Overall very good budget for Kerala
There are 13 new trains to Kerala
New Trains
1. Chennai - Thiruvananthapuram AC Duronto (Bi-weekly)
2. Howrah-Mangalore Vivek Express (Weekly) via Palghat
3....
more... Dibrugarh- Thiruvanthapuram-Kanniyakumari Vivek Express (weekly) via
Kokrajhar
4. Nilambur Road – Thiruvananthapuram Link Rajyarani Express (daily)
5.
Thiruvanthpuram-Ernakulam -Chennai Student Janam Bhoomi Gaurav Express
6. Bhavnagar- Kochuvelli Express (weekly) via Panvel, Madgaon
7. Porbander- Kochuveli Express (weekly) via Panvel, Madgaon
8. Vasco-Velankani Express(weekly)
9. Bilaspur-Ernakulam Superfast(weekly)
10. Ernakulam – Bangalore Express (weekly)
11. Mangalore – Palghat Intercity Express (daily)
12. Ernakulam – Kollam (via Alappuzha) MEMU
13. Kollam - Nagercoil MEMU
Extension
1. Nagercoil- Thiruvanthapuram Passenger to Kochuvelli (56318/56317)
Increase in frequency of trains
1. Shoranur- Eranakulam Passenger from 6 days to daily (56607/56608)
Doubling to be completed in 2011-12
1. Netravati - Kankanadi (bcoz of Kannur - Peramboor section)
2. Mavelikkara - Chengannur
3. Kayankulam - Haripad
Gauge Conversion Completed during 2011-12
1. Palghat-Pollachi
New lines (taken up in the 12th Plan)
1. Erumeli-Punalur-Trivendrum
2. Madurai-Kottayam
3. Madurai-Ernakulam (Cochin)
4.
Doubling
1. Kumblam-Thuravur
New Line Surveys
1. Kannur - Mattannur
2. Kozhikode-Beypore
3. Nanjangode-Nilambur Road
4. Talasserry-Mysore
Doubling Surveys
1. Podanur - Palghat 3rd line
2. Ernakulam-Shoranur 4th line
Factories
1. Coach Factory at Palghat
2. Wagon unit Factory at Cherthala , Alleppey