CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Plan. Kerala will get a special railway corridor along its 532-kilometre (331 mi) length by 2024, as the state government is set to build a ₹66,079 crore (US$8.3 billion) rail line that will enable semi-high speed trains ply between upstate Kasaragod and the capital city of Thiruvananthapuram.

Detailed explanation-2: -Thiruvananthapuram – Kasaragod high speed rail project, also known as Kerala Silver Line, corridor is a 530.6 km long approved semi high-speed rail line connecting Trivandrum and Kasargod in Kerala through 11 stations with an estimated cost of Rs. 63,941 crore.

Detailed explanation-3: -The proposed 529.45-km railway line will link Thiruvananthapuram in the south to Kasaragod in the north, covering 11 districts through 11 stations within four hours, at a speed of 200 km/hr.

Detailed explanation-4: -The 529.45 km SilverLine corridor connecting Kasaragod and Thiruvananthapuram, with an operating speed of 200kmph, eases the transport between North and South ends of the state and reduces the total travel time to less than 4 hours, compared with the present 10 to 12 hours.

Detailed explanation-5: -Fastest Train in India: The Vande Bharat Express is the fastest train in India and has the fastest top design and can reach the speed of 180 km/h (110 mph).