Kerala Drops Semi-High-Speed Rail Plan, Shifts to Railway Upgrades

Kerala is a place in India where trains are very important for people to travel.

The government wanted to build a special new high-speed train line called the Silver Line.

This special train would have gone very fast along the whole length of the state.

The state government has now decided not to build this fast-train project for now.

Another fast-train plan between two other cities was also put on hold.

Instead, the railway is going to make the regular train tracks better and stronger.

It will spend about ₹11,650 crore on building new lines and extra tracks.

Some projects are already being built, and about 40 kilometers of track are done.

One new train line to a famous pilgrimage place called Sabarimala is delayed because land is not available yet.

Building more tracks means more trains can run, and travel can be smoother for everyone.