<p>The cost of electrification of this line is estimated at Rs 302.50 crore with allocation of Rs 45.38 crore in the Eleventh Plan (2207-2012) and Rs 257.12 crore in the Twelfth Plan (2012-2017). <br /><br />The route Shoranur-Mangalore-Penambur falls in the northern and western parts of Kerala and Karnataka on the Chennai-Mangalore corridor. <br /><br />Major traffic moved on this section is food grains, coal to industries, hardware, fertilizers, coir, paper, timber, cement, rubber, petroleum products, mineral ore, copper and other electrical goods. <br /><br />Electrification of Trivandrum to Shoranur and Shoranur to Chennai is already done and work is in progress in Trivandrum-Kanyakumari section.</p>
<p>The cost of electrification of this line is estimated at Rs 302.50 crore with allocation of Rs 45.38 crore in the Eleventh Plan (2207-2012) and Rs 257.12 crore in the Twelfth Plan (2012-2017). <br /><br />The route Shoranur-Mangalore-Penambur falls in the northern and western parts of Kerala and Karnataka on the Chennai-Mangalore corridor. <br /><br />Major traffic moved on this section is food grains, coal to industries, hardware, fertilizers, coir, paper, timber, cement, rubber, petroleum products, mineral ore, copper and other electrical goods. <br /><br />Electrification of Trivandrum to Shoranur and Shoranur to Chennai is already done and work is in progress in Trivandrum-Kanyakumari section.</p>
