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Blog Entry# 991151
Posted: Feb 11 2014 (07:26)

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Feb 10 2014 (22:43)   Railway Minister Mallikarjun Kharge to announce several new trains on February 12
 

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NEW DELHI: Faced with revenue shortfall, Railway Minister Mallikarjun Kharge is likely to refrain from announcing many populist measures in the interim budget on February 12.However,...

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Feb 11 2014 (07:26)
MSRINIVASANME~   4761 blog posts
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The Honorable Minister for Railways,New Delhi.
Sir,
I request that all our District MP/MLA/MUNICIPAL and TOWN PT Chairmans may be demanded more and more Railway infrastructures for all our district with my demand and in addition to the specific Railway infrastructures demands for their jurisdiction.
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Honorable Sir,

Honorable Minister.Sasi Tharur frequently contact the Railway Minister and Railway Board and made genuine demand for his Home Constituency and Kerala State and send frequent remainders.
Likewise our Congress Central Ministers should contact Railway Minister for Railway Project and improving the Existing Facilities for their Home Constituency and Tamilnadu State and Pondy UT.
I personally request the under mentioned Railway Facilities for the people of Tamilnadu.
I humbly request all the Central Ministers / MPs of TN and Pondy should demand the undermentioned Railway Facilities along with other demands etc to the Railway Minister and Railway Board and SR for the benefit of TN and Pondy people...
1)New Trains to be introduced..
a) Pamban Centenary Weekly/Bi-Weekly Expresses from Rameswaram as Vivek Centenary Expresses .
1) Rameswaram-Jammu
2) Rameswaram-New Tinusukia
3) Rameswaram- Okha
4) Rameswaram-Vascodagama via Kongan
b)Other New Express Daily Trains
5) Thiruvananthapuram-Rameswaram via Nagercoil
6) Tiruvananthapuram-Karaikkal / Pondy Via Nagercoil
7) Nagercoil-Tiruathi via Namakkal,Salem,Katpadi
8) Madurai-Mangalore via Pollachi,Palakkad
9) Madurai-Earnakulam / Guruvayur via Pollachi,Palakkad
10) Madurai-Bangalore Inter-City
11) Senkottai-Chennai via Namakkal,Salem,Katpadi.
12) Tiruchi-Mumbai via Coimbatore and Konkan
13) Tiruchi-Mumbai via Yesvantpur ,Hubli, and Madgoan Konkan Route
14) Karaikkal-Mangalore / Earnakulam Via Dindugal,Pollachi and Palakkad.
15) New Delhi to Nagercoil Tri-Weekly via Kacheguda ,Bangalore,Salem,Namakkal,Karur and Madurai.
2) Extension of Trains
1) New Delhi -Chennai Tamilnadu Expresses to Madurai
2) Howrah-Chennai Coramandal Expresses to Trichy
3) Kacheguda -Bangalore expresses to Madurai / Trichy.
4) Hyderabad-Chennai Expresses to Pondicherry.
5) Howrah-Trichy Bi-Weekly to Shenkottai via Manamadurai and Virudhunagar
6) Veraval / Jodhpur / New Bhuj / Ahmadabad - PUNE Expresses to Madurai.
7) Chandigarh - Madurai Bi- Weekly to Shenkottai
8) Chennai-Madurai Vaigai to Sivakasi as Pallavan to Karaikkudi.
9) Among 3 Chennai - Coimbatore , each one to Mettupalayam / Pollachi / Shoranur.
3) Frequency to be increased
1) Mumbai LTT to Karaikkal via Chennai egmore to Daily
2) Mumbai to Madurai Weekly to Tri-Weekly
3) New Delhi-Coimbatore Kongu Tri-Weekly in the present route and Tri - Weekly via Konkan.
4) Chennai-Manamadurai bi weekly Silambu and bi-weekly special Manamadurai to Shenkottai to daily and merge this train.
5) Tirupathi- Pondicherry Weekly to Daily.
6) Okha- Thoothukkudi Weekly to Tri-Weekly.
4) New passenger Trains
1) Shenkottai-Salem
2) Karikkal - Salem / Coimbatore
3) Pondicherry- Erode via Viruthachalam and Salem
4) Madurai-Hosur via Namakkal and Salem
5) Villuppuram-Tirupathi via Thiruvannamalai,Katpadi and Pakala.
6) Dindugal- Shoranur via Pollachi and Palakkad
7) Tiruchi-Shoranur via Dindugal and Palakkad.
5) Terminal and Pit Line Facilities
a) Additional for Chennai Metro
1) Royapuram 2) St.Thomas Mount .3) Guindy ( Race course should be taken for terminal in swapping some area in outer Chennai ) 4) Korukkupettai / Thondaiyarpettai.5) Perambur
b) Pit Line in other Districts
!) Ennore ,Gummidipoondy ,Tiruvallur ,Vellore cantonement ,Tiruthani , Kanchipuram ,Tiruvannamalai,Marthandam,Shenkottai,Kovilpatti,Rajapalayam,Sivakasi,Pollachi,Nagapattinam,Karaikkal,Pondicherry,Tiruppur,Coimbatore,Hosur,Katpadi ,Palani and Kumbakonam.etc
6) Additional Stoppages to be provided

All Town Panchayat / Municipalities stations should be provided at-least one or two SF / Expresses .
Especially some of few TP / Municipalities . Thalaiyuthu , Thulukkapatti,Thirupparankundram,Thirumangalam ,Manapparai,Ulundurpettai ,Thiruvallur ( Dist HQs )
Gummidipoondi ,Ennore. etc.
Since it is election year people/ MLA/MP/ STATE / CENTRAL Ministers may demand for additional these possible stoppages and get success.
Some Expresses are stopped for 20 to30 minutes for crossing daily without official Commercial stoppages,but regular season ticket holders use that stoppages .One example.16339 Mumbai CST- Nagercoil Expresses ( 4 days per week ) stopped in Thirupparankundram Municipality ( Murugan Temple) and Thirumangalam Municipality ( sub-urban to Madurai) 20 TO 30 minutes for crossing for 2 Chennai bound trains regularly in each station.At-least sanction one minute official Commercial Stoppages for this trains.This kind of regular SF/Expresses stoppages may be provided official commercial Stoppages.
7) New Lines with short distances but benefit much more for that region may be participated by state by providing 50 % Project cost.
1) Chennai Central- Park station Ground level via canal providing Road Over Bridges in front of Central Terminal.
2)Tiruvannamalai-Jolarpettai Jn.
3) Dharmapuri - Morappur
4) Panrutti- Neyveli-Chidambaram.( NLC should share 50 % cost )
5) Tanjavore-Ariyalur-Perambalur -Attur..... etc...
8) Enviro Friendly Electrification .
All lines in SR have to be electrified for seamless operation.
Yours Sincerely ,
M.SRINIVASAN .M.E , Kovilpatti-628501.

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