Thiruvananthapuram, Jan. 29 -- Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday said the delay in obtaining central approval for the proposed SilverLine semi-high-speed rail project was unfortunate, even as he reiterated that the state urgently requires a faster and modern rail system.
Inaugurating the 5th Loka Kerala Sabha, the Chief Minister said the SilverLine project was envisaged to significantly reduce travel time across Kerala and ease pressure on the existing rail network.
The proposed corridor was designed to cut the travel time between Thiruvananthapuram and Kasaragod to about four hours, while journeys to major cities such as Kochi would take nearly half the current duration.
Vijayan said the state government had submitted t...