Archive · 12 Oct 2026
Modi Opens Renovated Namakkal Railway Station After ₹17 Crore Upgrade
Namakkal railway station has been renovated.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi opened it during a video call from Chennai on Sunday.
The work cost ₹17 crore under a government scheme.
The waiting areas, toilets and parking spaces were improved.
More shelters were added to the platforms.
The station also has pedestrian overpasses and four lifts to help people reach the platforms.
Digital boards and LED lights provide train-time information.
Schoolchildren performed at the opening ceremony.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the renovated Namakkal railway station by video-conference from Chennai on Sunday.
The renovation cost ₹17 crore and was funded under the Amrit Bharat scheme.
Passenger lounges, toilets, parking areas and platform shelters were improved.
The station now has pedestrian overpasses, four lifts, digital notice boards and LED lights.
Namakkal MP Matheswaran, MLE Dilip and BJP state vice president Dr. Ramalingam attended the ceremony.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the station; local officials and BJP state vice president Dr. Ramalingam attended.
- What
- The renovated Namakkal railway station was inaugurated after a ₹17 crore upgrade.
- When
- Sunday; the article does not specify the date.
- Where
- Namakkal, Tamil Nadu; Modi joined by video-conference from Chennai.
- Why
- The station was renovated under the Amrit Bharat scheme to improve its buildings and passenger facilities.
- Renovation cost
- ₹17 crore
- Funding scheme
- Amrit Bharat scheme
- Inauguration
- Sunday, by video-conference from Chennai
- Passenger access
- A 6-m-high pedestrian overpass and four lifts
- Station upgrades
- Improved lounges, toilets, parking, platform shelters, digital notice boards and LED lights
- Rail line history
- The Salem–Karur railway line via Namakkal was constructed in 2008.