In Kerala, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu today inaugurated six major Railway projects including the dedication of the newly-built 9.6-km long Tiruvalla-Chengannur double line which would ease the heavy rail traffic congestion in the Ernakulam-Kottayam-Kayamkulam section. <br/><br/>Suresh Prabhu said that the Ministry of Railways has chalked out comprehensive plan for the development of Railway through PPP and joint venture with state governments. <br/><br/>Mr Prabhu, also inaugurated infrastructure facilities at Kozhikode, Palakkad, Thrissur and Thiruvananthapuram railways stations through video conferencing from Kozhikode.<br/><br/>While a new platform was launched at Palakkad station, high-speed public WiFi service was made available at Thrissur station. <br/><br/>The minister also launched an escalator each in Thrissur and Thriruvananthapurtam stations besides laying foundation stone for the extension of Foot Overbridge at Kozhikode railway station. <br/><br/>Now the number of free wi-Fi enabled railway stations in the state has increasd to five. The service was launched earlier in Ernakulam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam and Kozhikode stations.