Even after a communication from the Railway Ministry to John Brittas, MP, made clear that the Railway Board has no plan to go ahead with the proposed ₹117-crore Nemom coaching terminal aimed at decongesting the Thiruvananthapuram Central station and bringing more trains to the capital, senior railway officials are not ready to buy the argument of the Railway Board.
First of all, no such decision was communicated to the Thiruvananthapuram division or the headquarters of Southern Railway in this regard by the board as Nemom satellite terminal is essential for the rail development of southern Kerala, they said.
A senior railway official said the officials have checked the status of the project which was still under the consideration of the Railway Board. “In case of any confusion over the viability of the project, the board should have taken it up with us first. Further, since there was no formal communication issued by the Railways to this effect, the State government should not waste its time. The project will not be dropped if political pressure is exerted on the Centre as it is 100% viable,” said the official.
