Southern Railway General Manager inspects station redevelopment works at Madurai, Tirunelveli

Southern Railway General Manager R.N. Singh reviewed the on-going presumption redevelopment works astatine Tirunelveli, Virudhunagar, Madurai and Dindigul, successful Madurai Railway Division connected Wednesday.

Accompanied by elder railway officials, including Divisional Railway Manager Om Prakash Meena, Chief Administrative Officer (Construction) Sushil Kumar Maurya, and Chief Engineer (Construction) Sanjay Prasad Singh, inspected the buildings nether operation astatine those stations.

He besides inspected the ongoing operation of the sixth level astatine Tirunelveli railway station.

Station redevelopment enactment astatine Tirunelveli was underway astatine a outgo of ₹92.8 crore. The works see operation of caller East and West terminal buildings, a 12-metre-wide aerial concourse, escalators, lifts and staircases for level connectivity, improved circulating areas connected some sides, and broad level upgrades.

Sixty per cent of the enactment has been completed and the task is scheduled to beryllium completed by February 2026.

Virudhunagar presumption redevelopment works, astatine a outgo of ₹30.55 crore, has been instrumentality up nether Amrit Station Scheme. Works of operation of entranceway arch, compound wall, circulating country and roadworthy works, covered parking for two-wheelers and four-wheelers, façade and canopy, relocation of work buildings, and installation of the Integrated Passenger Information System person been completed.

Further, renovation of the concourse building, enactment for six-metre-wide foot-over-bridge with assistance facilities and canopy hold are successful progress. The enactment has been targeted for completion by March 2026.

Madurai

Madurai presumption redevelopment included caller terminal buildings astatine East and West entries, a 42-metre-wide aerial concourse, revamped FOB, a dedicated FOB for parcel movement, multilevel two-wheeler and four-wheeler parking facilities, covered walkways, skywalk and a subway to straight link the presumption with Periyar Bus Stand. The enactment has been taken up astatine a outgo of ₹347 crore, the connection said.

Multilevel two-wheeler parking astatine the East introduction and multilevel four-wheeler parking astatine the West introduction person been completed and opened for nationalist use. Work for different multilevel four-wheeler parking installation connected the North broadside of the East introduction is successful progress. The enactment would beryllium completed by November 2026.

Under the Amrit Station scheme, caller terminal gathering with booking office, waiting hall, canopy and facade would beryllium provided to Dindigul presumption nether Amrit presumption strategy astatine a outgo of ₹22.71 crore.

Besides, parking areas and circulating areas development, proviso of structure connected Platforms 1, 2 and 3, FOB with assistance facilities, roadworthy widening would beryllium completed by May 2026.

The General Manager besides conducted velocity proceedings betwixt Tirunelveli and Tiruchi.