Coimbatore North railway station
He said Southern Railway plans to develop the Thudiyalur railway station in the city into a crossing station. Speaking to reporters after an inspection at Coimbatore Railway Junction, Rao said, “Southern Railway is planning to convert Thudiyalur into a crossing station with track doubling to improve connectivity. We shall look into the possibilities of converting the stretch from North station to Periyanaickenpalayam station into double lines,” he said. He said a proposal to extend six trains from Coimbatore to Mettupalayam had been submitted to the Railway Board about two months ago and was still waiting for approval. The general manager said his recent meeting with Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay focused on land acquisition for various railway development projects. He said doubling work between Kanyakumari and Thiruvananthapuram was among the projects discussed.
Doubling the line depends on the availability of land and feasibility. COIMBATORE: Three additional platforms would be constructed at Coimbatore North railway station to facilitate more originating trains and thereby to decongest Coimbatore Junction railway station, Southern Railway general manager U Subba Rao said on Friday.