India’s HSR project in the southern state of Kerala will run along a north-south alignment of 430 km linking the capital Thiruvananthapuram and Kannur.
The alignment is about 4 to 8 km east of the existing railway line avoiding heavily built up areas. Of the 430 km, 105 km will be underground in tunnels, 190 km elevated on viaducts, and the rest at grade/cut and cover.
The proposed line will have nine stations and will allow trains to run at a maximum speed of 300 km/h and an average speed of 250 km/h. Provision has been kept for one more future station at Nedumbassery, at the Cochin International Airport. The stations have been located in such a way that they can be easily connected to existing railway stations and bus stations by feeder bus services to establish a truly integrated transport system.
The proposed project may be implemented fully as a Government initiative.
The original feasibility report had proposed a corridor reaching up to Kasaragod, says a detailed project report (DPR) prepared by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC).
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