September 08, 2008

Indian Railways to set up high speed rail corridors in South

Mr KC Jena chairman of railway board recently said that Indian Railways is exploring the possibility of setting up a high speed rail corridor connecting Chennai, Bangalore, Coimbatore and Kochi. He added that six high speed passenger corridors have been planned as a public private partnership.

Mr Jena said that Kerala has been allotted INR 349 crore for the next financial year against INR 283 crore sanctioned in the previous year with an objective to develop infrastructure. He added that the rail connectivity to the proposed Vallarpadam international container transshipment terminal project would be completed by 2009.

On the proposed Angamaly Sabarimala rail link, Mr Jena said that Indian Railway is keen to carryout the work, which has at present been held up due to land acquisition issues. He added that Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation and the Kerala Tourism Development Corporation have joined hands to start a few package tours connecting different tourism destinations in the state.