DMRC studying high speed trains for Kerala: Official

CHENNAI: Delhi Metro is doing a detailed project report for the Kerala government on the possibility of running high speed trains in the state, a senior official said today.

"A detailed project is going on by DMRC. After the project report is ready, then it will be taken to the government of India," former Delhi Metro chief E Sreedharan told reporters here on the sidelines of a function here.

"It will be a joint effort by the Government of India and Kerala together for executing the project, with the money will have to come from either Japan or somewhere," he said.

Asked whether high speed trains in India is possible with railway tracks running very close to human habitat in many villages, he said, "Yes, it is possible, because these trains will be either elevated or underground."