Indian Railways Launches New Line Connecting Panna and Sidhi Districts

On Saturday, for the first time since independence, Indian Railways will carry passengers up to Panna and Sidhi district of Vindhya. The new rail line between Satna-Devinder Nagar and Rewa-Churhat under Lalitpur-Singrauli rail section is ready. West Central Railway has completed preparations to run passenger trains. On October 24, the inauguration ceremonies of the new line will be held at Nagaud and Churhat railway stations. The first passenger train on these tracks will also be flagged off. A special rake for the launch train has been ordered from North Central Railway (NCR) which has reached Satna. The longest rail tunnel of the state built on Rewa-Churhat railway section will also start regular rail traffic with the inauguration. The tunnel construction has added difficult areas of Vindhya on the rail map. (Note: except Sunday, the remaining six days of the week will be operational.) The event at Nagaud will be attended by Minister of State for Urban Development and Housing Pratima Khajuri Bagri, MP Vishnu Vishnu Dutt, MP from Churhat, MP Dr. Rajendra Singh Vaishnav, MP from Churhat.