Thirunallar Railway Station. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
Two months have passed since the Commissioner for Railway Safety (CRS), Southern Circle, Bengaluru, provided “authorization” for the operation of passenger trains in the Karaikal-Palalam section. However, the services still have to take off.
Given that freight trains started to operate on 23.5 km of electrified section since the beginning of June, passengers in the region want railways to start personal services without delay. The Karaikal-Poelalam railway line was originally built as a meter of the meter in the mid-1980s. It was reopened after a new track was laid through ThiroLar.
CRS inspected part of the 23rd and 24th May 27th “Permission” was granted to open the line for “public transport of passengers” and trains operation at a maximum speed of 75 km / h.
The freight service started on this section 11 June carrying coal from the port of Karaikal to Puduchathathram in the Cuddalore district. Although freight trains have been regularly running, car service services have been operated so far, so passengers in the region are irritated.
“Railway Administration should introduce passenger trains services with regard to the welfare of the travelers,” said V. Ramadass, Deputy Chairman of Thiro -Commerce. Thiruallar, who has Lord Saneeswara’s shrine, attracts a large number of devoted not only from Tamil Nadu but also from Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka on weekends. The Thiro -lar Railway Station is close to the temple. In the absence of Thirunallar train services, devoted buses or private vehicles are forced to go to the temple, Mr. Ramadass said.
Member of the Divisional Railway Consulting Committee used Tiruchi Division Railway VR Dhanaseelane that the Karaikal residents were looking for train services to Puduchherry of Karaikan because they were under control of the Union.
Railways can extend the Puduchherry-Villupuram passenger train to Karaikal via Cuddalore, Chidambarama, Mayiladuturai, Pheam and Thirunallar. The extension would prove to be beneficial, because many of the Karaikal Go to Puduchherry, where the General Consulate of France is placed for visa -related work. Many others go to Puduchherry for business and other work, said Mr. Dhanaseelane. In the absence of a train, the inhabitants of Karaikal must travel by bus, which takes about four hours to get to Puduchherry, he added.
‘Express the express train’
Mr. Dhanaseelane suggested that the interstate state of Villupuram-Tirupati has spread to Karaikal via Mayiladuthurai, Pheam and Thirunallar. This would be provided by travelers of passengers would be travelers.
Similarly, the extension of the service would provide Thirunallar connectivity to those who come from Andhra Pradesh and other parts of Tamil Nadu, Mr. Dhanaseelane said.
Railway officials said that the Tiruchi railway division handed over a request to the introduction of personal services in the Karaikal-Pelalam section. The Railway Council, the new Delhi, had to approve the commencement of personal services, the officials said.
Published – 29 July 2025 18:39
