DRM hoists national flag in Madurai
Raillway Protection Force (RPF) personnel and Railway School students, Scouts and Guides presented a guard of honour.
Speaking on the occasion, the DRM said that Madurai Railway Division has achieved 9.1% growth in the total revenue till July in the financial year 2025-26 in comparison to the corresponding period in the previous year. While the revenue in the current year is ₹451.76 crore, it was ₹414.05 crore last year.
This revenue comprises ₹289.88 crore from passenger earnings, ₹129.82 crore from freight, ₹19.91 crore from other coaching, and ₹12.15 crore from sundries, with 16.63 million (166.3 Lakh) passengers transported during the period.
After operating 10,170 Mail and Express trains, the division has achieved punctuality of 97.97%. The division has also operated 6,931 unreserved passenger and Train-on-Demand services.
The DRM said that the speed of goods trains in the current financial year, including stabling and yarding, currently stood at 37.37 kmph, which is the highest among all divisions in Indian Railways.
For the second consecutive year, the division has crossed the 3 million tonnes mark in 2024–25, recording a total loading of 3.01 MT. The division also exceeded loading target of 1.025 tonnes, achieving 1.0854 tonnes, marking a growth of 5.93%.
The division has done Complete Track Renewal over 29.88 km and deep screening of 77.20 km of plain track. Deep screening of 20 points and crossings, and carrying out Ultrasonic Flaw Detection testing of rails and welds across 1,337 km of track, Mr. Om Prakash said.
On the safety front, interlocking of eight more level crossing gates have been done in 2025. With this, 319 LC gates have been interlocked and 25 gates have been equipped with electrically operated lifting barriers and emergency sliding booms, ensuring quick and effortless operation during both routine and emergency situations, the DRM said.
Redevelopment of Madurai Junction and Rameswaram stations is in progress at a cost of ₹347.47 crore and ₹90.20 crore respectively .
Further Tirunelveli Junction would be redeveloped at a cost of ₹92.8 crore.
Additional Divisional Railway Manager Shri L.N. Rao and Chief Project Manager, Gati Sakthi Unit, K. Harikumar were present.
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