Southern Railway to revamp 90 stations
Southern Railway will complete upgradation of 90 railway stations this year under Amrit Bharat Stations Scheme and redevelopment of 21 railway stations will be done in three to four years. It also announced to lay new lines from Karaikal to Peralam and Chinnasalem to Kallakurichi, MRTS extension from Velachery to St Thomas Mount, Chennai Beach to Chennai Egmore fourth line. Doubling of Eraniel-Nagercoil to Kanniyakumari, Jokatte to Thokur, Aralvaimozhi to Nagercoil, Tirunelveli to Melapalayam, and electrification in Bhagawathipuram-Edaman, Shoranur-Nilambur and Madurai-Bodinayakanur sections will also be carried out this year.