for Hazaribagh passengersHazaribagh (Jharkhand), Jan 13 (PTI) Union Minster andHazaribagh MP Jayant Sinha today said that he will pursuedemands to begin daily inter city train services betweenBarkakana to Patna via Hazaribagh.
The demand for the train's route through Koderma andGaya if met would provide express and fast train services tothe people of Hazaribagh, he said.
The union minister asked the commercial railwaymanager of Dhanbad rail division to take up the matterseriously with the Railway Board.
This was announced at a press conference in which theRailway authorities and Sinha were present.
The CRM Imtiyaz Alim said that this demand was madelast year when the rail link between Hazaribagh and Barkakanajunction was inaugurated. But the Railways could not start theBarkakana-Hazaribagh- Patna inter city express due to poorturnout of passengers.
He said around 6000 railway passengers are travellingdaily in two up and two down DMU passenger trains operatingbetween Barkakana and Koderma via Hazaribagh town. PTI CORRPVR KKKK.
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