March 22, 2002

    Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd.(KRCL) is pursuing Sky Bus System in various cities including Cochin in Kerala and Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh. For Cochin, two routes have been suggested i.e. Edapally to Vytilla and International Airport to Ring Route with 21.6 km and 1.5 km. Lengths at an estimated cost of Rs.344 crores. Preliminary Engineering-cum-feasibility survey report and estimates have been submitted for both Cochin and Hyderabad. The detailed contract has not been signed by KRCL with any State Government so far and therefore, no time frame can be given at this stage.

    This information was given by the Minister of State for Railways , Shri O.Rajagopal in a written reply to a question by Shri P.Prabhakar Reddy in the Rajya Sabha today.