
Facelift for Kollam railway station
The Hindu
To be developed as world-class station by December 2023
The Kollam railway station will be upgraded to global standards with facilities including a commercial complex and a railway training institute. The construction works will be directly handled by the Railway Construction Organisation to complete the project in a time-bound manner.
“Kollam is one among 21 stations in India selected to be developed as world-class stations and the construction is expected to be completed by December 2023,” said N.K. Premachandran, MP, on Tuesday. He had a meeting with top officials of Southern Railway in Chennai.

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