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Punjab: Train Connecting Bhagat Singh’s Village In Nawanshahr To Amritsar Launched Today
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The much-awaited train which will connect Bhagat Singh’s village Nawanshahr (Khatkar Kalan) to the city of Amritsar, is set to be launched today (17 January).
The train, Jaijon-Doaba-Jalandhar DEMU, will now cover 200 km distance to Amritsar via Nawanshahr and Jalandhar districts, and the fare is expected to be around Rs 60 per person from Jaijon and Rs 50 per person from Nawanshahr to Amritsar.
For over a decade, people from that region demanded the extension of the train route to Amritsar. “There are a large number of cloth merchants in Nawanshahr and Garhshankar areas who have been procuring their cloth from Amritsar on a daily basis and spending huge amount travelling in buses, but this train will save them money,” said a cloth merchant Naveen Kumar Khosla, reports Indian Express.
The train will now cover around 22 stations in five districts and will run on a daily basis. It will depart from Jaijon at 5 am reach Amritsar at 11 am, and then begin the return journey from Amritsar at 12:15 pm.
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