCHI: The demand for more trains from northern states is a familiar refrain in Kerala. However, the railways keeps turning a deaf ear to all the prayers. Due to the lack of trains, every year the Christmas holidayers from cities like Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai and Hyderabad are reduced to scrambling for seats, without any luck. The fact that the Sabarimala season coincides with the Christmas and New Year holidays only makes matters worse.
