The newly constructed electrified double line between Valliyur and Aralvaymoli stations in Tirunelveli Jn. – Nagercoil Jn. section of Thiruvananthapuram Division has been commissioned and opened for train traffic today(29th April, 2022). Trains will be operated at a maximum speed of 90 kmph in the 18.29 km stretch.
Shri Abhay Kumar Rai Commissioner of Railway Safety(CRS), Southern Circle, Bengaluru along with Shri R Mukund, Divisional Railway Manager, Thiruvananthapuram Division, Shri Prafulla Verma, Chief Executive Officer, Southern Railway Construction Organisation and Shri Kamalakara Reddy, Principal Project Manager, Rail Vikas Nigam Limited(RVNL) conducted statutory inspections of the track, level crossings, bridges, stations and signaling and electrical installations on 28th April, 2022 followed by a high-speed trial run from Aralvaymozhi to Valliyur with CRS Inspection Special Train at 18.15 hrs today(29th April, 2022). The train reached Valliyoor at 18.30 hrs.
