Railway Budget For Kerala 2023-24
- Kerala has received an astounding outlay of Rs.2,033 Cr. for a range of Railway Infrastructure and Safety projects.
Southern Railway
Southern Railway New Railway Lines in Budget 2023–24
- Tirunnavaya – Guruvayur (35 km)
- Angamali – Sabarimala (116 km)
- Tindivanam – Gingee – Tiruvannamalai (70 km)
- Tindivanam – Nagari (179.2 km)
- Attipattu – Puttur (88.30 km)
- Erode – Palani (91.05 km)
- Chennai – Cuddalore via Mahabalipuram (179.28 km)
- Madurai – Tuticorin via Aruppukkottai (143.5 km)
- Sriperambudur – Guduvanchery; with spur to Irun, Kattukotti – Avadi – Sriperambudur (60 km)
- Morappur – Dharmapuri (36 km)
- Rameswaram – Dhanushkodi – New line (17.2 km) (umbrella work PB#23/2018 – 19/NR)
- Connectivity at Northern end of Karaikal Port to directly access Peralam – Karaikal New Line to improve mobility (PB#29/NR/2022 – 23)
Southern Railway Gauge Conversion in Budget 2023–24
- Tiruchchirappalli – Nagore – Karaikal with extension of Nagapattinam – Velankani – Tiruthiraipundi incl. new material modification of Karaikal – Peralam (23 km) new line
- Quilon – Tirunelveli – Tiruchendur & Tenkasi – Virudhunagar (357 km)
- Cuddalore – Salem via Vriddhachalam (191 km)
- Villupuram – Katpadi (161 km)
- Dindigul – Polachi – Palghat & Polachi – Coimbatore (224.88 km)
- Mayiladuturai – Tiruvarur – Karaikkudi & Tiruturaipundi – Agastiyampalli,incl restoration of Needamangalam – Mannargudi line and Mannargudi – Pattukottai, with new material modification of Thanjavur – Pattukottai(47.2 km)
- Madurai – Bodinayakkanur (90.41 km)
Southern Railway Doubling Railway Line in Budget 2023–24
- Chennai Beach – Korukkupet – 3rd line (4.1 km)
- Mavelikara – Chengannur – Patch doubling (12.30 km)
- Chennai Beach – Attipattu – 4th line (22.1 km)
- Mulanturutti – Kurruppantara (24 km)
- Chinganur – Chingavanam (26.5 km)
- Kankanadi – Panambur – Patch doubling (19 km)
- Chengalpattu – Villupuram (103 km) with new material modification for Tambaram – Chengalpattu – 3rd line by GC of existing MG line alongwith electrification (30 km)
- Kurruppanthara – Chingavanam (26.54 km)
- Ambalapuzha – Haripad (18.13 km)
- Villupuram – Dindigul (with electrification) (273 km)
- Tiruvallur – Arakkonam – 4th line (26.83 km)
- Ernakulam – Kumbalam – Patch doubling (7.71 km)
- Omalur – Mettur Dam – Doubling with electrification (29.03 km)
- Kumbalam – Thuravur – Patch doubling (15.59 km)
- Trivandrum – Kanyakumari (86.56 km)
- Madurai – Maniyachi – Tuticorin (160 km)
- Turavur – Ambalapuzha (50 km)
- Maniyachi – Nagercoil (102 km)
- Netravati – Mangalore Central (1.5 km)
- Salem – Magnasite Jn – Omalur (11 km)
- Shoranur – Ernakulam – 3rd line (107 km)
- Katpadi – Villupuram (160.10 km) (Umbrella work PB#57/2019 – 20/NR)
- Salem – Karur – Dindigul (160 km) (Umbrella work PB#57/2019 – 20/NR)
- Erode – Karur (65 km) (Umbrella work PB#57/2019 – 20/NR)
- Chennai Beach – Chennai Egmore (4.3 km) (Umbrella work PB#57/2019 – 20/NR)
- 3rd & 4th line connectivity to road 1 & 2 of Arakkonam yard (PB#72/NR/2022 – 23)
- Jokatte – Thokur (1.98 km) (PB#72/NR/2022 – 23)
Southern Railway Pink Book 2023-24 – Click Here
Unprecedented Budget – Putting Railways on Fast Track
Allocation of Railway Budget for Kerala for the year 2022-23
On Going Railway Projects
- 08 New Railway Line and Doubling Projects Costing Rs. 9,489 Crore for 439 Kilo Meter
- Total Outlay 2022-23 is Rs. 1,058 Crore
- Total Budget allocation in 2022-23 is 192% more than the Average of 2009-14.