NEW RAILWAYS NEW TAMILNADU A progressive journey since 2014-2021* Dindigul 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 DINDIGUL PARLIAMENTARY CONSTITUENCY DINDIGUL PARLIAMENTARY CONSTITUENCY A. ASSEMBLY SEGMENTS : Palani, Oddanchatram, Attur, Nilakkottai (SC), Natham and Dindigul B. WORKS COMPLETED IN LAST SEVEN YEARS : B1. Infrastructure Development : Electrification of Dindigul – Karur (71 km) Gauge Conversion of Palani – Pollachi (62.9 km) Doubling of Tracks between Dindigul – Tamaraipadi (8.46 km) B2. Passenger Amenities Provision of LED coach indication board at Dindigul at a cost ` 42 lakh Provision of Lifts at Dindigul station at a cost of ` 1.33 crore Construction of Foot Over Bridge at Ambaturai Station at a cost of ` 60 lakh Raising of platform at Kodaikanal Road at a cost of ` 26 lakh Provision of Platform shelter at Kodaikanal Road at a cost of ` 39 lakh Provision of low level shelters 4 bays each at Ayyalur, Vadamadurai and Tamaraipadi and 5 bays each at Ambaturai, Kodaikanal Road and Vadipatti stations at a cost of ` 82 lakh Improvements to Platform shelter at Dindigul at a cost of ` 20 lakh Water Fountain and water cascading with lighting commissioned at DG Dindigul under beautification of station An amount of ` 11 lakhs spent for Stainless steel benches in Kodaikanal Road (10 seater 10 nos), Amabtturai (10 seater 5 nos), Dindigul ( 10 seater 20 nos) & Ottanchattaram (10 seater 8 nos) Railway Stations An amount of `. 200 lakhs spent for Provision of Steel FOBs at Gomangalam and Palani stations 5 line Train arrival/departure display board provided at Palani station at a cost of ` 9.52 Lakh Provision of video surveillance system at Dindigul station provided under Nirbhaya fund Provision of LED based GPS clock 11 nos provided at Udumalaipettai, Gomangalam, Maivadi road, Pushpattur, Chatrapati, Akkaraipatti, Palani, Vadamadurai, Ayyalur, Kodaikanal Road Railway stations at a total cost of ` 9.18 Lakh Free Wifi provided at Vadipatti, Kodaikannal Road, Ambaturai, Dindigul, Tamaraipadi, Vadamadurai, Ayyalur, Akkaraipatti, Chatrapati, Oddanchatram, Palani, Pushpattur, Maivadi road, Udumalaipettai, Gomangalam, stations Provision of LED : 260 nos. of LED 18W, 13 nos. of LED 50W, 3nos. of LED 160W provided in PF at Dindigul to improve illumination level matching to airport lighting 8 nos. of LED 18W provided in Udumalaipettai (6nos.) and Kodaikkanal Road (2nos.) Railway Stations 15 nos. of LED 18W, LC no. 3, 30, 90 (6nos.), Platform –III/Dindigul (7nos.), Palani station(2nos.) and 2nos. of LED 100W, one no. of LED 50W provided in Dindigul station entrance 20 nos. of LED 25W street light fittings were provided in Tamaraipandi, Ayyalur, Vaiyampatti, Chettiyapatti, Kolatur,Samudaram, Manappari and Punggudi stations each. An amount of ` 13 Lakhs spent for Provision of AC, Lighting and power supply arrangements for video surveillance system at Dindigul station Dindigul Railway Station Palani Railway Station.