Archive · 19 May 2025
Southern Railway Announces Infrastructure Upgrades and Expansions
The railway is working on improving and expanding train services in South India.
In Coimbatore, they're fixing up stations with new entrances and better facilities.
They're also upgrading coach maintenance and freight operations.
In Thiruvananthapuram, they're building new stations and making existing ones better.
They plan to add a third line on a busy route to run more trains, especially after a new port opens.
This helps people travel easier and allows for more goods to be transported by train.
Southern Railway is upgrading Singanallur station in Coimbatore with an allocated budget of Rs 3.46 crore.
Railway is considering a third line for the Thiruvananthapuram-Nagercoil route, with survey work in the 2025-26 financial year.
Thiruvananthapuram North station is being developed into a terminal station with new buildings, lifts, and platform shelters.
The redevelopment of Neyyattinkara railway station is scheduled to be completed in August.
Work is underway to build station facilities and a passenger concourse at Thiruvananthapuram Central station, expected to be completed in two years.
- Who
- Southern Railway, including allocations for various stations and routes in Coimbatore and Thiruvananthapuram.
- What
- Upgrades and developments including station renovations, new lines, platform improvements, and coach and freight facility expansions.
- When
- Ongoing projects with completion timelines varying from months to two years; planning for future projects in the 2025-26 fiscal year.
- Where
- Coimbatore and Thiruvananthapuram districts, India; specifically stations like Singanallur, Irugur, Thiruvananthapuram Central, and Neyyattinkara.
- Why
- To improve railway infrastructure and increase train capacity for passengers and freight.
- Singanallur Station Budget
- Rs 3.46 crore
- Irugur Freight Revenue
- Rs 275-Rs 300 crore yearly
- Thiruvananthapuram-Nagercoil Line
- Doubling work in progress
- Thiruvananthapuram Central Completion
- 2 years
- Neyyattinkara Redevelopment
- August completion
- Vizhinjam Port
- Container movement expected via railway
