Shri Krishna Gautam, a member of the Regional Railway Users Consultative Committee, North Central Railway Prayagraj, met with the Additional General Manager, Amarendra Kumar, at the East Central Railway office in Hajipur (Bihar) on Friday. They discussed the expansion of the Ranchi-Chopan Express train route to Singrauli and Shakti Nagar, a...
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decision taken at the Dhanbad Divisional Parliamentary Committee meeting in Dhanbad. Gautam highlighted that the construction of the washing line, pit line, and sick line in Chopan has been completed and tested, but the Chopan railway station is not being used as a terminal station despite an investment of approximately 15 crores. He demanded that the route of the Singrauli-Bhopal and Singrauli-Nizamuddin trains originating from Singrauli be extended to Chopan station. He also requested that the Chunar-Barwadih passenger train, known as the “Garib ki Railgadi”, be operated as a MEMU train. He further urged for the immediate commencement of the construction of an underpass at pillar number 168/4 on the Anpara-Mirchadhuli rail line, which was approved for completion in 2024-25.

The final survey reports and Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) for two new rail lines, Ambikapur to Renukut (Uttar Pradesh) and Ambikapur to Barwadih (Jharkhand), have been submitted to the Railway Board. The Ambikapur-Renukut line is considered more beneficial due to its shorter distance and lower cost, estimated at 8,217 crore rupees...
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for a double line. The Renukut line also offers potential for coal transportation and connects to existing coal mines and blocks. The proposed rail line also strengthens the case for connecting Korba to Renukut via Ambikapur, a long-standing demand in the region. This new route will reduce travel time between Ambikapur and Raipur to six hours and Ambikapur and Delhi to 13 hours, boosting tourism and economic opportunities in the region.

The Indian Ministry of Railways has approved final surveys for the construction of a new 180 km railway line connecting Korba and Ambikapur in Chhattisgarh. The project, which received INR 16.75 crore in funding, aims to improve connectivity between the energy city of Korba and the headquarter of Surguja district, Ambikapur....
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The new railway line is expected to boost passenger traffic, freight transportation, and economic development in the region, creating new jobs and opportunities. Final surveys for other railway lines, including Ambikapur-Renukut, Ambikapur-Barwadih, and Ambikapur-Vindhyamganj, are also underway.

The Palamu MP, Vishnu Dayal Ram, met with the Railway Minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw, to request the introduction of a Vande Bharat Express train on the Tata-Varanasi route. He suggested that the train should operate via Muri, Ranchi, and DaltonGanj, arguing that it would benefit a large number of passengers in the...
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area. The MP also requested the initiation of the Barwadih-Chirimiri and Gaya-Sherghati railway line projects, highlighting their significance in reducing travel distances. He further requested the resumption of the Barwadih-Chopan-Chunar passenger train (53351/53352), the inclusion of Meral station as a stop for the Patna-Singrauli Link Express (23347/23348) and Shaktipuंज Express (11448/11449), and the inclusion of Nagar Untari (Shri Banshidhar Nagar) as a stop for the Ranchi-New Delhi Rajdhani Express (12453/12454). Other demands included increasing the frequency of the Ranchi-New Delhi Rajdhani Express to four days a week, increasing the frequency of the Ranchi-New Delhi Garib Rath Express to six days a week, adding a stop for the Garib Rath Express at Mohammadganj station, adding a two-minute stop for the Garib Rath Express at Aligarh Junction, extending the Ranchi-Varanasi Intercity Express (18311/18611) to Gorakhpur, extending the Howrah-Jabalpur Shaktipuंज Express (11447/11448) to Mumbai, adding a stop for the Palamu Express (13347/13348) at Rajhara station, restarting the Ranchi-Gorakhpur train, increasing the number of AC chair cars and GS coaches on the Ranchi-Sasaram Intercity Express (18635/18636), and constructing Low Height Subways at various locations to address the inconvenience caused by the closure of unmanned railway crossings.