MEMU shed to come up in Tiruchi

First MEMU service is expected to be operated before this year-end

With several stretches falling under its jurisdiction having been electrified already, the Tiruchi railway division plans to establish an exclusive shed for maintenance of Mainline Electric Multiple Unit (MEMU) rakes in Tiruchi.

The divisional railway authorities have set the process in motion by identifying location for the proposed MEMU maintenance shed in Ponmalai. The exercise of preparing estimates for the facility by involving various departments is under way, Divisional Railway Manager Manish Agarwal told The Hindu on Thursday.

The detailed plan for the establishment of the MEMU shed, which would be the first of its kind for Tiruchi Railway Division, is being done involving engineering, signal, electrical and operating departments.