Mumbai-Indore train journey to get shorter! Cabinet approves new Manmad-Indore railway line – see details – Times of India
Mumbai to Indore train travel gets a boost! Your Indian Railways train journey between Mumbai and Indore is set to get shorter with the Cabinet approving a new railway line project. Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Monday approved a new project that will ensure “shortest rail connectivity between Mumbai and Indore”.The new railway project will come up between Indore and Manmad at a total expenditure of Rs 18,036 crore.It will cover 6 districts in the two states of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. The project will increase the existing Indian Railways network by 309 kilometres and will involve the construction of 30 new railway stations as well.The new railway line project is expected to generate direct employment of around 102 lakh man-days during it...