Lalu reviews Railways Perormance in 2008-09

The Union Minister of Railways, Shri Lalu Prasad presented the Interim Railway Budget 2009-10 in the Lok Sabha today and reviewed the performance of Railways department.

The number of consequential accidents came down to 194 in 2007-08. Agartala, the capital of the Tripura, was connected by railway line.

The First train service in Kashmir valley commenced between Anantnag and Rajwansher. The launch will be followed by Baramulla and Qazigund.

Successful trials were completed for running electric locomotives with OHE at a height of about 7.5 mts in preparation for running double stack containers on electrified Western Dedicated Freight Corridor.

The Work on Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor commenced near Dehri-on–Son on 10th February,2009. Work on Western DFC to commence this month.

Source : Press Information Bureau

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