Just one train for Sangam city in Rail Budget

ALLAHABAD: The city has got only one train -- Allahabad-Kanpur Intercity Express -- in the Railway Budget. The train will run daily.
However, the good news is that four stations of the Allahabad region would be developed as Adarsh stations. These stations are Naini, Jhunsi, Prayag ghat and Daraganj. Further, the route of Chheoki-Manikpur-Itarsi sections would be electrified.
However, seven new trains will pass through North Central Railway region. These will be Kamakhaya-Lokmanya Tilak AC Express (weekly) via Katihar, Mughalsarai and Itarsi; Ahmedabad-Gorakhpur Express (weekly) via Palanpur, Jaipur, Mathura, Faruukhabad, Kanpur; Jhansi-Mumbai Express (weekly) via Gwalior, Maksi, Nagda; Kanpur-Amritsar Express via Farukkhabad, Bareilly; Darbhanga-Ajmer Express via Raxaul, Sitapur, Bareilly, Kasganj and Mathura. In addition, Jabalpur-Hazrat Nizamuddin by delinking from 12405/12406 Bhusawal-Hazrat Nizamuddin and 12409/12410 Raigarh-Nizamuddin Gonwana Express will pass through the city.
A new passenger train between Jhansi-Tikamgarh via Lalitpur will pass through the NCR region.
Out of several trains that have been extended, six will pass through the NCR region. These include Valsad-Sonpur Express that has been extended upto Muzaffarpur, Surat-Varanasi Express has been extended upto Chhapra, Patna-Mathura Express extended upto Kota, Kolkata-Ajmer Express extended upto Ahmedabad (via Abu Road), Ahmedabad-Asansol Express to Bhavnagar and Mathura-Bandikui passenger to Jaipur.
The electrification of the Chheoki-Manikpur-Itarsi section on Howrah-Mumbai route will have wider ramification. The trains going through Howrah-Mumbai route will be lessened with the electrification of the route. Further, Jhansi-Manikpur, Maksi-Vijaypur and Guna-Gwalior sections would be electrified in the NCR region.
Out of 41 new railway lines proposed to be completed, five fall in the NCR region – Lalitpur-Udaipura, Udaipura-Mawai (part), Fatehabad-Etawa (part), Bhind-Etawah (part) and Etawah-Mainpuri (part).
In addition, about two line projects would be completed in 2012-13 including Bhind-Etawah and Etawah-Mainpuri.
Out of 84 new line projects that have been sent to the Planning Commission for appraisal include Etah-Kasganj, Satna-Mirzapur, Govardhan-Kosikalan via Barsana abnd nandgaon, Kasganj-Khurja, Orai-Jalaun-Konch and Pipraigaon and Lalitpur via Chanderi.
Out of 55 doubling works for completion in 2011-12, four come in the NCR region. The section in which the railway lines would be doubled are Dadri-Ghaziabad, Khurja-kulwa, Chaata-Bhuteshwar and Kulwa-Aligarh section.
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