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The work roadworthy beneath Koodal Nagar roadworthy overbridge would beryllium relaid by the State Highways Department and thoroughfare lights connected the attack roadworthy to Koodal Nagar railway presumption would beryllium enactment up by the Madurai Corporation by December-end arsenic a prelude to efforts for providing stoppage for much trains astatine the station, said Madurai MP Su. Venkatesan.
After inspecting the railway presumption on with elder railway officials connected Tuesday, Mr. Venkatesan said rider patronage astatine the railway presumption was precise mediocre arsenic lone 5 rider trains stopped there.
“We privation the railway medication to supply stoppage to Pandian Express, Vaigai Express and Tiruchi — Thiruvananthapuram Intercity Express astatine Koodal Nagar,” helium said.
The MP said helium would gully the attraction of the Railway Board demanding further 12 bid stoppages astatine the railway station.
Stating that railway medication was readying the 4th terminal successful Chennai, helium said Koodal Nagar railway presumption should beryllium made the 2nd railway terminal successful Madurai to cater to the perceived request for railway services successful the adjacent 2 decades.
This was important for the improvement of railway services successful Madurai for which a batch of readying was required.
Stating that stoppage of trains astatine Koodal Nagar railway presumption would supply casual entree to radical surviving successful the bluish parts of the city, Mr. Venkatesan suggested that a caller attack roadworthy linking the railway presumption with Sellur would marque it further accessible.
A abstracted gathering with officials to sermon mentation of a maestro program to marque Koodal Nagar railway presumption the 2nd terminal would beryllium convened. The gathering would see treatment connected laying a bypass railway way for freight question betwixt Sholavandan and Tirumangalam.
“Diversion of goods trains distant from Madurai volition supply much abstraction for cognition of further trains,” helium said. The MP besides met representatives of Railar Nagar People’s Welfare Association, who demanded stoppage of much trains astatine Koodal Nagar.
Additional Divisional Railway Manager L.N. Rao, Senior Divisional Commercial Manager D.L. Ganesh, Senior Divisional Engineer (Central) V. Suriyamoorthy, Senior Divisional Operations Manager R. Siva, and Senior Divisional Electrical Engineer (General) Amal Sebastian were present.
