Construction of the Karaikal-Peralam new broad gauge line will be completed by June, M.S. Anbalagan, Divisional Railway Manager, Tiruchi, said here on Saturday.
Once the line is completed, rail connectivity will be restored on the 23-km stretch between Karaikal in Puducherry and Peralam in Tiruvarur district of Tamil Nadu after 30 years. The metre gauge line, which existed between Karaikal and Peralam, was closed in the mid-1980s and the track was removed.