Chemplast Sanmar has contributed Rs.6 crore for construction of a new railway station at Mettur Dam with all modern facilities and conveniences for the public.
Salem Railway Divisional Manager PN Ram opened the newly constructed facility on 8 June 2010 for the use of the general public. Speaking to the press, Ram said that within three months time the Mettur Railway Station will be totally computerised and tickets can be booked for any train journey inside the country from this station.
Mettur Dam Railway Station being declared open. (From l to r): Councillor Jayaraman, S Venkatesan, PN Ram, Divisional Railway Manager, Manoharan, Senior DEE-traction, K Parthasarathy
As of now, 78 trains are being operated from the Salem Railway division. It is now planned to introduce six new trains to Salem division
including Bangalore, Sengottah, Tirupati and Rameswaram. It is also recommended to change the name of the train operated from Mettur to Mettur Dam Express.
Once the 600 MW project is completed at the Mettur Thermal Power Station, goods traffi c will increase and if needed, additional train routes will be laid.