Archive · 11 Oct 2026
Modi inaugurates five redeveloped Tamil Nadu railway stations
Narendra Modi opened five improved railway stations in Tamil Nadu.
The stations are Ambasamudram, Palani, Namakkal, Paramakkudi and Vellore Cantonment.
They were upgraded through a national plan to improve railway stations.
The work includes better waiting rooms, platforms, parking and signs that help passengers find their trains.
Ramps, lifts and accessible toilets are also part of the improvements.
The upgrades are intended to make stations easier and more comfortable to use.
The article says 26 of the 77 stations in Tamil Nadu included in the scheme have now been redeveloped.
It lists 51 others that are planned for redevelopment.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated five redeveloped stations in Tamil Nadu on Sunday: Ambasamudram, Palani, Namakkal, Paramakkudi and Vellore Cantonment.
The five stations are part of the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme and are served by the Southern Railway zone.
Their upgrades include improved waiting areas, platforms, passenger information systems, parking and station access.
Facilities such as ramps, lifts, tactile paving and accessible toilets were added or improved for passengers with disabilities.
With the five inaugurations, 26 of Tamil Nadu’s 77 stations included in the scheme have been redeveloped; 51 more are listed for redevelopment.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the stations.
- What
- Five redeveloped railway stations were inaugurated under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme.
- When
- Sunday; the article does not give a date.
- Where
- Tamil Nadu, India.
- Why
- The scheme aims to upgrade stations and improve passenger access, comfort and connectivity.
- Scheme
- Amrit Bharat Station Scheme (ABSS)
- Scheme launched
- 2022
- Stations inaugurated
- Ambasamudram, Palani, Namakkal, Paramakkudi and Vellore Cantonment
- Railway zone
- Southern Railway
- Redeveloped in Tamil Nadu
- 26 stations, according to the article
- Stations included in scheme
- 77 in Tamil Nadu
- Remaining stations listed
- 51
- Palani station redevelopment cost
- Around Rs 20 crore