Archive · 20 Jun 2025
Southern Railway to Upgrade Kerala Rail Infrastructure by 2027
The Southern Railway in Kerala is working to make train travel better and faster.
They're adding more tracks and fixing up stations to handle more passengers, hoping to finish by 2027.
New projects include a station near the airport, which will help people get around easier.
The railway also transports cargo, which is cost-effective.
A business group is asking for more train services, like a station at the airport, to help make travel more convenient.
Southern Railway is developing infrastructure to increase mobility and operate more trains.
The Thiruvananthapuram division aims to complete infrastructure projects by 2027, including line doubling.
Station redevelopment projects costing around ₹3,000 crore are progressing in multiple stations.
A new station near Cochin International Airport is planned, expected to be ready in two and a half years.
The Chamber of Commerce requested a railway station at CIAL and increased MEMU services.
- Who
- Southern Railway, Cochin Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
- What
- Southern Railway is developing rail infrastructure in Kerala.
- When
- Projects are planned for completion by 2027.
- Where
- Kerala, focusing on the Thiruvananthapuram division.
- Why
- To increase mobility, operate more trains, and improve connectivity.
- Divisional Railway Manager
- Manish Thaplyal
- Total Cost of Station Redevelopment
- ₹3,000 crore
- Target Completion Year
- 2027
- Airport Station Completion
- Two and a half years
- Passengers Daily
- 3 lakh