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GURUGRAM: After much delay, the work on electrification of the railway line between Delhi and Rewari, a distance of around 78km, will begin from next Tuesday. Gurgaon MP Rao Inderjit Singh made the announcement on Wednesday. At present, all trains on this route ply on diesel engines. "The proposal to electrify the entire railway line from Sarai Rohila station in Delhi to Rewari in Haryana, was first proposed in the 2014-15 railway budget. People of this area have been demanding that the line be electrified for a long time. However, the project suffered from unforeseen delays. Finally, in June this year, the tender to electrify this route was granted to a private firm," said Singh. The... more...
work, which will begin from August 8, is expected to be finished by 2018. Union railway minister Suresh Prabhu is expected to join the August 8 ceremony to mark the beginning of construction work, via video conferencing. "I've been following up with the Union minister to expedite the tender process, so that electrification can be completed at the earliest," said Singh, who is also the MoS for urban development and housing. Commuters expressed their happiness at the announcement. "Keeping in mind that about hundred trains use this route every day, imagine the air pollution it leads to, as they all use diesel engines. That this line will finally be electrified is welcome news. I'm also hopeful that with electric engines in place, the efficiency of trains will increase," said Kamal Kishore, a commuter.
After 3 years when Western-DFC is likely to be commissioned, DLI-RE-JP-AII-ADI is all set to become one of the faster routes of IR network. Accordingly IR should now plan the quadrupling of Delhi-Gurgaon and tripling of Gurgaon-Rewari sections to reduce congestion and to facilitate introduction of faster trains (130/160kmph) in future. BCT-ST-BRC-ADI-(JP)-RE-DLI 160kmph all ac trn ADI-AII-DLI 160kmph all ac trn Saurashtra/Maharashtra/BCT-ST-BRC-ADI-JP/JU/BKN/AS ... more...
a new terminal is being developed at Bijwasan which is within 5km range of GGN, so no need of quadruple... and Yes , there is immediate need of 3rd line between RE-GGN , even fourth line is required (2 for DLI-JP and 2 for DLI-BKN/RGS-AII/HSR) and good thing is that Railway has already sufficient land for 3rd and 4th line between RE-GGN
if tender was passed in june than what were they doing till now (60days) .... ???
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