Kerala’s UDF govt scraps K-Rail project launched by LDF

Key points

• The Kerala Cabinet on Wednesday (May 20, 2026) decided to scrap the K-Rail (SilverLine) semi-high-speed railway project from Thiruvananthapuram to Kasaragod.
• Addressing a press conference after the Cabinet meeting, Chief Minister V.D.
• Satheesan said all the land acquired for the project would be de-notified and the yellow-hued concrete markers that demarcated the prospective line would be removed.
• The Chief Minister, however, did not rule out the possibilities of the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) government coming up with its own semi-high-speed rail project.
• He said the government was “not against a rail project which will not affect the State environmentally or financially.” Cases to be withdrawn “We are not against high-speed rail projects.