Amarjot Kaur
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, August 23
Though the development project of the Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation (IRSDC) for the city railway station has run into delay, a proposal for provision of double distance signal may speed up six trains stopping at the station, including three pairs of Shatabdi Express.
While talking to The Tribune, Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) GM Singh said, "The proposal for double distance signal has been submitted to the Railways. If it gets the green signal, the speed of trains from Ambala to Chandigarh and all other trains passing through the city station will increase from 110 kmph to 130 kmph."
He said, "The provision of double distance signal will help save time by maybe 5-7 minutes for about six trains, including three pairs of Shatabdi, including the one coming from Delhi and Ambala to the city."
The proposal for double distance signal has been submitted to the Railways. If it gets the green signal, the speed of trains from Ambala to Chandigarh and all other trains passing through the city station will increase from 110 kmph to 130 kmph. — GM Singh, Divisional Railway Manager
Talking about the commercial development project of the IRSDC for the city railway station, IRSDC chief general manager Balbir Singh said, "We are already in the second phase of bidding. The bidders have demanded that the date of tender for the development of the railway station here be extended to August 24 because of the Covid situation."
He said, "It is likely that the date will be extended by a month or more. The project will begin between October and December this year."
More trains at Mohali station
DRM GM Singh said the division intended to run about six pairs from the Mohali railway station. "Though it's too early to say anything, we have sent a proposal for about five or six pairs of trains, some for Jammu and others for Amritsar to stop at Mohali railway station. "Talking about the pending construction work, he said, "The construction of lifts couldn't be done because the contractual labour left the city on the onset of the pandemic. However, the station will be developed as and when the traffic increases there. For now, we are focusing on increasing the number of trains."
Projects on hold
Many projects of the division are still in the pipeline due to lack of funds. Talking about one such project, DRM GM Singh said, "No funds have been allocated for the Chandigarh-Baddi project and it is on hold for now."
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