HIGHLIGHTS
OF BUDGET 2008-09
TRAINS
Garib Rath
- Bangalore-Kochuveli(Tri-weekly)
- Yesvantpur-Puducherry
(Tri-weekly)
New Trains
- Chennai -Tiruchendur
Express (Weekly)
- Kochuveli-Dehradun
Express (weekly)
- Amritsar-Kochuveli
Express (Weekly)
- Varanasi-Rameshwaram
Express (Weekly)
- Chennai-Rameshwaram
Express (Daily) via Mayiladuthurai- Karaikudi (after Gauge conversion)
- Chennai-Tiruchchirappalli
Express (Daily) via Mayiladuthurai (after Gauge conversion)
- Chennai-Salem Express
(Daily) via Vriddhachalam (after Gauge conversion)
- Gaya- Chennai Express
(Weekly)
- Madurai-Tenkasi Passenger
(Daily) (after Gauge conversion)
- Villupuram-Mayiladuthurai
Passenger (Daily) (after Gauge conversion)
- Shoranur-Nilambur
Road Passenger (Daily)
- Tirunelveli-Tiruchendur
Passenger (Daily)
Extension of
Trains
- 2677/2678 Bangalore-Coimbatore
Express to Ernakulam
- 2691/2692 Chennai-Bangalore
Express to Sri Sathyasai Prashanti Nilayam
- 6733/6734 Madurai-Manmad
Express to Rameswaram on one side and Okha on the other
- 2083/2084 Coimbatore-Kumbakonam
Jan Shatabdi Express to Mayiladuthurai (after Gauge conversion)
- 571/572 Bangalore-Salem
Passenger to Nagore (after Gauge conversion)
- 724/725 Tuticorin-Tirunelveli
Passenger to Tiruchendur
Increase in
frequency
- 2431/2432 Nizamuddin-Thiruvanthapuram
Rajdhani Express from biweekly to tri-weekly
TARGETS 2008-09
New Lines
1. Nagapattinam-Velankanni
Gauge Conversion
1. Tiruvannamalai-Villupuram of
Katpadi – Villupuram
NEW PROJECTS
2008-09
New Lines
- Erode-Palani
- Chennai-Puducherry-Cuddalore
- Attipattu-Puttur
- Jolarpettai-Tiruvannamalai
(Under process for approval)
Gauge Conversion
1. Madurai-Bodinayakkanur
Doubling
1. Villupuram-Dindigul
2. Tiruvallur-Arakkonam fourth
line
NEW
SURVEYS
New Lines
- Karaikuddi- Ramanathpuram-Tuticorin-Kanyakumari
- Chidambaram-Attur via
Perambalur
- Angadipuram-Kozikode
- Kanjangad-Panathur
- Thanjavur-Ariayalur
Doubling
1. Omalur-Mettur Dam
Setting up
a new coach factory in Kerala
In view of the
increasing requirement of passenger coaches we had decided to set up
a new coach factory at Rae Bareilly last year. In the past few years
we have received coach supply orders from Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam,
Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Tanzania, Mayanmar, Angola, Senegal, Male etc.
The demand for Metro coaches in the country is also rising steadily.
In light of all these requirements a new rail coach factory will be
set up in Kerala. The State Government of Kerala has also made available
1000 acres of land for this factory.
