CR proposes new ROTEGAO-KOPARGAON Chord line to rly. board instead of ROTEGAON-PUNTAMBA Rly line.
SOLAPUR-JALGAON via Jalna will be 6% lossy. So Board Rejects the proposal. Board also rejects Jalna-Khamgaon, Mahur-Kinwat, Nanded-Bider due to loss.
Prabhani-Mudkhed Tender floated by SCR.
NANDED-WARDHA, Ahmadnagr-BEED-PARLI work in Progress.
Maharashtra...
more... govt. to share the expediture for Manmad-Malegaon-Dhule-Indore new line.
CR today sent proposal of Rotegaon-Kopargaon Chordline to Railway Board instead of Rotegaon-Puntamba rly line as traffic survey showed 5% loss with unnecessary expenditure. CR said that this line will have following advantages. Work will start after approval of ministry. (I think no survey is required for chord line, I am not sure). This information was provided by president of Marathwada Railway Vikas Samati Mr. Omprakash Warma when he had discussion with railway board in Delhi.
1. AWB- PUNE distance will be reduced by 90 km.
2. Will create short cut for Shirdi bound trains from AP as well as from AWB to western Maharashtra
3. Load on MMR station will come down.
4. Increase in tourism in AWB-PUNE-GOA circuit.