Regular passenger train services on Karaikal-Peralam BG line to start from May 20
Regular passenger train services on the Karaikal-Peralam broad gauge line are set to begin on May 20. This marks the resumption of services after nearly 40 years, with an express train and two passenger services operating daily. The new services will include a rerouted express train and daily passenger trains connecting various stations along the route.
- ▪Regular train services will commence on the Karaikal-Peralam line from May 20.
- ▪An express train and two passenger services will operate daily on the 23.5 km electrified stretch.
- ▪The section had been inactive for passenger services since the mid-1980s.
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Regular train services are to commence on the Karaikal-Peralam new broad gauge line via Thirunallar from May 20. An express train and two passenger services will be operated daily on the 23.5 km electrified stretch setting the stage for the resumption of regular services after a gap of nearly 40 years. The section, under the Tiruchi Railway Division, had a metre gauge line that was built years ago and passenger services were suspended in the mid-1980s. Regular services are to be introduced on this section nearly a year after the Commissioner of Railway Safety, Southern Circle, Bengaluru, inspected the electrified new BG line and gave the authorisation for operation of train services on this section in May last week in 2025.A railway official confirmed that three regular train services are…
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