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Title - Hoshiarpur finally linked with Delhi
Posted by : puneetmafia on Oct 03, 2013 - 06:00:12 AM

Hoshiarpur:
Hoshiarpur district of Punjab has finally got a direct rail link with National Capital. Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Santosh Chaudhary flagged off the weekly Hoshiarpur-Delhi Express today. She said the weekly service would soon be made daily. Santosh travelled in the same train to Delhi.The new rail link is likely to help local farmers tap Delhi and other markets, boost industry and tourism sectors and create more jobs for the youth.The train would halt at six places — Jalandhar Cantt, Phagwara, Ludhiana, Ambala Cantt and Panipat — on its way to Delhi. It would leave Delhi junction at 11.03 pm every Saturday and reach Hoshiarpur at 7.10 am the next day. On the return journey, it would start from Hoshiarpur at 10.30 pm on Sunday and reach Delhi at 7.10 am on Monday.