Member of Parliament Sanjay Seth met Union Railway Minister Ashwani Vaishnav in New Delhi on Friday. During this meeting, the MP urged the Union Minister to expand rail facilities in Ranchi Lok Sabha constituency, operate new trains and increase the frequency of many trains. Seth thanked the Union Railway Minister for the Ranchi-Patna Vande Bharat Express. He also discussed on Ranchi Howrah Vande Bharat Express.
In this discussion, the Union Railway Minister told the MP that preparations for this have been completed and very soon Vande Bharat Express will start operating between Ranchi and Howrah. Seth urged to operate Vande Bharat train between Ranchi and Banaras as well. He told the Union Minister that Banaras is the cultural capital of the country and also a big commercial centre. Thousands of people commute daily from Jharkhand to Banaras, but many times people face problems due to lack of train service. The operation of Vande Bharat Express will also strengthen the relationship between Ranchi and Banaras. Both the cities will be benefited from the commercial point of view as well.
Apart from this, MP Sanjay Seth also requested the Union Railway Minister to increase the frequency of weekly and various trains running for the last 10 years. The MP told the Union Railway Minister that there are many trains that go from Ranchi to cities like Chennai, Bengaluru, Ernakulum, Vellore, Pune, Mumbai. These trains have been operating for more than 10 years. In these 10 years, the population has also increased and the travel of people has also increased. In such a situation, it is necessary that the frequency of these trains should be increased so that the travel of the people can be made more convenient.
The MP told that through these trains people go to the metropolis for essential works like daily employment, treatment, education. In this case, it is necessary to increase the frequency. The trains whose frequency has been requested by the MP to be increased; They include 12835/ 12836 and 18637/18638 from Hatia Railway Station to Hatia Bengaluru, 12812/12811 from Hatia to Mumbai Lokmanya Tilak Terminal, 18609/18610 from Ranchi to Mumbai Lokmanya Tilak Terminal, 22846/22845 from Hatia to Pune, Dharti Aaba Express 22837/22838.