Shoranur-Kozhikode line electrification to be commissioned by March-2014, as stated by Southern Railway General Manager, Mr. Rakesh Mishra at Kozhikode. After the electrification, the trains can run with 10% more speed and the running time can be reduced to 90% of the existing total running time in this route. As the starting and stopping will be more faster and acceleration from 0 to 110kmph can be achieved within 1 minute. The electrification upto Mangalore will be commissioned by March-2015, as per SR GM. After the electrification, the speed of the train can be improved and atleast half hour can be saved on CAN-TVC journey.