Southern Railway planning NMR charted services
The Southern Railway is planning to operate chartered services using a coal-fired steam locomotive hauled train between Mettupalayam and Coonoor in the Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR) for interested corporates and…
NMR train develops snag
The Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR) train service, running between Udhagamandalam and Mettupalayam, came to a grinding halt on Sunday after an engine issue led to the service being stopped at…
MEMU to operate between Coimbatore and Mettupalayam
The Coimbatore-Mettupalayam passenger train will soon become faster, more spacious and even have a few facilities such as water and toilet. Railway authorities plan to replace the conventional rake with…
Sri Matheswara Temple – Kuttaiyur
Matheswara Temple, Kuttaiyur. Sri Matheswara Temple is about 3 kms from Mettupalayam towards Coimbatore. It is located on a hillock near Mettupalayam and near a village called Kuttaiyur. Matheswara is…
Oothimalai
Oothimalai Temple at Pethikuttai History Brahma the god of creater went to kailasam (the abode of Lord Siva) and wished only Lord Ganesha and did not pay any attention to…
Mettupalayam Road being widened for three km.
The State Highways Department is widening Mettupalayam Road for three km from VG Hospital to Vadamadurai. As part of the works, storm water drain is under construction on the road…
Veerapandi, Pudupalayam to be made stations
COIMBATORE: Suburban train travel in the district is likely to get a boost with the railways deciding to create stations and stoppages at Veerapandi and Pudupalayam. This is expected to…
Workshops introduces schemes to farmers
COIMBATORE: In an effort to equip farmers with technology and to make them aware of the schemes of the central and state governments, the agriculture department on Wednesday conducted Kisan…
Mettupalayam Road being widened for three km.
The State Highways Department is widening Mettupalayam Road for three km from VG Hospital to Vadamadurai. As part of the works, storm water drain is under construction on the road…
Additional service on NMR to meet demand of tourists
With the Nilgiris Mountain Railway (NMR) occupying a place of pride on the vast Indian Railways network, efforts are on to introduce additional service to meet the demand of tourists…