
High pace line shall be linked to the bullet prepare challenge between Ahmedabad-Mumbai (Representational)
Ahmedabad:
The Gujarat authorities in collaboration with the Indian Railways will lay a brand new Ahmedabad-Rajkot Railway Link devoted for prime pace trains and the route shall be linked to the Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet prepare challenge, a senior official stated on Friday.
The centre in addition to the Gujarat authorities have given in-principle approval to the challenge, Additional Chief Secretary in Gujarat Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), MK Das, stated.
He made the announcement throughout a presentation on Gujarat at a digital convention held on Friday underneath the ASSOCHAM Foundation Week programme. Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani was additionally current.
“The Gujarat government, in partnership with the railways, will start a new work-Ahmedabad Rajkot Railway Link, which would not be a bullet train, but a very high speed train. The train will reach Rajkot very fast,” Mr Das stated.
“This project has got in-principle approval of the Gujarat government and 10 days back, the centre gave the same. The project was finalised during a virtual meeting in which Railway Minister Piyush Goyal was present,” he stated.
“We will have a new railway line between Ahmedabad and Rakjot. And this high speed railway line will be linked to the bullet train project between Ahmedabad and Mumbai,” he stated.
This new challenge will allow folks from Saurashtra area in Gujarat to avail the providers of the bullet prepare.
Though there are double observe railway strains between Ahmedabad and Rajkot at current, this new excessive pace line will assist cut back the journey time between the 2 cities.
As the brand new railway hyperlink shall be linked to the bullet prepare challenge, those that need to go to Mumbai from Saurashtra may also discover it handy to journey briefly time.
However, Mr Das didn’t reveal the price of the challenge and the share of state and central governments for it.