Indian Railways Launches Kotdwar-Delhi Jan Shatabdi With LHB Coaches; Route To Soon Be Fully Electrified
Connecting Kotdwar with the national capital, Indian Railways has launched a Jan Shatabdi service catering to the demand of the region.
Flagging off the Kotdwar-Delhi Junction-Kotdwar Sidhbali Jan Shatabdi Special train through video conferencing, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said the service would bring socio economic development in Uttarakhand.
Expressing his gratitude to the hard-working railway employees who served the country during the pandemic by supplying medicines, coal and other necessary essential items, Goyal said that Kotdwar-Delhi route electrification is almost complete, only 15 km stretch is pending which is expected to be completed by this month.
After this, trains on electric traction will ply from Kotdwar to Delhi. It will also save the environment. Going forward all the trains will run on electric traction in the entire Uttarakhand region. This will ensure net zero carbon emission and protection of the environment in the State.
He also informed that railway projects in Uttarakhand are progressing well. Rs 4,432 crore has been allocated for railway projects in the budget 2021-22 which is almost 23 times more than the average budget of 2009-14 for the state.
The three new lines projects are underway in Uttarakhand, the work of the railway line between Rishikesh and karnprayag is progressing swiftly. Station development of Dehradun is planned at the cost of Rs 212 crore. Prime Minister’s attention on Uttarakhand is the driving force behind the development that is sweeping the state.
Pilgrims visiting Sidhbali temple shall be benefited with improved connectivity.
