High speed trains in Kochi soon
Train passengers in from Kochi toThiruvananthapuram will be able to save a lot of time with the Union railway ministry‘s approval to set up high speed rail corridor. The corridor will connect Thiruvananthapuram and Kasargodegave within a matter of forty-five minutes. . Also there has been a proposal to extend the railways upto Mangalore.
The first phase of the project will hit the floors in 2013 and and will be completed by 2020. The projected cost of the infrastructure will be around Rs 43,254 crore. The trains will zoom past at a speed of 350 km per hour. The move has been widely appreciated by the people of the state and have said that after neglecting the railway department for so long the government has given something worthwhile.
Source: The Times of India
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