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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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  Railway Board has approved  the restoration of the following Unreserved Express           MEMU/DEMU  Specials as detailed below with revised timings :-

1.Train No. 06797 / 06798 Palakkad Jn – Ernakulam Jn- Palakkad Jn  Unreserved Express MEMU Special 6 Days in Week (Except Tuesdays)  trains

Train No. 06797 Palakkad Jn – Ernakulam Jn  Unreserved Express MEMU Special 6 days in Week (Except Tuesday) train will leave Palakkad Jn  at 07.20 hrs o­n and from 15^th December, 2021 and reach Ernakulam Jn  at 11.15 hrs, the same day.

In return direction, Train No. 06798 Ernakulam Jn – Palakkad Jn Unreserved Express MEMU Special train will leave Ernakulam Jn   at 14.45 hrs o­n and from 15^th December, 2021 and reach Palakkad at 19.00 hrs, the same day.

Composition: 2- Motor Cars and 6- Trolley Cars (8 Car MEMU)

The details of timings and stoppages of  Train No. 06797 / 06798 Palakkad Jn – Ernakulam Jn- Palakkad Jn  Unreserved Express MEMU Special trains are as follows: (Timings in hours)

2.Train No. 06889 / 06890 Tiruchchirappalli – Tiruppadirippuliyur – Tiruchchirappalli Jn  Daily Unreserved Express DEMU Special   trains

Train No. 06889 Tiruppadirippuliyur – Tiruchchirappalli Jn Daily Unreserved Express DEMU Special train will leave Tiruppadirippuliyur at 06.00 hrs o­n and from 15^th December, 2021 and reach Tiruchchirappalli  at 10.45 hrs, the same day.

In return direction, Train No. 06890 Tiruchchirappalli Jn - Tiruppadirippuliyur Unreserved Express DEMU Special train will leave Tiruchchirappalli   at 15.45 hrs o­n and from 16^th<