There are many industrial belts in the west and south of Chennai. The latest news is that the railways department is planning to revive Sriperumbudur – Guduvanchery new line. It is known that almost 9 years have gone since this plan was included in the budget. After many rounds of demand from the public, industries etc, the 60km Sriperumbudur-Guduvanchery line was included in the budget in the year 2013-14.
The project did not take off even though the railways department took up the survey to find out alignment, land requirements etc....
more... The railway board did not show interest over the years as they were interested only on the priority projects. It was mentioned by an officer that the zone has told the railway board to revive the new line so that the industrial belt at Oragadam would be benefited.
He threw light regarding the potential that would be available in those areas for passengers as well as for freight. It is worthy to note that the railways had spent about Rs 48 crores for surveys and for other preliminary works for the new line. Under revised outlay for 2021-22, an amount of Rs 1 crore was allotted. It is learnt that the railway line would be revived in phases.