Hon’ble MP, Coimbatore declares open the newly constructed station building in North Coimbatore Railway Station

Sri P. Nagarajan, Hon’ble Member of Parliament, Coimbatore, declared open the new station building at North Coimbatore junction today, in the presence Shri P.R. Natarajan, Former Member of Parliament, Coimbatore, Sheri Shubhranshu, Divisional Railway Manager, Salem Division, Southern Railway, and other Salem Division officials.

The new station building was constructed at a cost of Rs. 35 lakhs which was totally met from the MPLAD funds of former Coimbatore Member of Parliament Sri P.R. Natarajan. The new station building has a built up area of about 500 sq.ft. and the Advance Ticket Booking Centre, Station Master Room that are presently functioning at the old station building will be shifted to the new building and the unreserved tickets counter will continue to function from the old building itself.

When Hon’ble MP discussed with DRM, he raised the long pending issue of a night train from Coimbatore to Bangalore, DRM explained to him such decisions are taken at the Railway Ministry level and requested the Hon’ble MP to take up the matter with Hon’ble Minister for Railways. On a questing by Hon’ble MP on stoppage of express trains at Peelamedu station, DRM explained that since the present platform length at Peelamedu is not long enough to hold express trains that are 24 coach long, once the platform length is increased, stoppage of express trains will be considered, he assured. When the goods shed workers represented to DRM for provision of bathing and washing facilities at North Coimbatore station, he instructed to keep the present facilities open to them, and it was immediately done.

Later, Sri P. Nagarajan, Hon’ble MP, inspected the Coimbatore North Railway Station along with DRM and other officials of Salem Division, and expressed his satisfaction over the developmental works carried by the Railways in the Station.

Later, addressing the media persons, Shri Shubhranshu said that the opening of the new station building is the first step towards decongestion of Coimbatore junction by way of terminating a few trains at Coimbatore North station, and making it a second terminal. He further stated that the Commissioner for Railway Safety (Southern Circle) will be inspecting the newly electrified section between Coimbatore North and Mettupalayam, tomorrow (10.06.2015) which may help in operating more trains from Mettupalayam and enable trains with electric locos reach Mettupalayam from North Coimbatore, directly without touching Coimbatore main junction.  On a specific question by media persons on making the railway stations more disabled friendly, DRM replied that all the major stations in Salem Division are disabled friendly, with romps for easy entry with wheel chairs, and lifts/ escalators are already in place in most of these stations and more stations are to be made disabled-passengers friendly.