Archive · 24 Jul 2025
PM Modi to Launch ₹1,030 Crore Railway Projects in Tamil Nadu
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is coming to Tamil Nadu to start some new railway projects.
These projects cost over 1000 crores.
One project will electrify a train line, making travel more environmentally friendly and faster for people in the Madurai and Theni districts.
Another project will make a train line bigger between Nagercoil and Kanniyakumari, which will help more trains run.
Finally, two other sections of the railway lines will be doubled to reduce travel time and boost the economy.
PM Modi will launch railway projects worth ₹1,030 crores for Tamil Nadu.
The projects will be launched in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu.
One project is the electrification of the 90 km Madurai–Bodinayakkanur line.
A ₹650 crore project is for doubling the 21 km Nagercoil Town–Kanniyakumari section.
The doubling of Aralvaymozhi–Nagercoil Junction and Tirunelveli–Melappalaiyam sections will also be inaugurated.
- Who
- PM Narendra Modi.
- What
- Launch of railway projects.
- When
- Saturday.
- Where
- Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu.
- Why
- To strengthen sustainable and efficient connectivity and promote regional economic progress.
- Total Project Cost
- ₹1,030 crores
- Location
- Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu
- Madurai–Bodinayakkanur Line Electrification Cost
- ₹99 crores
- Nagercoil Town–Kanniyakumari Doubling Cost
- ₹650 crores
- Aralvaymozhi–Nagercoil Junction and Tirunelveli–Melappalaiyam Doubling Cost
- ₹283 crores