Train No.16183 Chennai Egmore – Thanjavur express and Train No.16184 Thanjavur – Chennai Egmore express will be introduced on 01.09.2013.
The train has 17 coaches out of which nine are sleeper class, one AC two tier, one AC three tier, four general second class, and two second class-cum-luggage.
The train that fulfils the long-pending demand of the people of Thanjavur for a direct night train chugged out of the junction at 8.45 p.m. The train will reach Chennai Egmore at 4.55 a.m. on Monday
The train will stop at Papanasam, Kumbakonam, Aduthurai, Kuttalam, Mayiladuthurai, Sirkali, Chidambaram, Cuddalore Fort Junction, Panruti, Villupuram, Tindivanam, Melmaruvathur, Chingleput, Tambaram, and Mambalam
R. Vaithilingam, Minister for Housing and Urban Development, S.S.Palani Manickam, Thanjavur MP, and Manjula Rangarajan, Divisional Railway Manager, Tiruchi, participated in the function.
High drama prevailed during the flag-off ceremony as cadre of the AIADMK and the DMK turned up in large numbers at the railway junction. The cadre, carrying their respective party flags, raised slogans to claim credit for the introduction of the new train
Uzhavan Express that was flagged off from here on
September 1, qualifies to be called a ‘green express’ as bio-toilets
have been fitted into 34 of its 36 coaches. “Except first AC and AC
two-tier coaches, all the other 34 coaches have been fitted with
bio-toilets,” said Southern Railway officials.
The first bio-toilet-fitted train, Gwalior-Varanasi Bundelkhand Express, has been running since January 2011
Indian Railways, at present, is running 1,400 coaches with 3,800
bio-toilets in various trains, according to a Southern Railway press
release issued here on Thursday Sep 5,2013
The Defence Research & Development Establishment’ (DRDE) have innovated a revolutionary design of bio-toilets wherein the new toilets will have a collection tank fitted with anaerobic bacteria to decompose faecal matter completely and only a colourless, odourless benign liquid that does not pollute the environment will be released. The tank has seven chambers. By the time the excreta traverses through these chambers and reaches the exit, it is fully decomposed
The Defence Research & Development Establishment’ (DRDE) have innovated a revolutionary design of bio-toilets wherein the new toilets will have a collection tank fitted with anaerobic bacteria to decompose faecal matter completely and only a colourless, odourless benign liquid that does not pollute the environment will be released. The tank has seven chambers. By the time the excreta traverses through these chambers and reaches the exit, it is fully decomposed
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