NEW RAILWAYS NEW KERALA 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 ATTINGAL PARLIAMENTARY CONSTITUENCY
ATTINGAL PARLIAMENTARY CONSTITUENCY
A. ASSEMBLY SEGMENTS : Varkala, Attingal, Chirayinkeezh, Nedumangad, Vamanapuram, Aruvikkara 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, Edava 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 Perunguzhi 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