RAJAPALAYAM

Shri John Thomas, General Manager, Southern Railway conducted annual inspection at major and minor stations of Madurai Division and reviewed the Division’s performance.  Shri V.R. Lenin, Divisional Railway Manager of  Madurai Division, Principal Heads of Departments, other officers and staff accompanied the General Manager.

Shri John Thomas, inspected Sengottai railway station, RRI cabin and  inaugurated an exhibition by Mechanical/Signal/Safety departments at the station.  He also inspected Health unit, Rajbhasha digital library, Running room, Traffic level crossing gate and electrical substation.

In Tenkasi – Kadayanallur section, inspected Interlocked level crossing gate No.499 and Minor bridge No.284.

In  Pambakovil – Sankarankovil section inspected curve No.3 and Non-interlocked level crossing No.480.

In Sankarankovil – Rajapalayam section inspected major bridge No.151 and EB powerline crossing work.

At Rajapalayam, GM inspected railway station, railway colony also conducted speed trial between Rajapalayam and Virudhunagar section.

At Virudhunagar, GM  inspected railway station and TRD sub-station.

Shri John Thomas  also addressed the Press and Media at Sengottai Railway station and detailed about the developments taking place in Madurai Division and progress of various projects in the region.  General Manager interacted with Passenger Associations and commuters at various railway stations and received their representations.

During the course of inspection, General Manager declared cash awards to outstanding employees and distributed merit certificates o­n the spot.

The following special trains are run to clear extra rush o­n various sectors :-

T.NOS. 06043 / 06044 VILLUPURAM – SECUNDERABAD – VILLUPURAM SPECIAL FARE SPECIAL WEEKLY TRAINS 

With a composition of o­ne AC two tier coach, o­ne AC three tier coach, 7 Sleeper Class Coaches, 6 General Second Class Coaches and 2 Luggage cum Brake Vans, Train No.06043 Villupuram – Secunderabad Special Fare special train will leave Villupuram at 16.00 hrs o­n Wednesdays to reach Secunderabad at 08.25 hrs the next day. In the return direction, Train No.06044 Secunderabad – Villupuram Special will leave Secunderabad at 20.00 hrs o­n Thursdays to reach Villupuram at 14.00 hrs the next day. The trains will stop at Chengalpattu, Tambaram, Chennai Egmore, Sulurupetta, Nayudupetta, Gudur, Nellore, o­ngole, Chirala, Tenali, Guntur, Piduguralla, Miryalguda, and Nalgonda in both the directions.

The first service from Villupuram will be o­n 31^st July 2019 and the last service will be o­n 25^thSeptember 2019 ( Total 9 services)

The first service from Secunderabad will be o­n 1^st August 2019 and the last service will be o­n 26^th September 2019 ( Total 9 services)

SUVIDHA SPECIALS FROM TAMBARAM – TIRUNELVELI

3 services of Train No.82615 Suvidha specials from Tambaram to Tirunelveli will be run o­n 9^thAugust, 30^th August and o­n 6^th September 2019.

With a Composition o­ne AC 2-tier Coach, three AC 3-tier Coaches, 9 Sleeper Class Coaches, 6 General Second Class Coaches and 2 luggage cum brake vans, Train No.82615 will leave from Tambaram at 18.00 hrs o­n 9^th and 30^thAugust and 6^th September 2019 ( 3 services)to reach Tirunelveli at 10.00 hrs the next day. The Trains will have stoppages at Chengalpattu, Villupuram, Vriddhachalam, Tiruchchirappalli, Pudukottai, Karaikudi, Sivaganga, Mamamadurai, Arpukkottai, Virudhunagar, Sivakasi, Srivilliputhur, Rajapalayam, Pamban Kovil Sandy, Tenkasi, Pavur Chutram, Ambasamudram, Kallidaikurichi and Cheran Mahadevi.

Reservations for the above trains will open o­n 28^th July 2019 at 08.00 hrs.

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