Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate Jammu Railway Division today (6 December). Under this, PM Modi will virtually inaugurate the Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) office. This will be in the circulating area of Jammu Railway Station. With this step, the dependence of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Pathankot region of Punjab on Ferozepur division will end. After the start of direct train service from Delhi to Kashmir, the Government of India had decided to create a new railway division in Jammu.
Initially 721 kilometers will be in the new division.
According to the news, the Railway Board had issued a notification on January 1 for the establishment of a new railway division in Jammu. A final detailed project report (DPR) will be prepared for the new railway division, which will then be submitted to the Railway Board. After this, a final decision regarding its jurisdiction will be taken. Initially 721 kilometers have been included under the new division. This will mainly include the railway section from Jammu to Srinagar-Budgam section. Pathankot, Jogindernagar and other nearby rail sections have also been included.
This division, headquartered in Jammu, was carved out of Ferozepur Division. Its jurisdiction includes Pathankot-Jammu-Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla section (423 km), Bhogpur-Sirwal-Pathankot (87.21 km), Batala-Pathankot (68.17 km) and Pathankot-Joginder Nagar narrow-gauge section (163.72 km). Are.
A new railway division was created by removing the northernmost part.
Railways says that the areas around Jammu and Kashmir are on priority. Soon operations will start from Jammu to Srinagar. Earlier this area was under Firozpur division. Indian Railways has decided to remove the northernmost part from Firozpur division and establish it as a new railway division. Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh earlier said that I believe this is a matter of great pride and happiness for all of us. Accepting our request, the Prime Minister has decided to give a separate railway division to Jammu, which was long awaited and necessary.
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