Trivandrum: Union Minister of Railways, Communications, Electronics & Information Technology, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw held a review meeting with Railway officials and later inspected Nemom and Kochuveli terminals proposed to be upgraded as part of the comprehensive development of Thiruvananthapuram area.
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PM flags off Kerala’s first Vande Bharat Express
Trivandrum: Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi today flagged off a Vande Bharat Express between Thiruvananthapuram and Kasaragod, the first Vande Bharat service in the state of Kerala from Thiruvananthapuram Central Railway station.
Read MoreBharat Gaurav tour train from Kochuveli on May 04
Trivandrum: IRCTC South Zone has launched an exclusive Bharat Gaurav Tourist Train, for the tourists which consist of 04- Three Tier AC coaches, 07- Sleeper Coaches, 01- pantry car, and 02- power car with a total of 14 coaches. In the maiden run of the Bharat Gaurav Tourist Train named ‘Punya Teerth Yathirai’, the train starting from Kochuveli on May 04, 2023 would cover Puri – Konark– Kolkata – Gaya – Varanasi – Ayodhya – Allahabad and return to Kochuveli on May 15, 2023.
Read MoreNew DRMs for Thiruvananthapuram & Palakkad Divisions
Trivandrum: Shri Sachinder Mohan Sharma IRSME and Shri Yashpal Singh Tomar IRSSE have taken charge as the Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) of Thiruvananthapuram and Palakkad Divisions respectively under Southern Railway. Shri Sharma succeeds Shri R Mukund IRSME as the TVC DRM while Shri Tomar took over from Shri Trilok Kothari.
Read MoreKollam Jn. redevelopment works progressing well
Kollam: Southern Railway has taken up Kollam Junction railway station for redevelopment in order to offer a world-class ambience, futuristic infra and airport-like facilities for passengers. Kollam Junction railway station is one of the busiest railheads in Kerala. Categorized under “NSG-3” stations, Kollam Junction is the second busiest railway station in Kerala in terms of trains handled per day. Now the redevelopment work is underway and progressing at a steady pace.
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