(a) the names of trains halting at Sirkazhi in Tamil Nadu after the recent renovation of the railway station
there;
(b) the additional trains likely to stop at the said station and the time period within which these stoppages
would be provided;
(c) whether computerised reservation facility is proposed to be made available at this important pilgrimage
centre; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI K.H. MUNIYAPPA)
(a) & (b): At present, the following trains stop at Sirkazhi:
1. 16175/16176 Chennai Egmore-Nagore Express (daily)
2. 16853/16854 Chennai Egmore-Tiruchchirappalli Express (daily)
3.16701/16702 Chennai Egmore-Rameswaram Express (daily)
4. 14259/14260 Varanasi-Rameswaram Express (weekly)
5.18495/18496 Bhubaneswar-Rameswaram Express (weekly)
6.16735/16736 Chennai Egmore-Tiruchendur Express (weekly)
7. 16779/16780 Madurai-Tirupati Express (bi-weekly)
8. 56873/56874 Villupuram-Mayiladuturai Passenger (daily)
9. 56877/56878 Villupuram-Mayiladuturai Passenger (daily)
These services are considered adequate for the present level of traffic offering at this station.
Stoppage of additional trains at Sirkazhi is not feasible at present.
(c) & (d): Computerised Unreserved Ticketing System-cum-Passenger Reservation System (PRS-cum-UTS)
is already available at Sirkazhi Station. Passengers seeking reservation can avail this facility
from there.