(a) Whether the Railways have any proposal to convert the existing
metre gauge railway line to broad gauge railway line between Madurai
and Dindigul;
(b) If so, the details alongwith the cost of the project; and
(c) The time by which the construction work is likely to be started and completed?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI R.VELU)
(a): Yes, Sir.
(b) & (c): Doubling of Madurai-Dindigul (including Ambaduturai-
Kodaikannal Road) section by gauge conversion of the existing metre
gauge line has already been included in the Budget and the work has
been taken up. Anticipated cost of the work is Rs. 97.81 crore.
The work has already started on bridges. No target date has been fixed
for completion of the doubling.