Southern Railway General Manager R.N. Singh announced at a meeting with MPs that measures to improve the Kollam-Sengottai rail route are ongoing. The Research Designs & Standards Organisation (RDSO) has completed speed tests and is preparing a report. This report will allow for increased train speeds, possibly up to 80 kmph...
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between Kollam and Punalur. More MEMU services are planned once electric engines are operational. The Punalur station, included in the Amrit Bharat Station scheme, will be modernized with waiting areas, platform roofs, lifts, car parks, and facilities for the differently abled. The demand for a Tirupati train service via Punalur-Sengottai is under consideration. Meanwhile, Kundara station, part of the Adarsh station scheme, has completed works including a platform walkway, platform height increase, washrooms, seating, circulating area renovation, and facilities for the differently abled. The electrification of the Kollam-Sengottai stretch is expected soon, with the 110 KV substation at Sengottai already operational. Vistadome coaches are planned after electrification and the switch to LHB coaches.