Thiruvananthapuram - Mangalore High-Speed Passenger Corridor
| Thiruvananthapuram–Kannur high-speed rail corridor | |
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| Overview | |
| Native name | തിരുവനന്തപുരം - കണ്ണൂർ അതിവേഗ ഇടനാഴി |
| Type | High-speed rail |
| Status | Planning |
| Locale | Kerala, India |
| Termini |
Kochuveli, Thiruvananthapuram Kannur |
| Stations | 9 |
| Operation | |
| Owner | Kerala High Speed Rail Corporation Ltd. (KHSRC) |
| Character | Elevated, underground, surface and grade-separated, dedicated passenger tracks |
| Depot(s) | Kochuveli |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 430 km (270 mi) |
| Number of tracks | 2 |
| Operating speed | 300 km/h (190 mph) |
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Route map: Google
The Thiruvananthapuram–Kannur high-speed rail corridor was a proposed high-speed rail corridor in India that would connect the capital city of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram with Kannur in Kerala. In February 2014, the Indian media reported that the state government had shelved the project. But during the last election manifesto ldf government included the project as a highlight and recent survey indicated that 86% of the kerala population did indeed support the project and DMRC was asked to prepare the DPR.
In July 2016, a modified plan was unveiled to construct a high-speed rail corridor from Thiruvananthapuram to Kannur.
The Thiruvananthapuram–Mangaluru high-speed rail corridor was mooted in the 2009-10 budget speech of the LDF government. The project was cleared by the State Cabinet in February 2010. The Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC) was appointed as the nodal agency to develop the project.
In September 2011, a special purpose vehicle, the Kerala High Speed Rail Corporation Ltd. (KHSRC) was formed to implement the project. The Ministry of Railways has stated that the project is feasible and has expressed full support for the project. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) conducted the pre-feasibility study of the project. The KHSRC requested the DMRC to submit a detailed project report (DPR) for the project by November 2012. However, the DPR faced several delays.
In February 2014, the Indian media reported that the state government shelved the project.The Times of India quoted unnamed sources as stating, "It has not been scrapped officially, but it is at a dead stage. The estimated project cost has almost doubled now, and the more the delay, the costlier the project would become." The cost of constructing the project was estimated to be 1.80 lakh crore, much higher than the originally estimated 1 lakh crore. 80% of the cost was proposed to be funded by JICA, and the remaining 20% by the State and Central governments.
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