Guest guest Posted February 12, 2009 Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 Sairam! Good news .......Finally, a rail link to Shirdi, from Manmad via Puntamba Posted by Kalpana Verma in Indian Express on Feb 09, 2009 at 0131 hrs ISTMumbai: The day is not far when thousands of Mumbai’s Shirdi Sai Baba devotees can directly reach Shirdi for darshan by an overnight rail journey. The work on the new Puntamba-Shirdi line has been completed. The Commissioner of Railway Safety will inspect the tracks on February 10 and the line is expected to be opened for railway traffic by the end of this month.According to sources, the Railway Board has decided that Train No 1333, which goes to Manmad, will now go to Shirdi via Puntamba. The train, which departs from CST at 10.55 pm, is expected to reach Shirdi at 7.35 pm. In the return direction, it will leave Shirdi at night and reach Mumbai the next morning. K K Sharma, chief administrative officer (construction), said: “All the major works have been completed. The final touches on the tracks and the station building at Shirdi are being done now.†He said the Commissioner of Railway Safety’s inspection has been scheduled on February 10. “Hopefully, the line will be opened for traffic in February itself.†Sources said painting and plaster works are underway at the Shirdi station. “Air-conditioners are being installed at many offices. Also, hectometre posts are being put up along the tracks. Work is also being done on rails to make it smooth so that trains may run smoothly even at high speed.†The 17.5-km Puntamba-Shirdi stretch is a long-pending project, which started in December 2003. Railways required 103.8 hectares of land for the stretch. The proposals were submitted in 2001 and the work was sanctioned.. The total cost of the project is Rs 78 crore. Pilgrims’ gainShirdi is famous for being the abode of Shirdi Sai Baba. Several thousand pilgrims visit the town every day and the number reaches lakhs during festival season.There is no railway link to Shirdi at present and pilgrims reach the town by road after alighting at Kopargaon, Manmad and Nashik Road railway stations. The new broad guage line, originating from Puntamba on Daund-Manmad route will provide direct rail link to Shirdi from all parts of the country. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/finally-a-rail-link-to-shirdi-from-manmad-v.../420996/ "There Is No Auspicious Moment Than The Present" Make Most Of It - Rohit Behal Get perfect Email ID for your Resume. Get before others grab.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2009 Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 OM Saibaba Prasanna, Thank u Rohitji for giving such an important information about shirdi train. By reading this I Just felt like traving through the train. Thank u, thanks a lot. On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 8:51 AM, rOhit beHaL <omgurudev33 wrote: Sairam! Good news .......Finally, a rail link to Shirdi, from Manmad via Puntamba Posted by Kalpana Verma in Indian Express on Feb 09, 2009 at 0131 hrs ISTMumbai: The day is not far when thousands of Mumbai's Shirdi Sai Baba devotees can directly reach Shirdi for darshan by an overnight rail journey. The work on the new Puntamba-Shirdi line has been completed. The Commissioner of Railway Safety will inspect the tracks on February 10 and the line is expected to be opened for railway traffic by the end of this month. According to sources, the Railway Board has decided that Train No 1333, which goes to Manmad, will now go to Shirdi via Puntamba. The train, which departs from CST at 10.55 pm, is expected to reach Shirdi at 7.35 pm. In the return direction, it will leave Shirdi at night and reach Mumbai the next morning. K K Sharma, chief administrative officer (construction), said: "All the major works have been completed. The final touches on the tracks and the station building at Shirdi are being done now." He said the Commissioner of Railway Safety's inspection has been scheduled on February 10. "Hopefully, the line will be opened for traffic in February itself." Sources said painting and plaster works are underway at the Shirdi station. "Air-conditioners are being installed at many offices. Also, hectometre posts are being put up along the tracks. Work is also being done on rails to make it smooth so that trains may run smoothly even at high speed." The 17.5-km Puntamba-Shirdi stretch is a long-pending project, which started in December 2003. Railways required 103.8 hectares of land for the stretch. The proposals were submitted in 2001 and the work was sanctioned.. The total cost of the project is Rs 78 crore. Pilgrims' gainShirdi is famous for being the abode of Shirdi Sai Baba. Several thousand pilgrims visit the town every day and the number reaches lakhs during festival season. There is no railway link to Shirdi at present and pilgrims reach the town by road after alighting at Kopargaon, Manmad and Nashik Road railway stations. The new broad guage line, originating from Puntamba on Daund-Manmad route will provide direct rail link to Shirdi from all parts of the country. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/finally-a-rail-link-to-shirdi-from-manmad-v.../420996/ " There Is No Auspicious Moment Than The Present " Make Most Of It - Rohit Behal Get perfect Email ID for your Resume. Get before others grab.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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