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Work begins to put Garhwal Mountains on Railway Map

Dehradun, October 9 Kicking off an ambitious project to link the Garhwal mountains with a rail network, the Indian Railways has resumed work on a feasibility survey for laying a rail track along the 126-km Rishikesh-Karan Prayag stretch.

According to Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) Moradabad Onkar Singh, almost 80 per cent of the survey had been completed in the year 2000 and the current process of updating it was underway. Talking to The Indian Express, he said, “There is not much economic activity on this stretch. But at the same time there are lots of tourists coming to the region. Once the broad guage track is laid, there will be an all-round improvement in the economic activity in the area.” Garhwal Train - Indian Railways Trains to Garhwal.

Almost 30 lakh pilgrims visit Kedar Nath, Badri Nath and Hemkunth Sahib annually besides those who visit other tourist destinations of Uttarakhand. Setting up of a railway line in this area will benefit Dehradun, Rishikesh, Pauri, Tehri, Rudraprayag, Chamoli and Hardwar. Garhwal Train - Information about Garhwal Train, railways timetable schedule for the train to Garhwal, rail timetable,railway timetable india, for more information about Garhwal train timetable log on to Railwaystimetable.co.in

Singh also said a survey of the proposed Dehradun-Kalsi railway track was almost complete and the Railway Board was expected to grant its approval to the project soon. This project envisages laying of a railway track on the 50-km stretch between Dehradun and Kalsi via Nayagaon and Rampur. Meanwhile, a proposal to lay a double track between Dehradun and Laksar has also been sent to the Railway Board.