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The Hindu
27-05-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
Final Location Survey for doubling Tiruchi - Karur BG section apace
The Final Location Survey for doubling the Tiruchi - Karur broad gauge section is currently apace with the Southern Railway Construction Organisation carrying out the detailed exercise. The over 70-km electrified section is presently a single line stretch witnessing the operation of some inter-state express trains including those originating from the Tiruchi Railway Division as well besides movement freight trains. Railway sources said the alignment of the double line has been finalised as part of the survey which was approved by the Railway Board, New Delhi. The yard planning was in progress as part of the survey. The Southern Railway Construction Organisation has completed the hydrological study and the geo-technical study. The sources said the Final Location Survey was proceeding swiftly and the Southern Railway Construction Organisation plans to complete it in a couple of months. The Detailed Project Report for the doubling project would be prepared thereafter which would also contain the traffic study to ascertain the Rate of Return for the railways by executing the track doubling project. The Detailed Project Report would be forwarded to the Railway Board, New Delhi through the Southern Railway headquarters for obtaining sanction for the track doubling project and allocation of funds for its execution, the sources further said. The Tiruchi - Karur BG section witnesses daily movement of the Ernakulam - Karaikal - Ernakulam; Cuddalore Port - Mysuru - Cuddalore Port; Tambaram - Mangalore - Tambaram and Tiruchi - Palakkad - Tiruchi inter-state express trains besides operation of Mayiladuthurai - Salem - Mayiladuthurai express trains, Tiruchi - Karur and Tiruchi -Erode passenger trains every day. In addition to these, some freight trains are also operated on this section to various destinations.
The Hindu
13-05-2025
- General
- The Hindu
British built road overbridge near Tiruchi Fort station demolished
The British-era road overbridge above the broad gauge railway track near the Tiruchi Fort railway station was demolished by the Southern Railway Construction Organisation on Tuesday to build a new structure in its place. The Southern Railway Construction Organisation had obtained prior permission from the Southern Railway headquarters at Chennai to carry out the demolition work. The new bridge will come up above the Tiruchi - Karur electrified railway section. A line block and a power block for 15 hours was obtained by the Southern Railway Construction Organisation from the Tiruchi Railway Division well in advance to execute the task. The demolition work commenced in the morning as planned with a team of about 60 workers engaged in the task under the supervision of the Southern Railway Construction Organisation officials based at Tiruchi. The Divisional Railway Manager, Tiruchi M.S. Anbalagan inspected the work at the site. Constructed over 150 years ago, the road overbridge was strengthened in 1971, railway sources said. The road overbridge was demolished by using the hydraulic breaker method and the huge debris was cleared from the site of work by using backhoe loaders and heavy tipper type vehicles. A separate team of workers were engaged for debris clearing work later. The new bridge is being jointly constructed by the Southern Railway Construction Organisation and the Tiruchi Corporation. The Southern Railway Construction Organisation will build the new structure in the railway portion at a cost of ₹12 crore. The Tiruchi Corporation is to lay the approach road on either side of the new bridge. The sources further said the length of the two-lane new bridge would be 30 metres. Several trains operating in the Tiruchi - Karur BG section were cancelled and a few others were partially cancelled, diverted and regulated enroute in view of the dismantling of the road overbridge work.
The Hindu
11-05-2025
- The Hindu
Railways to raze colonial era overbridge near Tiruchi Fort station on May 13
The Southern Railway Construction Organisation is set to demolish the British-era built overbridge near the Tiruchi Fort Railway Station on May 13. The bridge above the electrified Tiruchi-Karur broad gauge linking the busy Salai road with the Main Guard gate has remained closed for over a year now to pave the way for the construction of a new structure. Railway sources said the work of demolishing the bridge will begin on Tuesday morning with the exercise expected to go on till the late night hours. The Southern Railway Construction Organisation has sought line block and power block on the Tiruchi-Karur BG section from the Tiruchi Railway Division to carry out the demolition work. The new overbridge is being built jointly by the Southern Railway and the Tiruchi Corporation. The railways will build the structure on its portion above the Tiruchi-Karur railway track while the Corporation is building the approach roads on either side. The Southern Railway Construction Organisation is to build the structure on its portion above the railway line at a cost of over ₹10 crore. The Tiruchi Corporation has sanctioned over ₹34 crore for laying the approach roads. The sources said the construction of the overbridge is expected to take 10 months for completion with the contract having been awarded already. Trains cancelled In view of the dismantling of the existing overbridge, the Tiruchi Railway Division has announced the cancellation of six trains besides partial cancellation of a couple of others and diversion of two other trains. The trains cancelled are Tiruchi-Karur-Tiruchi passenger (76809-10), Tiruchi-Erode passenger (56105), Mayiladuthurai-Salem-Mayiladuthurai Express (16811-12), and Erode-Tiruchi passenger (Train No. 56810). Partial cancellation The Palghat Town-Tiruchi Express (16844) scheduled to leave Palghat Town at 6.30 a.m. on May 13 will be short terminated at Karur. The train will run from Palghat Town to Karur only. The Tiruchi-Palghat Town Express (16843) scheduled to leave Tiruchi Junction at 1 p.m. on May 13 will be partially cancelled between Tiruchi Junction and Karur. The train will commence its journey from Karur at its scheduled departure time of 2.20 p.m. Diversion of train The Karaikal-Ernakulam Express (16187) scheduled to leave Karaikal at 4.30 p.m. on May 13 will be diverted at Tiruchi Junction and run via Dindigul Junction and Karur skipping halts at Tiruchi Fort and Kulithalai stations. Additional halt will be provided at Dindigul Junction. The Mangalore-Tambaram Express (16160) scheduled to leave Mangalore Central at 6.45 a.m. on May 13 will be regulated for 120 minutes at a convenient location enroute. The Mannargudi-Coimbatore Chemmozhi Express (16615) scheduled to leave Mannargudi at 8.25 p.m. on May 13 will be regulated for 40 minutes at a convenient location enroute, a press release from the Tiruchi Railway Division said.
