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1st Electric Engine-hauled Train Reaches Kanyakumari

Train No: 16526 Bangalore-Kanyakumari Island Express on Thursday became the first electric locomotive-hauled train to reach Kanyakumari. The train that left the Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station at 3.30 p.m. covered the 87-km route without any hitches and reached Kanyakumari at … Continue reading

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Trivandrum Monorail: DMRC Selected as the Project Consultants

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has been selected by the state government as the project consultants for the 41.8-km monorail, an elevated rail-based mass rapid transit system (MRTS), on the Mangalapuram-Ulloor-Overbridge-Killipalam-Balaramapuram-Neyyattinkara corridor in Thiruvananthapuram. The State government issued the … Continue reading

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Trivandrum Monorail: Merchants are Ready to Surrender Land; if Compensation is Paid

The Monorail Project in Thiruvananthapuram project will be implemented from Technocity near Pallippuram to Neyyattinkara in 2 Phases.There won’t be much land acquisition required in the 1st phase. However, land acqussion will be a challange for the authorities when the … Continue reading

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Trivandrum Monorail: NATPAC Submitted Feasibility Report

  National Transportation Planning and Research Centre (NATPAC) has  submitted the feasibility report for the proposed monorail project from Technocity near Pallippuram to Neyyattinkara to the Government. NATPAC’s study has found feasible for the implementation of monorail in the capital city in the … Continue reading

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Trivandrum Monorail: Govt. to Take Decision Today

The decision on the proposed monorail project for Thiruvananthapuram city will be taken today. The entire phase of the project is from Technocity near Pallippuram to Neyyattinkara. The project will be implemented in two phases with the first phase from … Continue reading

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Trivandrum Monorail: 19 Stations Identified in the 1st Phase

NATPAC will submit the feasibility report of the proposed Monorail project on Wednesday. The project will be implemented in two phases with the first phase extending from Technocity near Pallippuram to Thampanoor (22.2 km) and the second phase from Thampanoor … Continue reading

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Govt.Approved the Revised Alignment for Karamana-Vazhimukku Road Widening

Government has approved the revised alignment for the four laning of Karamana – Vazhimukku stretch of National Highway-47. As per the new alignment, one way traffic will be implemented at Pravachambalam. At Mudavoorpara, the land will be acquired equally on both sides … Continue reading

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Trivandrum Monorail: Separate Townships Planned

Separate townships are planned in between Technocity near Pallippuram and Neyyattinkara for the funding of proposed Monorail at Thiruvananthapuram. The company which is to be formed for the Monorail project would be responsible for setting up townships. As many as … Continue reading

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Trivandrum Monorail: To Reduce Congestion, Accidents

Monorail, a mass rapid transit system (MRTS) mooted for Thiruvananthapuram city, is expected to reduce dependence on personalised modes of transport and take away 40 per cent of the present vehicular traffic off the road. The monorail has been proposed … Continue reading

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Central Fund for Kovalam Roads

The Union government has selected Kovalam, along with 12 other places, for a major road improvement project aimed at enhancing connectivity near tourist destinations. The decision was taken at a meeting convened by the Union Ministry of Road Transport and … Continue reading

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