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The Southern Railway re-opened a British-era subway successful Arakkonam municipality for nationalist usage connected Tuesday, sparing motorists a detour of astatine slightest 10 km.
Built successful 1865 by the past Madras Railway, the subway was closed for much than a period to facilitate the laying of 2 further railway tracks for explicit trains.
The brick-and-mortar operation connects the bluish and confederate parts of the town, with lodging colonies located connected 1 broadside and a autobus terminus, authorities taluk hospital, trading area, and schools connected the other. “We person besides de-silted the existing constrictive stormwater drains adjacent the subway to forestall inundation during rain. New LED lights were installed to guarantee the information of pedestrians astatine night,” G. Anandan, Commissioner, Arakkonam Municipality, told The Hindu.
“The subway is simply a lifeline for motorists, including those driving ambulances and autorickshaws carrying schoolhouse students. Efforts should beryllium made to widen the subway to let ample vehicles specified arsenic buses to usage the facility,” said F. Vinod, a motorist.
The 700-metre-long drain successful the subway has been connected to an irrigation tank, maintained by the Water Resources Department (WRD), adjacent the railway station. The full drain way betwixt the subway and the vessel is besides being readied by removing bushes and debris.
Railway officials said the full magnitude of the subway was extended by 9 metres to supply capable abstraction to laic a caller way supra the facility. Currently, the railway presumption has lone 2 tracks, connected which each explicit and suburban trains are operated. It results successful delays and halting of section trains adjacent the railway station.
Goods trains person a abstracted railway line. Two caller railway lines would facilitate the cognition of much trains, including long-distance ones, from Chennai. A program of enactment for further tracks, including the onshore required, information features, and signalling works, is being readied by the Southern Railway.
