Indian Railways News => Topic started by Mafia on Jul 03, 2013 - 03:00:15 AM


Title - Sirsa-Ludhiana passenger train to be made regular, says Sirsa MP
Posted by : Mafia on Jul 03, 2013 - 03:00:15 AM

Sirsa:
Member of Parliament from Sirsa Ashok Tanwar has said that the special passenger train (04741-04742) which runs between Sirsa and Ludhiana will be made a regular train as earlier this train was run for only two months from April 30 to June 30.Tanwar was redressing grievances of people at Sirsa today.He said this special train was started between Sirsa and Hisar. It was a long-standing demand of the residents of Sirsa.Tanwar said that during his meeting with Railway Minister Mallikarjun Khadge in Delhi, he had demanded that this train should be run regularly and the minister had accepted his demand.He said the train would halt on both ways at Jakhod Kheda, Mandi Adampur, Bhathu, Ding, Suchan Kotli and Bajekan stations. The special train would have seven compartments, including six of general category and one of the guard.Various social, religious and political organisations of Sirsa have expressed their gratitude for running this regular train.

Tanwar said he had also demanded from the Railway Minister that an additional air-conditioned coach, one women's coach and two general coaches should be added to the Kissan Express running between Bathinda and Delhi.

The other demands included expansion of Gorakhdham Express from Hisar to Sirsa, halt of Kissan Express at Ding Station, running of Intercity Express approved from Firozepur to Delhi in this budget via Bathinda-Sirsa-Hisar-Bhiwani and Rohtak.

He said soon he along with the Divisional Railway Manager of Bikaner Division would visit Dabwali-Sirsa-Ding-Bhatu railway stations and inspect the facilities being given to the passengers there.