Patna, February 26, 2007The Railway Minister Lalu Prasad has lived up to the expectation of people of Bihar and joined the race for development in state by announcing six new trains from the state in the rail budget of 2007-08. Besides, he has also tried to match the state government’s development initiative in Madhepura by announcing setting up of a locomotive factory at an estimated cost of Rs 1300 crore. The rail minister had already announced setting up of a sleeper factory at Madhepura in the rail budget of 2006-07.
Of the 40 new trains announced by the railway minister, Bihar has once again got a rich haul of six new trains including a weekly Patna-Kolkata Garib Rath. This is in contrast to Jharkhand, which has just been given only one new train, the Bhubhaneshwar-Ranchi tri-weekly Garib Rath.
This would be the third Garib Rath from the state, the others two being between Saharsa and Amritsar and Patna and New Delhi.
The other new trains announced in this year’s rail budget are daily Intercity Express train between Patna and Dehri-on-Sone, Bhagalpur-Banka passenger, weekly Bhagalpur-New Delhi Express, tri-weekly Bapudham Motihari-Varanasi Exprress and weekly Chapra-Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Jansadharan Express via Siwan and Gorakhpur.
Acceding to long a long pending demands of MPs and different representatives, the frequency of Patna-New Delhi Rajdhani Express has been increased from two days a week to six days a week. Similarly Patna-Pune Express would now run four days a week instead of two days and Patna-Yashwantpur Express would run twice a week.
The state capital has also been provided with a direct link to Udaipur. The budget proposes to extends the services of 2315 Sealdah-Ajmer Ananya Express upto Udaipur. Besides, four Darbhanga-bound trains have also been extended up to Jaynagar. They are – Saryu-Yamunaaa Express, Saheed Express, Sealdah-Darbhanga Express and Gangasagar Express.
The Railway Minister has also tried to bring in new areas under rail network by announcing the survey of Gaya-Nateshwar and Chakia-Bargaia-Madhubani (Champaran)-Senhara-Piprahi rail line. Already, the gauge conversion work is on in all the parts of the state. He also mentioned about the establishment of a high axel load wagon / bogie factory under the public-private partnership.
Incidentally, during the last rail budget, Prasad had announced altogether 55 new trains, of which 15 were from Bihar.
Of the 40 new trains announced by the railway minister, Bihar has once again got a rich haul of six new trains including a weekly Patna-Kolkata Garib Rath. This is in contrast to Jharkhand, which has just been given only one new train, the Bhubhaneshwar-Ranchi tri-weekly Garib Rath.
This would be the third Garib Rath from the state, the others two being between Saharsa and Amritsar and Patna and New Delhi.
The other new trains announced in this year’s rail budget are daily Intercity Express train between Patna and Dehri-on-Sone, Bhagalpur-Banka passenger, weekly Bhagalpur-New Delhi Express, tri-weekly Bapudham Motihari-Varanasi Exprress and weekly Chapra-Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Jansadharan Express via Siwan and Gorakhpur.
Acceding to long a long pending demands of MPs and different representatives, the frequency of Patna-New Delhi Rajdhani Express has been increased from two days a week to six days a week. Similarly Patna-Pune Express would now run four days a week instead of two days and Patna-Yashwantpur Express would run twice a week.
The state capital has also been provided with a direct link to Udaipur. The budget proposes to extends the services of 2315 Sealdah-Ajmer Ananya Express upto Udaipur. Besides, four Darbhanga-bound trains have also been extended up to Jaynagar. They are – Saryu-Yamunaaa Express, Saheed Express, Sealdah-Darbhanga Express and Gangasagar Express.
The Railway Minister has also tried to bring in new areas under rail network by announcing the survey of Gaya-Nateshwar and Chakia-Bargaia-Madhubani (Champaran)-Senhara-Piprahi rail line. Already, the gauge conversion work is on in all the parts of the state. He also mentioned about the establishment of a high axel load wagon / bogie factory under the public-private partnership.
Incidentally, during the last rail budget, Prasad had announced altogether 55 new trains, of which 15 were from Bihar.
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