Vriddhachalam-Tiruvennainallur double line commissioned.

The second broad gauge line laid between Vriddhachalam and Tiruvennainallur in the Villupuram–Tiruchi chord line section was commissioned for passenger traffic recently.

The second line was laid as part of the Villupuram-Dindigul doubling project (273 km) that is being executed by the Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL), a Government of India Enterprise. Divisional Railway Manager A.K. Agarwal, RVNL General Manager V.R. Naidu, and senior officers of the Tiruchi Railway Division were present at the time of commissioning, a Southern Railway release here said. The Commissioner of Railway Safety, Bangalore, had inspected the double track between Vriddhachalam and Tiruvennainallur (40 km) in September and authorised the section for operation of passenger traffic.

THE HINDU