An you see, the electrification of the NDLS-ASR route was done way back in 1999-2000, and we being very close to the main line, I mean Rajpura Jn. and we being on an important route called RBR (Rajpura-Bathinda Route) as is mentioned by IR itself in their documents, still looking for any upgradation for the past so so many yrs. In 2002, CORE had sent a proposal to electrify RBR, but Board refused it by saying, let the Zonal Division send the requests. There is a lot of RED TAPISM in IR and until IR doesn't agree on this that the branch lines or now what they call as FEEDER ROUTES, NEED to be strengthen because now they feel (After Japan Rail Corporation woke them up ) that IR is wasting a lot of potential revenue by ignoring or not upgrading the branch lines, which can be used to transport heavy...
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haul freight and connect with other routes and also function as DETOURS for if there is more congestion on the MAIN LINE routes. Its like A BYPASS surgery where when the blood flow starts to clog at one artery , you need to create a BYPASS / DETOUR of it.