Nagapattinam MP seeks introduction of passenger services on the newly constructed Karaikal - Peralam BG line

Nagapattinam Lok Sabha MP V. Selvaraj has appealed to the Tiruchi Railway Division to instrumentality steps to present rider bid services connected the recently constructed wide gauge enactment betwixt Karaikal and Peralam.

He suggested that an overnight explicit bid beryllium operated to Chennai connected this route.

This was among the big of demands putforth by Mr. Selvaraj successful a memorandum submitted to Divisional Railway Manager, Tiruchi, Balak Ram Negi present recently. The demands pertained to the Nagapattinam parliamentary constituency.

In the memorandum, Mr. Selvaraj said his constituency with 2 large territory office - Tiruvarur and Nagapattinam - did not person capable bid services. The constituency had galore pilgrim centres and comprised radical who were chiefly babelike connected agriculture too tiny artisans and traders.

He besides sought the instauration of a day-time explicit from Karaikudi to Chennai Egmore via Pattukottai, Tiruvarur and Mayiladuthurai.

Operation of an overnight explicit bid from Velankanni to Coimbatore via Tiruvarur and Thanjavur, instauration of a day-time explicit bid from Mannargudi to Chennai via Tiruvarur and Mayiladuthurai, cognition of an explicit bid from Karaikal to Tiruchendur via Thiruthuraipoondi and Karaikudi; hold of Punalur - Madurai explicit up to Karaikal and hold of Villupuram - Mayiladuthurai bid up to Agasthiyampalli were among his different demands.

Mr. Selvaraj besides urged the railway medication to expedite and commence astatine the earliest the way doubling enactment from Karaikal to Thanjavur and velocity up the ongoing overhead electrification works betwixt Tiruvarur and Karaikudi.