Sri Shubhranshu opening the foundation stone for the commencement of renovation works (next to him is Sri R. Rajendran, LMW, Sri R.S.Sinha, ADRM)
The Foundation Stone
Existing station building at Periyanaickanpalayam
Proposed modern station building
The facade of the proposed railway station
The present facade of the Periyanaickenpalayam Station
Passenger Association representative addresses the gathering
The floor plan
The
foundation stone for the new station building for the 153 years old
Periyanaickanpalayam Railway Station was laid today (02.04.2016) by Sri
Shubhranshu, Divisional Railway Manager, Salem Division, in the presence of Sri
R.Rajendran, Director, Lakshmi Machine Works Ltd., (LMW) Coimbatore, Sri R.S.
Sinha, Addl. DRM, Salem, Sri Nandagopal, Divl. Engineer, and other officials
and staff of Salem Division.
Periyanaickenpalayam
railway station, in the Coimbatore North-Mettupalayam Section, is one of the
oldest railway stations in India and was established in the year 1873. With a
view provide amenities for the Railway passengers therein, a proposal was submitted
by LMW for construction of a new modern station building at an estimated cost
of Rs.75 lakhs and the same was approved by the Railway administration.
To
mark the starting of construction works for the new station building, the
Foundation Stone was laid by Sri Shubhranshu, today. Speaking on the occasion,
he said that the construction would be completed within 8 months’ time and he
thanked the LMW officials for taking up this cause under Corporate Social Responsibility
(CSR) initiative of the Govt of India. He said that the new station building
with modern amenities would help the railway passengers in the area in general
and the inmates of the nearby Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University and
the employees of LMW, in particular. This will also facilitate the industrial
development of the area, he added.
While
answering the questions from media persons, Sri Shubhranshu said that there was
no immediate scope for doubling the Coimbatore North – Mettupalayam railway
line, since the present single line is adequately servicing the needs of the
commuters in the section. He further stated that due to safety reasons, there
was no idea for the Salem Railway Division administration to operate special
trains in the Nilagiri Mountain Railway section, particularly due to the
fragile nature of the Mettupalayam-Coonoor section. However, he said that to
cater to the increased demand by passengers, Salem Division has added one more
unreserved coach to the NMR train, on trial basis. For construction of
Thudiyalur Railway Station, the Coimbatore Corporation has remitted its share
to the Railway administration and tenders have been called for the construction
works. He said that the tender process would be completed within 2 weeks and
works would start soon.
Members
of the Coimbatore and Periyanaickenpalayam Railway Passengers Associations
expressed their happiness over the steps taken by Salem Division administration
to improve passenger amenities in its stations. Sri K.P. Damadoran, Sr.
Divisional Commercial Manager, Sri E. Harikrishnan, Sr. Divisional Operations
Manager, Sri S. Rengarajan, Sr Divisional Electrical Engineer, other officers and
staff of Salem Division were present on the occasion.
Sir, when the thduiyalur station work will start. It is delayed and it was said in November when Corporation has remitted the share, the work is expected to completed in 6 months... Now six months over and no work started yet.
ReplyDeleteThat was a good project for development Perianaicanpalayam. The design of station was also looking good.
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