Start intercity train to Delhi: Kumari Selja to minister

Hisar, July 20

Sirsa MP Kumari Selja has urged Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav to introduce a new intercity train between Sirsa and New Delhi via Hansi-Meham-Rohtak.

72-km railway line started in Feb: MP

Sirsa MP Kumari Selja said the 72-km Hansi-Meham-Rohtak railway line started in February and people were demanding that an intercity train be started from Sirsa at 4.30 am, which would reach Delhi by 9 am and leave Delhi at 5 pm to reach Sirsa by 10 pm.

In a letter written to the Union Minister, Selja said the train would save passengers’ time and enable them to travel to and from Delhi within a day. Selja said various organisations of Sirsa such as Adarsh Residential Welfare Committee, Bhaichara New Housing Board Colony, International Spectators-Listeners Association and Community Radio Listeners Association, among other had also raised the demand. The MP said the 72-km Hansi-Meham-Rohtak railway line was started in February, and people were demanding that an intercity train be started from Sirsa at 4.30 am which would reach Delhi by 9 am, and leave Delhi at 5 pm to reach Sirsa by 10 pm. “This will enable people to complete their work and return home within 8 hours,” she said.

Selja said the distance from Sirsa to Delhi was 247 km, which could be covered in 4.5 hours. She said the Hansi-Meham-Rohtak route was the shortest from Sirsa to Delhi, but there was no train on the route. An arrangement should be made for one third AC and one AC chair coach in this intercity train, she said.She said various organisations demanded that the timing of train 14731/32, between Bathinda and Delhi, should be changed from 5 am to 6.50 am.