New Pamban Rail Bridge to restore Rameswaram trains Train No. 22622 Kanyakumari – Rameswaram Tri-Weekly Express arrived at Mandapam station at 5am on Friday. After the passengers alighted ...

A second trial run took place around midday with the empty rakes of the Chennai-Rameswaram Express traveling from Mandapam to Rameswaram over the new bridge. After this trial, the central spans of ...

The Greater Chennai Corporation is undertaking several bridge projects to improve connectivity and traffic flow: Bridges Connecting ECR and OMR: Three steel bridges are proposed to link East Coast ...

Train services to Rameswaram are set to resume with the imminent opening of the new Pamban Rail Bridge. (K Antony Xavier/TNN) The bridge will have 100 spans across the sea, with 99 spans measuring ...

To reduce traffic congestion, the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has initiated steps to construct a cable-stayed bridge across the Adyar, connecting Srinivasapuram and Urur Kuppam and replacing ...

CHENNAI: Rush hour congestion at Adyar ... will allow vehicles from Mylapore and Santhome to reach the Thiru Vi Ka Bridge in Adyar without entering Durgabai Deshmukh Road. The proposed road ...

Additionally, the Vande Bharat Express operating between Tirunelveli and Chennai Egmore (train number 20666/20665) was upgraded from an 8-car to a 16-car composition. The Tirunelveli-Chennai ...

Image Source : PTI/FILE PHOTO Passengers in large numbers try to board a train during the festival. Responding to the surge in passenger demand during Pongal, Southern Railway has announced the ...

The Indian Railways has estimated the lifespan of the newly-constructed Rameswaram Pamban Bridge in Tamil Nadu to be 38 years without any upkeep and up to 58 years with minimal maintenance.

Southern Railway has announced the operation of special one-way MEMU Express trains between Madurai and Chennai Egmoreto accommodate the increased passenger demand during pongal festival.