VELLORE: While one is not sure whether the railway budget had helped the minister who had presented it in Parliament on Wednesday, going by the political turmoil it had created, it appears to have pleased the regular commuters here. The announcement of introducing a regular train between Katpadi and Villupuram and other trains passing through Vellore has been welcomed by the regular commuters and others alike. It may be recalled that the gauge conversion work between these two stations of Katpadi and Villupuram that provided linkages to many pilgrimage centers such as Tirupathi, Tiruvannamalai, and other places in the Southern districts, was completed last year. The Southern Railways had introduced a special train service between Katpadi and Villupuram on a trial basis recently for a limited period of two months, which has been made permanent in the budget. The budget has also proposed to introduce double decker AC train service between Chennai and Bangalore that has surprised the traders and the business community. Various passengers’ associations here have welcomed the announcement about the laying of additional double tracks between Jolarpet-Katpadi-Arakonam and Renigunta-Arakonam routes which would help introduction of more train services.
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