

CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu government has written to the Railway Board seeking permission to prepare feasibility reports for two proposed bullet train corridors connecting the State with Kerala, said a report by Daily Thanthi.
The proposed routes include Chennai–Thiruvananthapuram via Tiruchi and Nagercoil and Chennai–Ernakulam via Salem and Coimbatore.
The move comes as the Centre pushes ahead with high-speed rail projects across the country, including the Mumbai–Ahmedabad corridor and proposed routes such as Chennai–Hyderabad and Chennai–Mysuru.
In its communication, the state has also requested the extension of the East Coast Freight Corridor from Vijayawada to Chennai, Thoothukudi and Kanniyakumari.