Improve facilities at Tiruchendur station, say locals

THE demands to enhance infrastructure at Tiruchendur railway station so as to operate more trains from the temple city, have been growing over the years.

- S GODSON WISELY DASS @Thoothukudi

THE demands to enhance infrastructure at Tiruchendur railway station so as to operate more trains from the temple city, have been growing over the years. The public has also called for a flyover across Arumuganeri manual railway gate on Thoothukudi-Tiruchendur NH road, where massive traffic congestion is commonplace during festivals at the Tiruchendur Murugan temple and Kulasekarapattinam Dasara.

Tiruchendur is a temple city located on the east coast and is revered as the second abode of Lord Murugan. Thousands of devotees from across south India reach Tiruchendur to offer worship at the Murugan temple. The crowd swells during the annual festivals of Thaipoosam, Kanda Sashti, Masi and other carnivals, besides Kulasekarapattinam Dasara. Hundreds of business persons and traders, who hail from Tiruchendur and operate in Chennai, also visit the city frequently.