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Panchkula, November 25

Haryana Speaker Gian Chand Gupta said a letter had been written to the Ministry of Railways to rename Chandigarh railway station as Chandigarh-Panchkula railway station.

Gupta said this after holding a meeting with Ashutosh Gangal, General Manager, Northern Railway, at Chandigarh Railway Station to discuss various issues for the convenience of passengers on the Panchkula side of the station. He said that after the renaming of the railway station, passengers coming to Panchkula would benefit greatly.

Gupta said when they reached Chandigarh railway station, passengers going to Panchkula remained confused as to where they had to go to Panchkula. In this dilemma, some passengers even reach Kalka railway station.

Gupta said he also spoke to Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in this regard, who asked to send a proposal for the same. He said that Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar had written a letter to the Railway Ministry to rename Chandigarh railway station as Chandigarh-Panchkula railway station.

The Speaker said for the convenience of passengers, a 24-hour reservation counter should also be set up at the railway station on the Panchkula side. Apart from this, waiting lounge, parking and all other facilities, which were provided on the Chandigarh side of the railway station, should be made available on the Panchkula side.

He also demanded that the work for construction of an underpass to provide better connectivity to the people of Chandigarh and Panchkula should also be started at the earliest. He said that it would pass under the railway line and the maps and drawings of this project were already completed.

He said that the railways had prepared a plan to develop Chandigarh railway station as a grand railway station equipped with all necessary facilities. Tenders had already been issued for this work and it was expected that the renovated railway station would be ready in around 15 months.

He said the Ministry of Railways had identified selected railway stations in the country for facelift and this railway station was one of them. The railways had its maximum land on the Panchkula side and he hoped that most of the development work would be done towards the Panchkula side.

Stressing the need for Metro in Panchkula, Chandigarh and Mohali, Gupta said that the traffic jam problem in Chandigarh was increasing rapidly. Therefore, considering the situation in the coming 10-15 years, there was a need to run Metro in the wooden city.

Ashutosh Gangal, general manager, Northern Railway, assured that the suggestion given by Gupta would be incorporated in the railway station redevelopment plan.

Need for Metro in tricity, says speaker

Stressing the need for Metro in Panchkula, Chandigarh and Mohali, Haryana Speaker Gian Chand Gupta said that the traffic jam problem in Chandigarh is increasing rapidly. Therefore, considering the situation in the coming 10-15 years, there was a need to run Metro in the wooden city.