Passenger trains through Tiruvarur-Karaikudi section proposed
The Hindu
Proposals for the introduction of three long-distance express train services through the Tiruvarur-Karaikudi section has been mooted and forwarded to the Southern Railway headquarters by the Tiruchi R
Proposals for the introduction of three long-distance express train services through the Tiruvarur-Karaikudi section has been mooted and forwarded to the Southern Railway headquarters by the Tiruchi Railway Division.
Sources said division officials have suggested the revival of erstwhile “Kamban Express” (presently being operated from Chennai Egmore to Karaikal via Tiruvarur and Nagapattinam with a few passenger coaches detaching at Nagapattinam to proceed to Vailankanni) as a new express service from Tambaram to Karaikudi on daily basis, a tri-weekly express service between Tambaram and Sengottai and a bi-weekly express service between Ernakulam and Vailankanni through the newly laid broad gauge section between Tiruvarur and Karaikudi.