Even as the first phase of the under-construction ₹7,700-crore Vizhinjam International Deepwater Multipurpose Seaport is nearing completion, the call for drawing a parallel railway line to the existing line by extending the proposed Angamaly-Sabarimala rail line from Erumely to Balaramapuram in Thiruvananthapuram linking the capital city, is getting louder.
The State-level Federation of Sabari Railway Action Councils has given a representation to the Chief Minister, Railways, Port, and Industries Ministers stressing the need to extend the rail line to serve the purpose as a second rail corridor for half of the State.
