Title - A train of facilities

The Tiruchi Railway Division has made various arrangements at Velankanni Railway Stations for the benefit of the devotees for the annual festival.A passenger reservation centre has been opened at Velankanni station to enable the devotees to book the tickets. It has set up an additional unreserved ticketing system counters apart from an enquiry counter. Passenger operated enquiry terminal has also been opened in this station along with the plasma screen boards displaying the arrival and departure timings of the trains on all platforms.The Engineering Department of the Southern Railway has set up 25 temporary toilets and 25 cubicle bath rooms near the railway station. Additional drinking water taps, adequate parking area have been provided. The upkeep of the railway station has been outsourced.A 24-hour medical booth has been opened at the station with the assistance of the state government. An ambulance manned by the volunteers of St. John Ambulance brigade will be in the service round-the-clock.The Railway Protection Force (RPF) and the Railway Protection Special Force (RPSF) will be posted in adequate numbers at the railway station and in its vicinity. Bomb disposal squad personnel will also be on duty.The Railways has announced operation of special train from different parts of the country including Bandra, Mumbai Chatrapathi Sivaji Terminus, Vasco da Gama, and Nagercoil.