Bonanza for Malwa region
Railway Minister annocues new trains, extends existing, model stations
to come up, more AC coaches
Jupinderjit Singh/TNS
Muktsar, January 13
India will soon run a high-speed train very to the Indo-Pak border with the
Union Railways Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal today announcing a
Jan-Shatabdi Train New Delhi and Feroepore.
In a pre-budget gift to the Malwa region of the state, Bansal
announced other manufacturing unit of the Indian Railways to be set up
in the state, extended Ganganagar-Bathinda-Haridwar train to
Rishikesh.
He promised to start a train between Muktsar-Hazoor Saheb (Nanded) and
promised connectivity between Takht Damdama Saheb (Talwandi Sabo) and
Hazoor Saheb.
He announced extention of New Delhi- Bathinda express train to
Fazilka. He also promised a Shatabdi train for Fazilka also but said
he would decide later if some Coaches of the Ferozepore-Shatabdi may
be diverted to Fazilka or a new train has to be started from Fazilka.
He announced at least one additional AC coaches in Delhi-Ganganganager
Express, New Delhi-Bathinda Express and Haridwar –Srinagar Express.
He would announce the route and schedule of the Ferozepore Shatabdi
later but said it would surely pass through Muktsar and Bathinda.He
announced Muktsar Railway stations would be upgraded to a Model
Railway Station and adding two more platforms to it.
Accepting the demands of the area residents of this border belt,
Bansal said Punjab has not got its share in the growth of Railways. He
promised more connectivity between the towns of the state.
Congress Legislature Party leader Sunil Jakhar ,Ex-MP Jagmeet Brar,
MLA-Gidderbaha-Raja Warring, MLA-Guruhar Sahai Rana Gurmeet Singh
Sodhi, MLA-Muktsar Karan Brar had demanded the trains and better
facilities for the border belt.
Capt Amarinder Singh said the “Badal” family was discouraging the
growth of railways as it would hit its highly profit making road
transport business.
Bansal said the railway foot over-bridges, and laying of new lines can
be laid with the help of the state government, which has to acquire
the land for the purpose.
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