The State government and K-Rail are facing flak for reportedly not giving a fraction of attention that is being given to the ₹63,940-crore SilverLine semi-high-speed rail corridor project to a host of projects that K-Rail had been vested with.
Passenger organisations in the State cite half a dozen critical projects that would considerably speed up train movement in Kerala and lead to introduction of more trains as examples of projects that ought to have gained precedence over SilverLine, which has been envisaged to lessen commuting time between Thiruvananthapuram and Kannur to around four hours.
