Thanjavur (TN): The Indian Railways would soon introduce high-speed passenger corridors in three sectors in South India, with trains running at 150 km per hour and dedicated freight corridors in six sectors, Minister of State for Railways J H Muniyappa said in Thanjavur on Friday.
"Survey work has started for these lines between Chennai-Bangalore, Chennai-Coimbatore and Coimbatore-Ernakulam," he told reporters at Thanjavur Railway station.
Dedicated Freight Corridors would also be introduced in the Delhi-Mumbai, Delhi-Kolkata, Kolkata-Chennai, Chennai-Mumbai, Chennai-Goa and Delhi-Chennai sectors, Muniyappa said.
He said survey work in two places to implement the freight corridor was in progress and work on other sectors would be taken up soon.
He said Southern Railway had registered a record growth of 4.26 per cent for the current year earning Rs 4789.43 crore, compared to the last year's Rs 4,593.95 crore.
Muniyappa expressed happiness over considerable reduction in ticketless travel, especially in the South and said revenue earned from fines had gone up to Rs 24 crore, compared to Rs 21 crore last year.
The minister earlier inspected the Thanjavur Railway Station and ongoing work for construction of two platforms.
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