The rail line doubling work of Ernakulam-Kayamkulam line through Kottayam and Alappuzha will be over by 2014-15. Minister of State for Railways Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has said that the work is going on as per the revised schedule and this was the first time that the Railways is providing ‘committed funds’ for track doubling in the busy corridor.
Chowdhury was speaking after laying the foundation stone for installing escalators at all six platforms of the Ernakulam Junction railway station. Chowdhury said that escalators would be installed in 15 A-class railway stations under Southern Railway.
The long-pending work to upgrade Ernakulam Junction railway station will begin soon, the Minister assured. The Railways will coordinate with Kerala Tourism to renovate the station based on the State’s traditional architecture, he said.