Southern Railway operates trains between Cities/Towns which are having Pit Line and Major Yard facilities.
Tamilnadu State Transport Corporation have so many Bus depot .Each taluk have one or two Bus depot.to operate buses in various routes with in state and inter state.
Tamilnadu state Cities/Towns need more and more Railway Pit Line from the Southern Railway to start and terminate trains .At-least every District should have a minimum one Major Yard/Pit Line .
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more... First phase i suggest Railway Pit Line for Marthandam,Shenkottai,Rajapalayam,Sivakasi,Pollach i,Nagapattinam,Karaikkal,Pondicherry,Tiruppur,Hosu r,Katpadi ,Gummidipoondi and Tiruthani to Start and Terminate Trains.
So necessary Railway PIT LINE have to be provided in this Corporation/Towns. The Concerned City Corporation / Municipality should provide necessary Free Land along the Railway Track near the Station premises in consultation with the District Authority or purchase Land from their own funds and handover to the RAILWAY for the Pit Line.Morever respective MPs should contribute MP DEVELOPMENT FUND for the Pit Line Project.
Moreover I Personally suggest that 20 % part of the Land in (near by Railway Track) the unused Pond / KANMOI / Pool / Reservoir may be utilized for providing the Pit Line and the balance 80% of the Pond/Kanmoi/Pool/Reservoir should be deepened for 1 to 2 meter with protective Concrete bund and so as the existing water carrying capacity of these reservoir s should not be decreased and increased by 25%.
In Tamilnadu so many Ponds/Reservoirs have been converted previously for various project and Construction of New Bus Stand by the Cities/Towns.
Only One example* Salem City New Bus Stand *.
So i suggest Only 2 Pit Line site ,* for Kovilpatti in Thoothukkudi District and Sivakasi in Virudhunagar District*.
In both towns on the Railway Track near by Reservoir s 20 % of the Land have to be utilized for the Railway Pit Line Project and the balance 80 % of the reservoir should be deepened by 1 to 2 meter and increased the present water retaining capacity by 20%.
Concerned MPs should be contributed from his MP Local DEVELOPMENT FUND for the Railway Pit Line Project.
After Pit Line construction so many Passengers, Expresses and SF Trains may be Started and Terminated from these Towns to other Towns/Cities in Tamilnadu and Long Distance Trains to the other States.
The train Passenger fares are always one third of the bus fare and ensured the cheapest transport facilities for the poor people with in the states Cities/Towns.