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Trichy: Railway stations like Aaduthurai, Kuthalam, Vaitheeswarankoil and Papanasam on the main line and Panruti station on the chord line are likely to be wound up if the railways goes ahead with its proposed plan to ease out uneconomical train stoppages and halt stations. Officials of Trichy railway division confirmed that the process of identifying uneconomical stations based on earnings had commenced.They would identify the stations and the list would be sent to the operations department which would be forwarded to the headquarters for further action. Trichy railway division has begun the process of preparing the list of such stations .Sources said that based on the revenue status of a halt station computed by the commercial department, the operating department would do away with it if it falls under non-profit making stations. The headcount of both boarding as well as the alighting commuters should be taken into consideration, he said. According to a railway notification, an express train with coaches ranging from 18 to 24 which runs at about 100 kmph would take six minutes to pick up speed..