Rajasthan got 17 new trains apart from rise in the frequency of 3 trains. The tally got almost doubled to the last year when she gifted nine new trains to the state. At the same time, it was again deprived of superfast long distance train to North-East where Rajasthani expatriates live in a large number. The new trains include a bi weekly Duranto Express from Jaipur to Mumbai besides four Bharat Teerth trains to connect several pilgrimage centres to the religious places in Rajasthan. The railway minister also announced a new Janmbhoomi train connecting Ahmedabad and Punjab covering the interiors of Rajasthan. Apart from that, she introduced nine Express trains and two passenger trains. The Express trains include bi-weekly Hyderabad-Ajmer, thrice-a-week Ahmedabad-Agra and weekly Kolkata-Ajmer Express among others.
The minister also announced setting up of multi functional complexes at Abu Road, Kishangarh and Sikar. She also announced to set up outdoor patient department and diagnostic centre - one each at Medta Road, Naguar, Pali Marwar and Rani besides opening three tier multi speciality hospitals at Bandikui and Rewari. The minister proposed to initiate rail connectivity in socially desirable areas like Ajmer-Kota, Deoli-Tonk-Sakatpura and Nokha-Sikar among others. With Congress in power at both center and state, Rajasthan was expecting major announcements in strengthening railway infrastructure in the state. The Shekhawati region of the state has an old railway network set up during the feudal era. A large area under this region has either no railway network or has a metre gauge. Tribal districts like Banswara and Dungarpur have a little or no prominent rail links. Apart from that, Rajasthan needed few trains which could link up Jaipur with other important cities of North like Hardwar. "Ms Banerjee could have given more and faster trains for North-East as well as South. A large number of businessmen from Rajasthan are settled in Assam and Chennai. Faster trains to these stations would have meant convenience for these traders," the official added.
The minister also announced setting up of multi functional complexes at Abu Road, Kishangarh and Sikar. She also announced to set up outdoor patient department and diagnostic centre - one each at Medta Road, Naguar, Pali Marwar and Rani besides opening three tier multi speciality hospitals at Bandikui and Rewari. The minister proposed to initiate rail connectivity in socially desirable areas like Ajmer-Kota, Deoli-Tonk-Sakatpura and Nokha-Sikar among others. With Congress in power at both center and state, Rajasthan was expecting major announcements in strengthening railway infrastructure in the state. The Shekhawati region of the state has an old railway network set up during the feudal era. A large area under this region has either no railway network or has a metre gauge. Tribal districts like Banswara and Dungarpur have a little or no prominent rail links. Apart from that, Rajasthan needed few trains which could link up Jaipur with other important cities of North like Hardwar. "Ms Banerjee could have given more and faster trains for North-East as well as South. A large number of businessmen from Rajasthan are settled in Assam and Chennai. Faster trains to these stations would have meant convenience for these traders," the official added.
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