Kerala is on its way to development. Kerala Minister for Public Works Minister G Sudhakaran has said that Silver Line, the much enthusiastic railway project of Kerala, joining Thiruvananthapuram to Kasaragod through high-speed trains, will soon get the approval of the Union government. The land recovery process for the Rs 63,941-crore, a joint venture of the Railways and Kerala government, is progressing, the Minister said on Saturday.
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The Silver Line corridor will join Thiruvananthapuram to Kasaragod through trains with operational speeds of 200 km per hour, covering the 529.45-km journey in four hours. These trains will cover the busy Thiruvananthapuram-Ernakulam stretch in 90 minutes, which at present takes more than four hours. The Silver Line corridor will connect Thiruvananthapuram to Kasaragod through trains with operational speeds of 200 km per hour, covering the 529.45-km journey in four hours. These trains will cover the busy Thiruvananthapuram-Ernakulam stretch in 90 minutes, which at present takes more than four hours.
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The project was first declared by the state government in 2019. It is supposed to cost Rs 1,457 per person to travel the whole length from Thiruvananthapuram to Kasaragod. Sudhakaran said the Cabinet has already given its permission to the detailed project report (DPR), submitted by executing agency Kerala Rail Development Corporation Limited (K-Rail), a joint venture of the Indian Railways and the state government. The DPR was prepared by the Paris-based consultant Systra and submitted to the Union and the state governments for support.
