Raipur 13 August 2024// Chhattisgarh Health Minister Shri Shyam Bihari Jaiswal met with Union Railway Minister Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw at Rail Bhavan during his visit to Delhi. Shri Jaiswal highlighted several demands related to public facilities in Chhattisgarh. He also informed Union Minister about the state government’s provision of its share of funding for the construction of the Chirmiri-Nagpur Halt new railway line and requested that construction work begin at the earliest.
Shri Jaiswal requested the extension of the Bilaspur-Chirmiri-Bilaspur train (numbers 18257-18258), which has not been extended for several decades, to either Durg Junction or Gondia Junction. Currently, residents of the newly formed district of Manendragarh face significant difficulties due to the lack of direct rail service to the state capital. Extending this train to Durg would provide direct access to Raipur. Besides, Shri Jaiswal also requested that the Shahdol-Nagpur Junction-Shahdol train (numbers 11201-11202) be operated from Chirmiri, which would offer direct transportation to a large population from Katni, Jabalpur, and Nagpur. Union Railway Minister Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw assured that a positive decision would be made on all the demands.
