The Delhi-Chandigarh Shatabadi would now also halt at Sonipat and Karnal stations, said Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu during his meeting with Haryana Chief Minister. The Union Minister also assured that there would not be a single unmanned railway crossing in Haryana in the next two years. Prabhu has directed the railways officers to make arrangements so that the recently launched Delhi-Chandigarh Shatabadi halt at Sonipat and Karnal. At present, the train has only one halt at Ambala.
During the meeting, the Chief Minister demanded that the process of setting up of the rail coach factory at Sonipat and electrification of Jind-Panipat, Narwana-Kaithal-Kurukshetra and Rohtak-Gohana-Panipat railway line be speeded up. He also discussed the proposed rail projects with the Union Minister. These included Yamunanagar-Chandigarh, Karnal-Yamunanagar, Delhi-Sohna-Firozpur Zhirka-Alwar, Hisar-Sirsa via Agroha, Fatehabad-Mansa-Bathinda. The state government is ready to share half the cost of a number of these projects, he added.
The Chief Minister has also sought an alternative to the shifting of railway line crossing from Rohtak town and demanded construction of railway overbridges, including in Gohana and Karnal. During the meeting, the Union Minister gave consent for the construction of underpass in Charkhi Dadri and Tohana. On the issue of funds raised by Railway officers, the Union Minister said that he would bear half the cost of the Charkhi Dadri underpass from his MPlAD Fund. Manohar lal also requested that additional facilities be provided in Gurgaon and Panchkula railway stations.