Kochi, Feb. 22 -- The Kerala government's ambitious SilverLine project, which was stalled following mass protests, has once again sparked hope after Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal mentioned it during his address at the Invest Kerala Global Summit (IKGS) held here.
Highlighting key infrastructure projects in the state, including the Vizhinjam deep-sea port, Goyal referred to SilverLine as a transformative semi-high-speed rail corridor that would connect Thiruvananthapuram and Kasaragod, reducing travel time to just four hours.
"SilverLine, a semi-high-speed railway line connecting Thiruvananthapuram to Kasaragod, will reduce travel time to four hours," he said.
The proposed 530-km railway line, to be developed by K-Rail...