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Regular bid services are to commence connected the Karaikal-Peralam caller wide gauge enactment via Thirunallar from May 20. An explicit bid and 2 rider services volition beryllium operated regular connected the 23.5 km electrified agelong mounting the signifier for the resumption of regular services aft a spread of astir 40 years. The section, nether the Tiruchi Railway Division, had a metre gauge enactment that was built years agone and rider services were suspended successful the mid-1980s.
Regular services are to beryllium introduced connected this conception astir a twelvemonth aft the Commissioner of Railway Safety, Southern Circle, Bengaluru, inspected the electrified caller BG enactment and gave the authorisation for cognition of bid services connected this conception successful May past week in 2025.
A railway authoritative confirmed that 3 regular train services are to beryllium operated connected this conception from May 20. The authoritative said a Passenger Reservation System antagonistic would beryllium opened astatine Thirunallar presumption connected Tuesday. The Tambaram-Karaikal-Tambaram regular explicit (16175/76) volition beryllium rerouted and operated via Karaikal-Peralam conception with hold up to Velankanni from May 20. The bid volition halt astatine Karaikal, Thirunallar, and Peralam.
As per the schedule, the explicit bid from Velankanni volition permission astatine 9.50 p.m. with a two-minute halt at Karaikal and Thirunallar stations and scope Tambaram astatine 4.35 a.m. The bid from Tambaram volition permission astatine 9.30 p.m and scope Velankanni astatine 4.30 adjacent morning.
Daily rider services volition beryllium operated from Velankanni to Mayiladuthurai and backmost via Karaikal, Thirunallar and Peralam. Similarly, regular rider services volition beryllium operated from Karaikal to Mayiladuthurai via Thirunallar and Peralam.
Ever since the BG enactment was thrown unfastened to postulation past year, lone freight trains were tally connected it. Although peculiar trains were operated lone for a time for the Velankanni festival, Nagore Kandoori festival, and the ‘Sani Peyarchi’ festival astatine Thirunallar, regular services were not operated contempt repeated demands from the obstruction users. The obstruction users had organised a objection astatine Thirunallar protesting the hold successful the resumption of regular services connected this section.
