Railway Passengers’ Retiring Rooms at Karur Junction opened by Hon’ble Dy Speaker, Loksabha, today (26.12.2015)

(L-R) Sri Shubhranshu, DRM, Dr. M. Thambidurai, Hon'ble Dy.Speaker/Lok Sabha, Smt S. Jayanthi, Dist.Collector, Karur

 Dr. M. Thambidurai, cutting the ribbon to open the Retiring Rooms

Frontage of Karur Junction 

The Beautiful view of the Retiring Rooms at Karur Junction 

 The Airconditioned Retiring Room

 Non-airconditioned Retiring Room at Karur Junction 

Dr. Thambidurai inspecting the Automated Ticket Vending Machines (ATVMs) at Karur Jn

The newly constructed Railway Passengers’ Retiring Rooms adjacent to the  Karur Railway Junction were declared open today (26.12.2015) by Dr. M. Thambidurai, Hon’ble Dy. Spekar, Lok Sabha, in the presence of  Sri Shubhranshu, Divisional Railway Manager, Salem, Smt S. Jayanthi, District Collector, Karur, and other dignitaries.

After opening the Retiring Rooms, Dr. Thambidurai, inspected the rooms and discussed with Shri Shubhanshu, on various railway projects pertaining to Karur. During his discussions, Dr.Thambidurai, informed DRM that he has recently met Sri Suresh Prabhu, Hon’ble Railway Minister and proposed a few trains connecting Karur, with other areas, such as 1. Passenger train from Salem to Thanjavur via Namakkal, Karur & Trichy, 2. Passenger Train from Salem to Madurai, via Karur and Dindigul, 3. Passenger Train from Karur to Coimbatore, via Erode and Tirupur, connecting the textile hubs of the State, and 4. Express train from Karur to Chennai Central via Salem and Jolarpet. He said that the Hon’ble Railway Minister assured to consider the demands of the Hon’ble Dy. Speaker, Lok Sabha, and take necessary steps in this regard.

Later, Dr. Thambidurai, also  inspected the newly installed Automated Ticket Vending Machine and the versatile Coin/Currency/Card operated Ticket Vending Machines. Sri Shubhranshu explained the salient features of the machines installed in Karur junction and said that the machines would help the passengers buy tickets easily during rush hours. Hon’ble Dy. Speaker appreciated the various steps taken by Salem Division, in improving the passenger amenities in Karur junction.  

Of the 3 retiring rooms, one is airconditioned and the other two are non-airconditioned. They were constructed at an estimated cost of Rs.35 lakhs. The tariff for the airconditioned room is Rs.400/- for 12 hours and Rs.800/- for 24 hours. For the non-airconditioned rooms, it is fixed at Rs.300/- for 12 hours and Rs.600/- for 24 hours.  The rooms will be made available for on-line booking shortly. 

Sri. K.P. Damodaran, Sr. Divisional Commercial Manager, Sri Ma.Vignavelu, Sr. Divisional Engineer/Co-ordination, other Salem Division Officials and staff were present during the inauguration.