The Indian Railways Technical Supervisors Association has suggested the Railway Ministry to introduce a metro rail system for Salem city. Association president M. Shanmugam, while presenting a report in this regard at the seminar on strengthening the Salem Railway Division held here on Friday, claimed that it is feasible to implement metro rail system in the city, which will meet public transport requirement for another 100 years.

The proposed Information Technology Park and various parts in the city could be covered under the system, he added.

The association members also suggested operation new trains from Salem to the following places: Puducherry (via Viluppuram), Tiruchy (via Viridhachalam, Hosur (via Dharmapuri), Kancheepuram (via Arakkonam),Dindigul (via Karur) and Thanjavur (via Karur and Tiruchy).New services could also be started from Dharmapuri to Chennai, Tuticorin (via Karur), Thiruvananthapuram (via Coimbatore), and Mangalore (via Coimbatore). A large number of passengers would benefit, if a train is operated from Bangalore to Puducherry (via Dharmapuri, Salem and Attur).

Members had also asked the ministry to lay new lines and increase the jurisdiction of the Salem division to1,715 km.

Source: The Hindu