Title - Railway now wants to preserve its metre gauge lines to attract more tourists

Indian Railway wants to move beyond hills and try to attract tourists by  preserving its meter gauge and running trains on it. Railway Ministry official said, "As part of the strategy to preserve the metre-gauge lines, Indian Railways is planning to preserve few metre-gauge lines, which have the potential to attract more tourists."

Railway Board Chairman Ashwani Lohani stressed on preserving metre - gauge lines in the recently held meeting. Five lines are identified for preservation namely -

The 16 km Mhow-Patalpani-Kalakand line in Madhya Pradesh 

The 42.27 km Visavadar-Talala line in Gujarat 

The 162 km Mavli Junction-Marwar Junction line in Rajasthan 

The 47 km Mahur-Harangjao metre-gauge line in Assam 

The 171 km Nanpur-Mailani line in Uttar Pradesh

The good part is that apart from metre gauge line in Assam, all other four rail lines are operational.