Thane-Panvel railway line to be operated by this year end
Thane-Panvel railway line will become operational by the end of this year, Thane MP Anand Paranjpe said.
By PTI |
THANE: Thane-Panvel railway line will become operational by the end of this year, Thane MP Anand Paranjpe said.
Paranjpe, who met the Railway Dvisional Ralway Manager J N Lal on Saturday, said here that the work on the long-pending Thane-Panvel rail link was going on a fast pace.
A visibly joyed Paranjpe told presspersons, after meeting the DRM, that the railway line could be considered to be a new year's gift by the Railways to lakhs of people in Thane and Raidagh districts.
The rail line will prove to be a boon to developing cities in and around Thane and Mumbai. With the new international airport coming up in Raigadh/Navi Mumbai this will go a long way in improving the communication net work, the MP said.
Paranjpe was accompanied by Shiv Sena Thane district unit chief and MLA Eknath Shinde.
According to the MP the other issues discussed at the meeting included several problems being faced by lakhs of railway commuters of Thane and Karjat and Kasara.
It was decided that a team of Central Railway officials along with the elected representatives will visit these railway stations in Thane, Karjat and Kasara areas to have on the spot study.
It was also decided at the meeting that the long-pending work on the East and West railway link of Thane city will resume with immediate effect.
The other issues discussed at the meeting were maintenance of cleanliness at railway stations, halting of all long distance trains at Thane, mending of faulty ticket vending machines and other problems being faced by commuters by Smart Card validating machines.
Paranjpe, who met the Railway Dvisional Ralway Manager J N Lal on Saturday, said here that the work on the long-pending Thane-Panvel rail link was going on a fast pace.
A visibly joyed Paranjpe told presspersons, after meeting the DRM, that the railway line could be considered to be a new year's gift by the Railways to lakhs of people in Thane and Raidagh districts.
The rail line will prove to be a boon to developing cities in and around Thane and Mumbai. With the new international airport coming up in Raigadh/Navi Mumbai this will go a long way in improving the communication net work, the MP said.
Paranjpe was accompanied by Shiv Sena Thane district unit chief and MLA Eknath Shinde.
According to the MP the other issues discussed at the meeting included several problems being faced by lakhs of railway commuters of Thane and Karjat and Kasara.
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It was decided that a team of Central Railway officials along with the elected representatives will visit these railway stations in Thane, Karjat and Kasara areas to have on the spot study.
It was also decided at the meeting that the long-pending work on the East and West railway link of Thane city will resume with immediate effect.
The other issues discussed at the meeting were maintenance of cleanliness at railway stations, halting of all long distance trains at Thane, mending of faulty ticket vending machines and other problems being faced by commuters by Smart Card validating machines.
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