A link Express to the State Capital of Patna from Kiul-Gaya Section and diversion of either Vikramshila or Bhagalpur Delhi Express vial Kiul-Gaya-Mughasarai Section    having exactly the same distance from Kiul to Mughalsarai as from main line would have served the purpose of meeting the peoples demand.

                                

      To bring relief to the people of Kiul-Gaya Section visiting Delhi  it was  suggested that at least one coach of Ac3 and one coach of Sleeper II be attached in   3023/3024 Howrah-Gaya Express and reservations from intermediate stations for different stations of the section to Delhi be made and these coaches be   attached/detached in Mahabodi Express at Gaya. Beisides this it was suggested to convert 719/720 Gaya-Kiul Passenger into express numbered as 3401A/3402A up to   Kiul to be linked  to 3401/3402 Bhagalpur-Danapur Intercity Express but none of the suggestions was looked into. Had these suggestions been included in the   Budget there would have been direct connection to Delhi and Patna.  These suggestions were free from any extra expenditure to the railway.

                                

   Though the CPI  office bearers of Sheikhpura and Nawada Districts have been holding Dharnas at different stations of this Section on the 10th of every month   since 10th December last for introducing direct trains on this section linking Patna and Delhi besides doubling and electrifying the section yet none of the demands is   taken care of.

                                

  The proposed Kamakhya-Gaya Express and Ranchi-Bhagalpur Express via Kiul as announced  by the Railway Minister in the Budget must  run via Sahjbganj Loop -   Kiul-Gaya section. The distance from Kamakhya to Gaya via Siuri-Asansol will be 1207 Kms whereas it would come down to 1199 Kms. via Kiul - Gaya Section without   reversing the engine but in case of via Siuri-Asansol the engingine shall have to face reversal at two places of Pakur and Durgapur. Similarly the distance from Ranchi to   Bhagalpur via Kiul-Gaya section will be 556 Kms. via Kiul - Gaya Section and 520 Kms. via Chittranjan-Kiul section . Reversal of engine shall be reqired once in both the    cases but running via Kiul-Gaya section shall have an advantage to the people of Parasnath, Hazaribagh , Koderma, Gaya, Nawada, Sheikhpura and Luckeesarai to have   a direct link to Ranchi           May I expect that the Railway Minister shall consider these suggestions and also start the left over construction of Sheikhpura-Barbigha-Biharsharif-Daniawan-Neora   new B.G Line  sanctioned by the then Railway Minister Shri Nitish Kumar which was scheduled to be completed by 2007 ?

                                

          In short people of this section do not welcome the Budget for the reasons stated above.                                             

                                

S.N.Prasad                  

Secretary General   

Govt.Regd. Dakshin Bihar Yatri Sangh, Sheikhpura

prasad.shivanandan@gmail.com
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