The 54-km Palakkad Town-Pollachi gauge conversion was part of the Dindigul-Palani-Pollachi-Palakkad / Podanur gauge conversion project aimed at ensuring better connectivity. Shorter routeThe Palakkad-Pollachi section forms part of a shorter alternative route from northern and central Kerala to central and southern Tamil Nadu. The route was reopened after gauge conversion last November. In the absence of any long-distance train, the gauge conversion remains sheer waste of public money,” said P.S. The Palakkad-Pollachi section is in the Palakkad Division of Southern Railway and the alignment traverses through the districts of Palakkad (Kerala) and Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu).

Source: The Hindu August 09, 2016 00:33 UTC