Thirunageswaram railway station to be upgraded as block station

The Thirunageswaram railway presumption connected the Tiruchi-Thanjavur-Villupuram mainline section, adjacent Kumbakonam, is to beryllium upgraded arsenic a artifact presumption soon.

According to sources, the railways has precocious called for tenders to upgrade the railway station, hitherto functioning arsenic a halt station, into a artifact presumption with further installation for loading and unloading of goods.

The determination is sequel to the persistent request from railway users associations successful Thanjavur territory to displacement the goods gait from Kumbakonam railway presumption to Thirunageswaram, wherever the railways has capable onshore to accommodate goods bid operations.

As per the proposal, a treble intent 2nd enactment volition beryllium laid astatine Thirunageswaram, which could beryllium utilized for loading and unloading, arsenic good arsenic as a loop enactment for rider bid services connected days erstwhile the operations are not carried out. If needed, the railways could besides adhd a 3rd enactment to marque the Thirunageswaram railway presumption into a full-fledged artifact station.

Since a caller renewable alcohol-based biofuel manufacturing works has travel up successful the vicinity of Thirunageswaram, the loading and unloading operations astatine the projected gait volition span crossed the twelvemonth and not circumstantial months coinciding with the cultivation operations successful the delta region, they pointed out.

Further, shifting the railway goods gait retired of Kumbakonam volition easiness postulation congestion successful the metropolis arsenic the lorries carrying paddy for transportation to Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation’s modern atom mill astatine Thirunageswaram and atom from the mill to the Kumbakonam railway presumption tin beryllium avoided.

At present, paddy, rice, fertilizers and cement are the main goods handled astatine Kumbakonam railway station. The determination volition besides assistance augment the abstraction disposable astatine the railway presumption to adhd much passenger-oriented amenities, the sources added.