K-Rail SilverLine Project

  • December 22, 2021
  • Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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K-Rail SilverLine Project

Subject – Economy

Context – The Kerala Government faces severe resistance at several places as it begins laying survey stones for the 530-km SilverLine semi-high speed rail corridor

Concept –

  • The project entails building a semi high-speed railway corridor through the state linking its southern end and state capital Thiruvananthapuram with its northern end of Kasaragod.
  • The line is proposed to be 529.45 kms long, covering 11 districts through 11 stations.
  • When the project is realised, one can travel from Kasaragod to Thiruvananthapuram in less than four hours on trains travelling at 200 km/hr. The current travel time on the existing Indian Railways network is 12 hours.
  • The deadline for the project, being executed by the Kerala Rail Development Corporation Limited (KRDCL), is 2025.
  • KRDCL, or K-Rail, is a joint venture between the Kerala government and the Union Ministry of Railways.

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