Chennai: Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting and Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying L Murugan met with the Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnav to discuss a new broad-gauge railway line from Erode to Palani via Dharapuram.
Murugan also requested to start a regular express train from Varanasi to Rameshwaram via Kancheepuram. It will help to connect the heritage city Kancheepuram with the Ramayan circuit to boost domestic tourism.
According to an official release, Ashwini Vaishnav gave detailed thought on both the requests during the meeting and assured for all possible help to develop and upgrade the railway network in Tamilnadu.