Samaj Sudhar Sabah, Railway Sangharsh Samiti demand Abohar-Sadulshahar rail connectivity

Samaj Sudhar Sabah, Railway Sangharsh Samiti demand Abohar-Sadulshahar rail connectivity

Make best use of Rs.300 cr spent on Ferozepur-Fazilka-Abohar-Ganganagar Section

Abohar/Ferozepur, October 6, 2023: The Samaj Sudhar Sabah and Railway Sangharsh Samiti have demanded Abohar-Sadulshahar (Matili)  rail connectivity.

Both the social organizations have written a letter to the Railway Minister, Govt of India, New Delhi, demanding laying the railway line from Abohar to Sardulshehar (Matili) and increase in routes of trains on Fazilka-Abohar and Fazilka-Ferozepur Sections.

Rajesh Gupta, President and Convenor of NGOs has stated that laying a new railway line of 28 kilometers distance from Abohar to Sadul city (Matili) has been reiterated. Shri Gupta said that when there was a struggle at the district level regarding the laying of Abohar Fazilka rail line, the demand for laying a new rail line from Abohar to Matili Sadulshahr was also raised by the people of the area. Now when the current Central Government is renovating the railways and laying a network of railway tracks across the country, then in such a situation the Railway Ministry should pay special attention to this small route and start it soon. Besides, this short route can also become a major source of income for the Railways, because by laying this short route, passengers and businessmen of Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan will also benefit from it.

The NGOs have further demanded that  Abohar to Fazilka and Ferozepur and Firozpur to Fazilka, Abohar, Sri Ganganagar sections should be open for 24 hours. Only two trains are running on the Fazilka to Abohar section, whereas more than Rs 300 crore has been spent on this section.