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Chidambaram flags off women's special train in Chennai
Chennai:
Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram flagged off three
women special EMU train services at the Tambaram railway
station near Chennai on Wednesday morning. Speaking on
the occasion, Chidambaram said that the government was
giving special attention to the needs of youth and women.
The introduction of ladies special trains, already launched
in Mumbai and Kolkata earlier during the month, showed
that it had a special place for women. The ladies special
services will be operated during peak hours in the morning
and evening. The special trains were announced in the
Railways Budget this year. Union Minister of State for
Information and Broadcasting Jagathrakshakan said that
the special train would be of great assistance to the
women of Tamil Nadu.
-August
12, 2009
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