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Union Minister Shekhawat approved new rail line between Ramdevra-Pokhran, travel to Jaisalmer will be easy
Jodhpur: Union Minister Shekhawat said that this new line will be fully electrified and with its commissioning, the rail journey from Jodhpur and Bikaner to Jaisalmer will be reduced by about 45 minutes. The special thing will be that the shunting of the train will no longer be done while the passengers are on board, which will save time in the journey.
The planned new rail route from Ramdevra to Pokhran through Bhairav Gufa and Kailash Tekri has been approved by the Railway Ministry, said Union Culture and Tourism Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat. This rail project is going to be of immense relief for those passengers traveling to Jaisalmer.
Shekhawat said that this new line will be fully electrified and with its commissioning, the rail journey from Jodhpur and Bikaner to Jaisalmer will be reduced by about 45 minutes. The special thing will be that the shunting of the train will no longer be done while the passengers are on board, which will save time in the journey. Expressing gratitude to Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav, he said that given the special geographical conditions of Pokhran, a special plan of embankment and cutting will be prepared on this route. Shekhawat described this project as an important gift for the passengers of the region under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and congratulated all the railway passengers.
The Union Minister also informed that the construction of a 2-lane elevated structure with paved shoulder on the Raipur-Jassa Kheda section (length 7.95 km, Package-2) of National Highway-458 in Rajasthan has also been approved. This project will cost Rs 394.03 crore. This information has been given by Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari.
