Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday announced a new Rajpura-Mohali railway line in Punjab, costing Rs 443 crore and spanning 18 km. Also proposed a new Vande Bharat train connecting Firozpur Cantt, Bhatinda, Patiala, and Delhi. Vaishnaw highlighted a significant increase in railway investment in Punjab from Rs 225 crore during 2009-14 to Rs 5,421 crore now.

People have been demanding the construction of a new railway line on the Rajpura Mohali route for fifty years. The Rajpura-Mohali rail line will finally facilitate accessibility to people in this region. To construct the Mohali-Rajpura rail link, the Railways need 54 hectares of land, which will be acquired by the Punjab government after which it will hand it over to the Centre.

The railway minister also announced the launch

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