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Delhi Metro Rail Corporation urges Kerala to award its high-speed rail project to them, citing a lack of state expertise and highlighting the project's benefits, including seamless integration with national networks and solar power usage, costing approximately ₹57,000 crore.
Kasaragod stakeholders argue extending the high-speed rail to their district makes economic sense due to high passenger traffic and revenue generation, alongside potential for investment and tourism growth.
Kerala's government formed an expert committee to assess a proposed 473km high-speed rail corridor from Thiruvananthapuram to Kannur, based on a DMRC interim report, with a three-week deadline for recommendations.
Metro Man E Sreedharan will submit an interim report on a Kerala high-speed rail corridor to the Chief Minister. This project offers an alternative to the cancelled SilverLine.
Kozhikode: A revised high-speed rail corridor plan now passes through hilly regions, adding stations and altering previous proposals. An interim report is due soon.
The project is proposed as a joint venture between the Government of India and the Government of Kerala
The 40-km Pathanamthitta–Pamba extension is expected to have a travel time of 20 minutes.
The government has appended a conceptual note outlining the proposed framework.
The Kerala government has given in-principle approval for a 583 km Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) connecting Thiruvananthapuram to Kasaragod, which will be implemented in four phases.
In the letter, Sreedharan argues that Kerala’s high population density and its long north–south stretch of over 600 km make faster rail travel unavoidable.
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