CURATED BY – GAURAV SINGHAL | CITYCHIEFNEWS

Saharanpur | Deoband, The Deoband-Rudki railway line connecting UP to Uttarakhand is being done at a fast pace. The work of laying tracks is also going on in full swing. Two new stations are also almost ready. The operation of trains from Deoband to Rudki is likely to start in about three months. A junction board has also been installed at Deoband railway station. According to the information, 17 km of the railway line. area is in UP and 10 km. part is in Uttarakhand. In the year 2006, the announcement of building the Deoband Rudki railway line was made. The matter of compensation between the railway department and the farmers remained stuck for years regarding land acquisition for the railway line. After which the work remained closed due to the Corona period. But after the Corona period, work on this project is going on at a fast pace. The railway department is struggling to start this new railway line soon. Under this, the construction of both the new stations of the railway line is almost complete. In this, Banhera Khas station has been built in UP and Jhabreda station in Uttarakhand. Tracks have also been laid on about 20 km route. Work is also going on to install electric poles. Along with the construction of a new platform for the trains of Roorkee route at Deoband railway station, a board of Deoband Junction has also been installed. After the operation of trains on the new railway line starts, not only the passengers going to Deoband but also to Delhi, Haridwar and Dehradun will be greatly benefited. After the completion of the railway project, the train will pass through 14 villages of Saharanpur district of UP and 11 villages of Haridwar district of Uttarakhand. These include Banhera Khas, Jatol, Manjhoul Zabardastpur, Niyamatpur, Majri, Asadpur Karanjali, Diwalheri, Noorpur Deoband Hadud in Deoband. Currently, to go to Roorkee, Haridwar and Dehradun, passengers have to go through Saharanpur or Tapri station. But after the new railway line is built, passengers will be able to go directly to Dehradun and Haridwar stations via Roorkee. This will reduce the distance by 33 km and passengers will save about an hour and the fare will also be less. Senior section engineer Ravindra Kumar said that the work of the Deoband-Roorkee rail line project is going on at a fast pace. The track has been laid till Banhera Khas village. The construction work of Banhera Khas and Jhabreda stations is being finalized. It is expected that this route will be fully ready for running trains in the month of October.