Uttarakhand News: Indian Railways in collaboration with the Uttarakhand government has announced that a series of railway projects are in their finishing phase.
New railway stations have been built at Jhabreda and Banheda Khas. A new railway line project (27.45 kilometres long) has been commissioned by the Indian Railways in the Deoband area of Rurki.
These developments would help in improving the overall, regional and local connectivity of the railway network of Uttarakhand.
Uttarakhand News-More Developments On The Horizon
Indian Railways is also contemplating on upgrading the Haridwar-Saharanpur railway track with a detailed project report for enhancing the train speed to 130 kilometres per hour being approved already.
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Moradabad Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) Vinita Srivastava recently remarked that train routes have already been identified for trains to operate at phenomenal speeds of up to 160 kilometres per hour.
At many locations, the work related to Level Crossing Substitutes (LHS), Road Under Bridges (RUBs) and Road Over Bridges (ROBs) has been completed, including Landhaura–Dhanaura, Roorkee, Laksar, Chordiala and Aithal.
Srivastav added that infrastructure development work is presently undergoing at Roorkee, Kotdwar and Harrawala railway stations under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme.
The Uttarakhand government would be introducing many commuter-friendly facilities such as air-conditioned waiting halls, food courts, new station buildings, wider foot-over bridges, platform sheds and standardization of platform height.
Dehradun and Haridwar railway stations would include facilities such as separation of arrival and departure flows, iconic terminal designs, world-class passenger amenities and an improved external traffic management system.
Roorkee And Dehradun Upliftment
Roorkee would benefit from the development of the Roorkee-Deoband rail line as it would boost local connectivity to Saharanpur-Haridwar routes. It would ease commuter traffic, spur trade in this industrial hub and support tourism via faster speeds on upgraded tracks.
On the other hand, Dehradun would see significant gains via Harrawala station redevelopment under Amrit Bharat. Planned iconic upgrades at the Dehradun station for separated arrival/departure flows and improved traffic management would also delight commuters, devotees and tourists. This would also improve regional links for residents, enhance economic activity by attracting more investments and passengers in the Doon Valley area.
