Tamil Nadu of deaths at areas decreased from 1,053 in 2011 to 881 in 2012 and 867 in 2013. Tamil Nadu has a well-developed rail network as part of Southern Railway. Headquartered at Chennai, the Southern Railway network extends over a large area of India's southern peninsula, covering the states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Puducherry, a small portion of Karnataka and a small portion of Andhra Pradesh. Express trains connect the state capital Chennai with Mumbai, Delhi and Kolkata. Chennai Central is gateway for train towards north whereas Chennai Egmore serves as gateway for south. Tamil Nadu has a total railway track
Politics of Tamil Nadu =Tamil national parties=== Apolitical Dravidian parties Dravidian parties originating from Justice party. Dravidian parties without roots in Justice party Congress parties Communist parties Forward Bloc parties Others Hindu nationalist parties Religious minority parties [[Category:Politics of Tamil Nadu|*]] Politics of Tamil Nadu Politics of Tamil Nadu is the politics related to the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Indian National Congress dominated the political scene in the initial years post independence with leaders like C. Rajagopalachari and K. Kamaraj. The political influence shifted from national politics towards regional politics with rise of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in the late 1960s. Dravidian parties have