Shenkottai in Tamilnadu to Punalur in Kerala ,Broad Gauge Conversion works are executed by the Southern Railway .Now works are accelerated and the section of Shenkottai to Punalur may be opened for the passenger traffic during June,2017,just before starting of the South West Monsoon.This section facilitates Shenkottai - Punalur-Kollam - Thiruvananthapuram/ Earnakulam direct and the shortest connection.