Kerala Rail Development Corporation proposes extending Sabari rail to Thiruvananthapuram, Vizhinjam port

Key Points

1. KRDCL proposes extending the Angamaly-Erumely Sabari line to Punalur and Thiruvananthapuram.
2. The extension aims to connect to the Vizhinjam international seaport.
3. A DPR proposal for the Erumeli-Punalur line was discussed in a 2021 KRDCL board meeting.
4. Railways sanctioned a survey for the Erumely-Thiruvananthapuram extension, with a preliminary survey in 2013.
5. The proposed alignment from Erumely to Balaramapuram is approximately 160 km long, connecting 13 major towns.
6. The extension aims to bring Nedumangad onto the rail map of Kerala.