CM Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday virtually flagged off the Lalkuambandra Superfast train. The Chief Minister said that with the blessings of Baba Kainchi Dham, the dream of running a train between Lalkuan and Bandra has been fulfilled today. He thanked Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and Railway Minister Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw for this gesture. He said that with the operation of this train, people associated with railway stations like Rampur, Muddadabad, Ghaziabad, Hazrat Nizamuddin, Mathura, Sawai Madhopur, Kota, Vadodara, Surat will get an easy option to travel.
The Chief Minister said that with the commencement of the Lalkuambandra train service, the devotees coming to visit Baba Kainchi Dham, Jageshwar and other religious places will get a better option to travel. He said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, we are moving towards the golden era of Indian Railways. Made in India trains like Vande Bharat have become a part of the rail network as a symbol of self-reliance and modernity. The Chief Minister said that with the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and with the support of the Central Government, the dream of reaching the mountain by train will be fulfilled with the construction of the RishikeshKarnprayag railway line. Survey work on Tanakpur Bageshwar railway line has also been completed, work on this will also start soon. He said that efforts will be made to further expand the rail service from Uttarakhand to Kashi, Ayodhya and other major cities. Today, our double engine government is implementing many schemes to connect the last person of the state with the mainstream of development.
The state government is working rapidly in every field to make Uttarakhand the best state in the country with the help of the devout people of the state. Member of Parliament Shri Ajay Bhatt said that it was a long pending demand of the people here that direct rail service from Lalkuan to Mumbai should be smooth, which has been fulfilled today. The operation of this train service will benefit the people of the entire Kumaon region as well as the visitors and tourists of various religious and tourist places here. He said that now three trains a week are running from Ramnagar, Haldwani and now from Lalkuan to Mumbai, which will also benefit the tourist areas here. The new train no. 0.22544 between Lalkuan and Bandra Terminus will leave Lalkuan at 0745 hrs on Mondays and reach Bandra Terminus at 0830 hrs on Tuesdays and return at 1100 hrs on Tuesdays to reach Lalkuan at 1315 hrs on Wednesdays. For the convenience of the passengers, 01 coach of 2 AC, 02 coaches of 3 AC, 03 coaches of AC economy class and 06 coaches of sleeper class and 04 coaches of general class will be operated in this train. All the coaches in this train have been fitted with LHB coaches, which are convenient for passengers and suitable from the point of view of safety.
MLA Dehra Hoshyar Singh, Chairman APMC Kullu and Lahaul Spiti Amar Singh Thakur, Mandal BJP President Mohinder Thakur, Deputy Commissioner Kullu Ashutosh Garg, SP Kullu Gurudev Sharma were present on the occasion among others. Department of Information and Public Relations
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