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The Hindu
06-06-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
32 level-crossing gates in Tiruchi Division identified for installing electrically operated lifting barriers
More level-crossing gates in Tiruchi Railway Division have been identified for installation of Electrically Operated Lifting Barriers (EOLBs) aimed at enhancing efficiency in train operations and to eliminate the need for physical effort to open or close them. Sanction has been accorded for installation of EOLBs at 32 level-crossing gates in Tiruchi Railway Division's limits during the 2025-26 financial year. A majority of these gates are situated along the Villupuram-Katpadi broad gauge section, said railway sources. The Tiruchi Division has floated a tender for EOLB and emergency sliding boom at interlocked gates in the Villupuram-Katpadi section and at interlocked gates along the Villupuram-Tiruchi chord line section via Vriddhachalam and Ariyalur. The work of installing EOLBs at level crossing gates commenced in the last financial year in Tiruchi Division which has under its jurisdiction the Villupuram-Tiruchi chord line section; Villupuram-Thanjavur via Mayiladuthurai and Kumbakonam main line section, Villupuram-Katpadi section and other branch lines. The sources said 45 level-crossing gates in the division had been provided with EOLBs up to May 31. The major sections where EOLBs have been installed were the mainline section where this provision had been made in 14 gates besides in eight gates along the Thanjavur - Karaikal section and six gates in the Tiruvarur-Mayiladuthurai branch line, the sources further said. The railway administration had taken up installation of EOLBs in a sustained manner to enable swift operation of level-crossing gates and with a view to enhance efficiency of train operations. Unlike mechanical gates, electrically operated lifting barriers eliminate the need for physical effort on the part of the gatekeepers to open or close them. They function using relay technology with push-button operation. In a mechanically operated systems, the gates are opened and closed by rotating winches with wire ropes enabling the lifting and lowering of the barriers. This process takes the gatekeepers two to three minutes to complete following specific safety protocols. However, with respect to gates where EOLBs have been installed, a control panel with knobs and push buttons along with LED indications are provided. These barriers can be operated individually or simultaneously with the time required for opening or closing lasting only a few seconds. A lock pawl is provided to secure the boom in a horizontal position when fully lowered. Safety protocols at these gates are completed without manual intervention. The EOLBs would reduce the operational time of the lifting barriers thereby reducing the waiting time for the road users at the gates.
The Hindu
25-04-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Detailed Project Report being prepared for a road overbridge near Tir
A Detailed Project Report (DPR) is being prepared for the proposed construction of a road overbridge across railway level crossings situated between Solagampatti and Tiruverumbur along the Tiruchi - Thanjavur broad gauge section. This was conveyed through a written response by the Southern Railway authorities to a plea from Tiruchi Lok Sabha MP Durai Vaiko during the Southern Railway General Manager's recent meeting with the MPs of Tiruchi Division. Mr. Durai Vaiko had raised a host of railway related issues pertaining to his Parliamentary constituency at the meeting seeking their implementation. One of the pleas by Mr. Durai Vaiko was to construct a road overbridge in lieu of a level crossing gate at Melakumaresapuram in Tiruverumbur on the outskirts of Tiruchi. The level crossing gate is situated between Solagampatti and Tiruverumbur along the Tiruchi - Thanjavur BG section. In its written response to the MP's request, the Southern Railway authorities stated that the level crossing had recorded a TVU (Train Vehicle Unit) of 1,27,325 during a census conducted in July 2024. Following representation from the MP on various occasions, a survey was conducted. 'The Detailed Project Report for the proposed construction of a road overbridge is currently under preparation'. In response to another request from Mr. Durai Vaiko for the construction of a road overbridge in lieu of a level crossing in Inamkulathur area in Manikandam panchayat union to avoid traffic congestion, the railway authorities said the TVU (Train Vehicle Unit) of the level crossing situated along the Tiruchi - Dindigul broad gauge section was 1,62,208 as on April 2024. 'The feasibility for the construction of a road overbridge will be explored'. At the meeting, Mr. Durai Vaiko sought the halt of the Chennai Egmore - Tiruchi - Chennai Egmore Cholan superfast express trains at Tiruverumbur station. The railway authorities replied that halt of the Cholan express at Tiruverumbur had been recommended to the Railway Board, New Delhi as powers for provision of halt comes under its purview.
The Hindu
25-04-2025
- The Hindu
Villupuram - Rameswaram special trains via Tiruchi to clear summer rush
Southern Railway will operate superfast express special trains from Villupuram to Rameswaram and back via Tiruchi from May 2 to June 30 to clear the extra rush during summer. The trains will be operated on Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday. The Villupuram - Rameswaram special (Train No. 06105) will depart Villupuram Junction at 4.15 a.m. and reach Rameswaram at 11.40 a.m., the same day. In the return direction, the Rameswaram - Villupuram special (Train No. 06106) will leave Rameswaram at 2.35 p.m. and arrive at Villupuram Junction at 10.35 p.m. The trains will be operated with one AC 3-tier coach, 13 chair car coaches and two second class coaches (Divyangjan friendly). The trains will stop at Vriddhachalam, Srirangam, Tiruchi, Dindigul, Madurai, Manamadurai and Ramanathapuram, a press release from the Tiruchi Division said.
