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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.
The estimated cost for the SilverLine project was Rs 63,940 crore, with the central government expected to contribute Rs 6,313 crore.
Sreedharan maintains that Kerala, being a continuous stretch of urban centres, does not require a train with a top speed of 350 km/h.
Sreedharan had met with the Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, expressing his willingness to provide technical expertise for the project.
The railways are also planning to reduce the speed of certain premium trains including Vande Bharat.
Trains to chug at a speed of up to 130 kmph.
This was the advice most railway experts like E Sreedharan, Alok Kumar Verma and even the Railway Board had given.
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