Title - Stay connected

Mallikarjun Kharge, Minister for Railways, laid the foundation stones of the Rohtak-Meham-Hansi new rail line and shifting of Rohtak-Makrauli section of Rohtak-Gohana-Panipat rail line from Hansi and Rohtak respectively today.

Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Chief Minister, Haryana, presided over both the functions in the presence of Oscar Fernandes, Minister of Road Transportation and National Highways, Deepender Singh Hooda, Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha), Kuldeep Singh Bishnoi, Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha), Ranbir Singh Prajapati, Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha), Shadi Lal Batra, Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha), Bharat Bhushan Batra, MLA, Rohtak, Vinod Bhayana, MLA, Hansi, Savitri Jindal, MLA, Hissar,  Anand Singh Dangi, MLA, Meham, Shakuntala Khatak, MLA, Kalanaur, Ram Kishan Fouji, MLA, Bawani Khera and Ram Niwas Ghorela, MLA, Barwala on the occasion.

Northern Railway will achieve another milestone in bringing direct and shorter rail connectivity between the developing industrial townships of Rohtak and Hissar by constructing a new rail line from Rohtak to Hansi via Mehem. This new rail line was been sanctioned in 2012-13 at an estimated cost of Rs 406.87 crores on cost-sharing basis with the state of Haryana.

Rohtak and Hissar are connected by railways via two routes, that is Bhiwani and Jakhal, the distance of which is 142.56 km and 210.60 km respectively. Once the new broad gauge link between Rohtak-Hissar via Hansi is completed, the distance will be reduced to 93.919 km, thus reducing cost of travel with corresponding reduction in travel time.

The new rail line from Rohtak to Hissar via Hansi will have 4 stations — Bahu Akbarpur, Kharkhara, Bahalbah and Sorkhi. Covering the three districts of Rohtak, Bhiwani and Hissar, the rail line will benefit residents of surrounding villages. There will be seven major bridges and 96 minor bridges including four road-under-bridges and 37 level-crossings in this rail project. As this region is in proximity to the National Capital Region and is marked by dense population, the commissioning of the new rail line will be very beneficial.

Presently the Rohtak-Gohana-Panipat railway line runs via Makrauli. Due to several operational conveniences it has been proposed to shift Rohtak-Makrauli line. Its immediate benefit is that its alternative route, the Rohtak-Samargopalpur line will provide a third line between the two stations along the main line. Another important factor is that once this line gets operational no engine reversal will be required on the Delhi-Panipat and Rewari-Panipat routes and a blind curve of 2 km and eight existing level crossing gates will be eliminated.

Along with these benefits, another platform will be provided at Rohtak and two road–over–bridges already sanctioned will not be required to be built. The existing line will be dismantled and a road will be constructed in its place. The relocated line will run parallel to Rohtak-Jind line and the proposed North bypass of Rohtak before reconnecting at kilometer 8.89 with Rohtak-Panipat line. To facilitate running of traffic from Jind-Panipat via Samargopalpur, thus avoiding Rohtak, one Y-junction is proposed connecting Samargopalpur station and alternate route.

The new Rohtak-Mehem–Hansi rail line and shifting of Rohtak-Makrauli Line of Rohtak-Gohana-Panipat Section will upgrade Northern Railway’s capacity to increase its fleet of trains on these sections.