“DEVELOP TIRUPATI RAILWAY STATION INTO WORLD CLASS MODEL”-TTD CHAIRMAN SOUGHT UNION RAILWAY MINSITER

Tirupati, 4 June 2016: TTD Trust Board Chairman Dr Ch Krishna Murty on Saturday urged Union Railway Minister Sri Sureshprabhu towards the development of Tirupati Railway station.

On Monday he formally met the Union minister who laid foundation stone for cross station for Tiruchanoor at Tirupati and submitted a memorandum on various developmental proposals to which the honouable responded positively. The series of proposals includes…

The chairman in his representation sought the union minister as Tirupati is developing as a world class pilgrim city, with heavy inflow of pilgrims every day, in view of the day to day increase in rush, there is need to develop Tirupati railway station with world class standards.

In his representation the TTD board chief has put forth some important proposals which included a special high speed train between Tirupati and Vijayawada.

New trains from Tirupati to Vizag, Mumbai, New Delhi, Varanasi also to be introduced, while a daily train be operated between Tirupati and Rameswaram, a new train from Chennai to Tirupati after 8pm, double line between Tirupati and Katpadi, railways lne works to be taken up on a faster pace between Srikalahasti-Nadikudi, Simhadri Express running between Secunderabad-Gudur to be extended upto Tirupati and Carriage Repair Shop (CRS) to be improved.

The Union Railway Minister also positively reacted to the proposals.


ISSUED BY TTD PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER, TIRUPATI