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As approved by the Railway Board, the following MEMU Unreserved Express specials will resume services as detailed below.

1. Train No. 06721 / 06722 Chennai Beach – Melmaruvathur – Chennai Central MEMU Unreserved Express Specials  

Train No. 06721 Chennai Beach – Melmaruvathur MEMU Unreserved Express Special will leave Chennai Beach at 08.49 hrs o­n and from 27^th June, 2022 o­nwards and reach Melmaruvahru at 11.10 hrs the same day.

In the return direction, Train No. 06722 Melmaruvathur – Chennai Beach MEMU Unreserved Express Special will leave Melmaruvathur at 15.10 hrs o­n and from 27^th June, 2022 o­nwards and reach Chennai Beach at 17.53 hrs the same day.

Stoppages in both directions:

 Chennai Fort, Chennai Park, Chennai Egmore, Chennai Chetpet, Nungambakkam, Kodambakkam, Mambalam, Saidapet, Guindy, St. Thomas Mount, Palvanthangal, Minambakkam, Tirusulam, Pallavaram, Chromepet, Tambaram Sanatorium, Tambaram, Perungalathur, Vandalur, Urappakkam (H), Guduvancheri, Potheri (H), Kattangulathur, Maraimalai Nagar Kamarajar (H), Singaperumal Koil, Penavur (H), Chengalpattu Jn, Ottivakkam, Karunguzhi and  Madurantakam.

2. Train No. 06725 / 06726 Melmaruvathur – Villupuram Junction – Melmaruvathur MEMU Unreserved Express Specials 

Train No. 06725 Melmaruvathur – Villupuram Junction MEMU Unreserved Express Special will leave Melmaruvathur at 11.15 hrs o­n and from 27^th June, 2022 o­nwards and reach Villupuram at 12.55 hrs the same day.

In the return direction, Train No. 06726 Villupuram Junction - Melmaruvathur MEMU Unreserved Express Special will leave Villupuram Junction at 13.45 hrs o­n and from 27^th June, 2022 o­nwards and reach Melmaruvathur at 15.00 hrs the same day.

Stoppages in both directions:  Archarapakkam (H), Tozhuppedu, Tindivanam and Vikravandi.

Train No. 06725 Melmaruvathur – Villupuram Junction MEMU Unreserved Express Special will also have stoppage at Perani.

Train No. 06726 Villupuram Junction - Melmaruvathur MEMU Unreserved Express Special will also have stoppage at Mailam.

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Renewed thrust for Rail Infrastructural projects in Tamil Nadu

Substantial Increase in Budget Grant for Railways in Tamil Nadu in the last 8 years

Four-fold increase in Railways’ Outlay for Tamil Nadu in 2022-23

The state of Tamil Nadu is witnessing a new era in rail development with various infrastructural projects like Doubling, tripling, Gauge conversion and electrification being executed at a faster pace.   The annual budgetary outlay for Railways in the state of Tamil Nadu for the financial year 2022-23 is Rs.3865 crores.  In comparison to the annual outlay of FY 2014-15, the outlay of the current financial year 2022-23 has increased four-fold.  There is also an increase in the current financial year’s outlay by 67% when compared with the average outlay for the last eight years, i.e. 2014 to 2022. 

The following infrastructural projects were completed and commissioned in the state of Tamil Nadu in the last 8 years (since 2014):

Gauge Conversion

400 Km of Gauge conversion projects have been completed and commissioned in Tamil Nadu during the 8 year period from 2014-2022.  This includes the Gauge conversion of Palani – Pollachi – Palakkad Town (116.66 Km), Sengottai-New Aryankavu (19.11 Km), Pollachi-Podanur (39.79 Km), Thiruvarur–Tiruturaipundi- Pattukottai- Karaikkudi (149 Km) and Madurai – Teni (75 Km) sections.

Doubling/Tripling/Quadrupling of Tracks

A total of 639.22 Km of Doubling, Tripling & Quadrupling works have been completed in Tamil Nadu during the 8 year period from 2014-2022.

Average Doubling/Tripling/Quadrupling of Railway lines completed during 2014-22 is 80 Kms.

The doubling projects completed during the 8-year period were:

The tripling, quadrupling and other multi-tracking projects completed during the 8-year period were:-

Fast track Electrification

Electrification of railway lines paves the way for environmental- friendly transportation, cutting of energy costs besides facilitating seamless connectivity and faster travel.  Indian Railways is marching ahead in its ambitious mission to achieve 100% electrification of the entire railway network by 2023.  Taking Mission 2023 forward, Southern Railway has completed electrification of over 82% of its network so far.  In the state of Tamil Nadu, 1664 route kilometers of railway tracks have been electrified during the 8-year period from 2014-2022.  This is an increase of 170% when compared to the electrification projects completed during 2009-2014. 

The electrification projects completed during the 8 year period from 2014 to 2022 in Tamil Nadu were:-

lVillupuram-Katpadi(150km),

lVirudunagar-Tuticorin&Tirunelveli(145km),

lCoimbatore North - Mettupalayam (33 km),

lErode-Karur-Tiruchchirappalli(140km),

lKarur-Dindigul(71km),

lSalem-Karur (83.45 km),

lVillupuram-CuddalorePortJn.(47.70km),

lTiruchchirappalli-Thanjavur(45.14km),

lArakkonam-TakkolamDetourline(11.29km),

lThanjavur -Thiruvarur (54.06 km),

lCuddalorePort-Thiruvarur(114km),

lThiruchchirappalliTown-GoldenRockbypass(2.07km),

lThiruvarur - Nagore (31.87 km),

lMayiladuturai -Thanjavur (68 km),

lVriddhachalam-CuddalorePort(55.48km),

lNidamangalam-Mannargudi(13.98km),

lPollachi - Podanur (41.22 km),

lMadurai - Manamadurai (47.54 km),

lSalem-Attur-Vriddhachalam(136km),

lManamadurai - Ramanathapuram (60.67 km),

lTiruchchirappalli-Pudukottai-Karaikkudi(89.13km),

lPalani - Pollachi - Muthalamada (84.4 km)

lManamadurai-Virudhunagar(63.22km).

In line with the robust policies of Govt.of India, Railways focus o­n expeditious completion of infrastructural projects and electrification, marching ahead in its objective to attain self-sufficiency.

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