The long-delayed second track along the 17-km stretch between Chingavanam and Ettumanur in Kottayam will be open to traffic on May 29.
Railway officials said works on the second track along the route had entered the final stages with traffic along Kottayam to be regulated from Friday till May 28 in different phases. The completion of works will be followed by the statutory inspection and speed trail of the tracks by the Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) on May 28.
“The track will be commissioned as soon as the CRS accords authorization and the first train is expected to pass through the route on May 29,” explained a railway official.
