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Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs George Kurian announced present connected Thursday that each railway level crossings successful India volition beryllium eliminated by 2030 arsenic portion of the country’s broad railway modernisation programme.
He was speaking astatine the flagging disconnected ceremonial of the Thiruvananthapuram-Kannur Jan Shatabdi Express which has been recently allotted a halt astatine the Changanassery railway station. The stop, helium said, has been sanctioned arsenic portion of the ongoing railway improvement initiatives. The Minister said much Vande Bharat and different high-speed, technologically precocious trains volition soon beryllium introduced crossed the country. In the future, long-distance and high-speed trains volition beryllium fixed halts astatine each stations to heighten accessibility for passengers.
The Union Minister further mentioned that 35 railway stations successful Kerala person been designated arsenic Amrit Bharat Stations, with an allocation of ₹2,500 crore for their development. Mr. Kurian further remarked that Changanassery volition soon beryllium connected to the Sabari railway enactment which is being developed arsenic parallel corridor and the Punalur railway enactment arsenic well.
Mavelikkara MP Kodikkunnil Suresh besides spoke.
The recently introduced halt volition use to some 12082 Thiruvananthapuram Central–Kannur Jan Shatabdi Express and the instrumentality work 12081 Kannur–Thiruvananthapuram Central Jan Shatabdi Express effectual from Friday (October 10, 2025). Divyakant Chandrakar, Divisional Railway Manager, Thiruvananthapuram, besides addressed the gathering.
