Redevelopment of Kozhikode rly station to be launched Wednesday

Kozhikode: The process of redevelopment of Kozhikode railway station will be launched by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Wednesday.

According to Southern Railways, the Union minister will launch the process of redevelopment of 23 railway stations, including Kozhikode, in the first phase through video conferencing at Delhi.

Indian Railways plans to modernise 400 Railway stations throughout the country and Kozhikode is the only railway station from Kerala to figure in the list of 23 selected stations, a release from the PRO, Southern Railways, said.

The launch function will be telecast live at the Office of the Divisional Railway Manager, Palakkad after which the DRM will address the gathering along with other Divisional Officers, the release added.