Union Railway Minister Lalu Prasad started the first Tiruchendur-Chennai Egmore Weekly-express Train on Sunday .
The service will link the seacoast temple town of Tiruchendur in Tuticorin to the state capital.
According to a release, the train would cater to the needs of people of Kayalpattinam,Arumuganeri,Nazareth,and Seydunganallur.
The MG track linking Tirunelveli and Tiruchendur was laid in 1923.It had been converted into BG track at a cost of Rs.118-Crore,and was opened for traffic in Sept 2008 with the operation of three passenger trains.
The Tiruchendur-Chennai Egmore weekly train would be flagged off on the inaugural day at 1.45pm and it would reach Chennai-Egmore at 6.20am next day.
But from Feb 12,on every Thursday,it would leave Tiruchendur at 7.15pm and reach Chennai-Egmore at 9.20am the next day.In the return direction it would leave Chennai-Egmore (on Fridays)at 3.40pm and reach Tiruchendur at 6.45am next day - Agencies
Monday, February 16, 2009
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