NEW RAILWAYS NEW A progressive journey since 2014-2021*

Attingal Parliamentary Constituency

*upto 31.03.2021 PREFACE

Indian Railways is heralding a new era working for a turnaround in the system. To cater to the diverse rail needs of the burgeoning populace, an array of modern facilities and services are being inducted into the system progressively. Railways has achieved many significant milestones in the past 7 years. 3529 Route Kilometrage of Southern Railway network, accounting for about 70%, has been electrified till March 2021. Piloting with a passenger-centric vision, Southern Railway operated over 1303 Trains per day and transported over 800 million passengers annually in the pre-pandemic times. During the unprecedented nation-wide lockdown in 2020, Southern Railway, with its well formulated strategies to combat COVID-19, geared up to operate 507 Shramik Specials for the benefit of interstate workers and stranded persons. Besides, the zone has also been running special trains, workmen specials apart from special freight and Parcel services since last year. The dedicated team of railway officials are working relentlessly, focussing on developing infrastructure, enhancing capacity, operating passenger-friendly train services and ensuring safety, security and cleanliness. This booklet is aimed at listing out some of the important accomplishments in recent past and current projects in the constituency. We also seek your co-operation towards Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan and to maintain cleanliness in rail premises. INPUTS BY RAILWAY IN PARLIAMENTARY CONSTITUENCY

ATTINGAL PARLIAMENTARY CONSTITUENCY

A. ASSEMBLY SEGMENTS : , Attingal, Chirayinkeezh, , , and Kattakkada. R a i l w a y S t a t i o n s : E d a v a , K a p p i l , Va r k a l a , A k a t h u m u r i , K a d a k k a v u r, Chirayinkil, P e runguz h i Murukkumpuzha , Kaniyap u ram

B. WORKS COMPLETED IN LAST SEVEN YEARS B1. Passenger Amenity Works

 Murukkampuzhastation, raising of platform at a cost of `163.78 lakhs.

 Installation of 10 seater steel benches at Varkala – 20 Nos – ` 9.4 lakhs

 Installation of 10 seater steel benches at Kadakkavur – 10 Nos – ` 4.7 lakhs

 Manual PA system at Kaniapuram, and Kappil Railway stations

 Mini shelter wiring at Kazhakkoottam, Chirayinkil and Murukkumpuzha stations completed.

 Varkala- Air circulation improvement work completed.

C. Ongoing Works  Foot over bridge at Varkala and Kaniapuram at a cost of ₹ 300 lakhs

 Raising of platform at Edava, ,Kappil and Varkala at a cost of ₹ 345 lakhs

 Construction of urinal block at Varkala at a cost of ₹ 8 lakhs

 Provision of borewells at Akathumuri and at a cost of ₹ 2 lakhs

 Varkala, Chirayinkil and Kadakkavur- Provision of water cooler, Ceiling fan and signage boards.

D. Planned Works  Foot over bridge at Edava and Kappil Stations at a cost of ₹ 300 lakhs

 Platform shelter at Varkala at a cost of ₹ 200 lakhs

 Two Passenger lifts at Varkala(Platform 1 & 2) at a cost of ₹ 88 lakhs

 Out sourcing of retiring room at Varkala Varkala Railway Station

Chirayinkeezh Railway Station