Araria/Katihar (Bihar), Jan 05: Railway Minister Lalu
Prasad said the new train between Jogbani on Bihar-Nepal
border and Delhi would consolidate the age-old friendly ties
between the two countries.
He was addressing a gathering at Forbesganj, which
included Nepalis in large numbers, after flagging off the
Seemanchal Express between the border town of Jogbani and
Delhi on Monday.
Prasad said the survey of a new rail link between Jogbani
and Biratnagar, the commercial hub of Nepal, had also been
sanctioned and when implemented it would bring the land-locked
country into the railway map.
He also announced the electrification of the 107 km-long
Jogbani-Katihar section of North East Frontier Railway.
The Jogbani-Delhi Seemanchal Express would run five days a
week instead of the earlier announcement of a weekly train.
The route of the train has also changed, now it will run via
Patna-Mughalsarai and not the proposed via Hajipur-Lucknow.
At another function at Katihar, Prasad announced broad
gauge conversion of Katihar-Tejnarainpur section. He also
formally declared the electrification of Katihar-Barauni
section at a cost of Rs 200 crore.
The Katihar-New Jalpaiguri (NJP) and NJP-Guwahati sections
would be benefitted by the electrification, he added.
Bureau Report
First Published: Monday, January 05, 2009, 00:00