Arakkonam railway station will be remodelled: Velu
Special Correspondent
ARAKKONAM: The Arakkonam railway station will be remodelled at a cost of Rs.13 crore, according to Union Minister of State for Railways R. Velu.
Talking to newspersons at the Anvardhikhanpettai railway station near here on Monday, Mr. Velu said that out of the Rs.13 crore, Rs.7 crore had been allotted for the extension of all the five platforms to accommodate 24-coach trains, and Rs.6 crore for improvement of passenger amenities.
The tracks and platforms had a lot of curves. These would be straightened. The height of the platforms would be raised. The works, which had been approved, would be started soon.
Mr. Velu said the road around the Arakkonam railway station and the side road would be upgraded. The passenger reservation service centre and rest rooms would be modernised. Touch-screen kiosks and coach identification boards would be provided. A sum of Rs.60 lakh has been allotted for the extension of the platform in the Anvardhikhanpettai railway station. Besides, drinking water facility would be provided by digging a borewell and installing an electric motor pump at a cost of Rs.1.5 lakh at the station.
The first platform would be extended to 120 metres at a cost of Rs.5 lakh while a passenger shelter would be provided for the second platform at a cost of Rs.7.5 lakh, he said.
Aluminium coaches
The Minister said the Railways proposed to introduce aluminium coaches for goods trains. They would weigh less than the iron coaches but could carry more laden weight.
The Railways had sanctioned road overbridges across railway tracks in all level-crossings in Tamil Nadu where the number of train vehicle units (the product of the number of trains passing through the level crossing and the number of road vehicles crossing the track at the level-crossing) was more than a lakh.
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