Defunct escalator at Kovai railway station adds to passenger woes

COIMBATORE: The escalator for elderly and pregnant women passengers on platform numbers 1 and 2 at the Coimbatore railway station has been defunct, causing hardship to many.

Though railway officials claim that the passengers can use the lift facility, several passengers can’t use it at a time, and some are unaware of the facility.

Passengers also complained that an escalator at the exit point of platform number 1 is often under repair.