List of New trains and Benefits for Kerala in Railway budget 2011

Posted Date: 26-Feb-2011	Category: General	Rating:
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Kerala has allotted thirteen new trains in railway budget 2011. Read this article to know the list of new trains which is granted on railway budget 2011 and the benefits of Kerala in railway budget 2011.

List of New trains and Benefits for Kerala in Railway budget 2011

Railway budget 2011 was announced by Mamatha Banerjee on February 25, 2011. The railway budget 2011 is considered as people friendly budget because it has so many offers which satisfies peoples of all kind. Railway budget 2011 is also considered as election budget because many states will face election in coming months including Kerala.

There are very good offers for Kerala in railway budget 2011. The most important offer in railway budget 2011 for Kerala is announcing 13 new trains for Kerala. As many of the people use trains in Kerala for transportation the existence of new trains is really a good news for peoples in Kerala.

List of New trains for Kerala in Railway budget 2011.

Mamatha Banerjee has announced 13 new trains for Kerala in railway budget 2011.

1. Bilaspur- Ernakulam express, weekly train.
2. Ernakulam- Bangalore express, weekly train.
3. Mangalore- Palakkad intercity express, daily train.
4. Ernakulam- Alappuzha- Kollam MEMU.
5. Kollam- Nagercoil MEMU.
6. Haura- Mangalore (Through Palakkad).
7. Porbandar- Kochuveli express (Through Konkan), weekly train.
8. Chennai- Pondicherry- Thiruvananthapuram students express.
9. Dibrugarh- Thiruvananthapuram- Kanyakumari Vivek express.
10. Chennai- Thiruvananthapuram Duronto, two in a week.
11. Nilambur- Thiruvananthapuram link express, daily train.
12. Bhavnagar- Kochuveli express (Through Konkan), weekly train.
13. Goa- Vasco- Mangalore- Calicut- Palakkad- Velankanni express, weekly train.

Other benefits for Kerala in railway budget 2011.

* Nagercoil- Thiruvananthapuram train is extended to Kochuveli.
* Shornur- Ernakulam Passenger train will run daily (Earlier it was six in a week).
* Palakkad- Pollachi Gauge conversion will be completed in this year.
* Mavelikara- Chengannur and Kayamkulam- Haripad railway doubling will be completed in this year.
* Survey for Madurai- Kottayam, Erumeli- Punalur- Thiruvananthapuram and Madurai- Ernakulam route.
* Passenger terminals in Nehmath and Kottayam.
* 230 crores for railway line doubling within Kerala.
* 83 Crores for Angamaly- Sabarimala railway line.
* 6.66 Crores for Thirunavaya- Guruvayur railway line.

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