Title - Expansion of rail services sought

Abohar : A deputation led by Gurprasad Behal, secretary, Zila Rail Road Yatri Sewa Samiti from Sriganganagar, submitted a memorandum to the Minister of State for Railways KH Muniyappa here today.The NGO demanded that the proposed Sriganganagar-Ferozepurintercity express be extended to Jammu via Amritsar to facilitate pilgrimage and trade activities. It was also submitted that besides converting the tri weekly12455/12456 Sarai Rohila (Delhi)-Sriganganagar AC express into a daily train, its halt be allowed at Shakur Basti (Delhi), Malout and Gidderbaha. The NGO sought the addition of more AC chair car to 12481/12482 Sriganganagar-Delhi intercity express to clear the ever pending waiting list.In another memorandum, Lokhit Sanjha Morcha urged Muniyappa to allow the stoppage of express trains at Ladhuka on the Jalalabad-Fazilka track as 40 villages are connected to this station. — OC