Railyway Budget 2012 - Benefits for Trichy

While there is clearly no bonanza for Tamil Nadu in the Railway Budget for 2012-13 presented by Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi in Parliament on Wednesday, the proposals for 14 trains across categories, including eight express trains, extension of nine trains, 18 additional suburban services for Chennai and four railway electrification projects should provide some cheer for the State's rail users. For trichy,

1) Tiruchi-Tirunelveli Intercity Express (daily) via Madurai, Virudunagar;
2) The four electrification projects sanctioned are Coimbatore-Mettupalayam, Erode - Karur-Tiruchchirappalli and Karur-Dindigul, and Karaikkal/Karaikkal port-Thiruvarur-Thanjavur- Tiruchi-Nagapattinam- Velankanni.
3) A DEMU service — Mannargudi-Trichy-Manamadurai (daily) — will benefit commuters in these areas.

The long awaited restoration of Rockfort express from Trichy and Trichy - Bangalore daily express did not have any mention on the budget.