Archive · 24 Jul 2025
PM Modi to Launch ₹1,030 Crore Railway Projects in Tamil Nadu
Prime Minister Modi is coming to Tamil Nadu to launch new railway projects!
These projects, costing over 1,000 crore rupees, include making train lines better and faster.
One project will make the Madurai–Bodinayakkanur line use electricity, which is good for the environment.
Another project will double the tracks between Nagercoil and Kanniyakumari, making it easier to travel.
These upgrades will help people travel faster, improve the economy and help the environment.
PM Modi will dedicate railway projects worth ₹1,030 crores in Tamil Nadu.
The projects include electrification of the Madurai–Bodinayakkanur line.
A doubling project for the Nagercoil Town–Kanniyakumari section will be launched.
Sections between Aralvaymozhi–Nagercoil Junction and Tirunelveli–Melappalaiyam will be doubled.
The projects aim to boost connectivity and reduce travel time.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
- What
- Launching of railway projects.
- When
- Saturday, July 24, 2025.
- Where
- Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu.
- Why
- To strengthen connectivity, improve transport efficiency and support regional economic progress.
- Total Project Cost
- ₹1,030 crores
- Madurai–Bodinayakkanur Electrification Cost
- ₹99 crores
- Nagercoil Town–Kanniyakumari Doubling Cost
- ₹650 crores
- Aralvaymozhi–Nagercoil Junction and Tirunelveli–Melappalaiyam Doubling Cost
- ₹283 crores
- Purpose
- To strengthen sustainable and efficient connectivity