Reduction in travelling time between Chennai Egmore to Madurai

Reduction in travelling time between Chennai Egmore to Madurai

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAJYA SABHA

QUESTION NO  2993

ANSWERED ON  11.08.2017

Reduction in travelling time between Chennai Egmore to Madurai

2993 Dr. R. Lakshmanan
Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to satate :-
(a) whether Government has any plan to reduce the travelling time between Chennai Egmore to Madurai from the existing duration of approximately 8 hours to 6 hours in the future by fully doubling and electrifying the route in the current year itself; and
(b) if so, the details thereof, if not, the reasons therefor?

ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a) and (b): On Chennai Egmore-Madurai route, electrified quadruple broad gauge line exists on Chennai Egmore-Tambaram and electrified double broad gauge line exists on Tambaram-Chengalpattu-Villupuram and Dindigul-Madurai sections. On balance portion, doubling with electrification of Villupuram-Dindigul line (273 Km) has been taken up where track linking of entire line has been completed and 245 Km section has been commissioned.