Earthwork going on between Gunavad-Dhar.
Highlights
Ratlam division has set a target of running trains between Indore-Dhar by March 2025. Work will start in Dhar-Amjhera and Amjhera-Sardarpur sections after the rains. According to railway officials, this project will lead to rapid development in the tribal region.
Naiduniya representative, Indore. It has been a decade since the Indore-Dahod new rail line project was started. In this decade, the work on the 205 km long rail line project was going on at a very slow pace till two years ago. But, in the last one year, the work has been speeded up by dividing the entire project into different sections.
At present, the track between Indore-Tihi and Dahod-Katwara has been completely prepared. The railway line is being laid rapidly between Tihi-Dhar (Naugaon). Now the work between Dhar-Amjhera, Amjhera-Sardarpur and Sardarpur-Jhabua will start after the rains.
Deadline set for March 2025
Overall, Ratlam division has set a target of running trains between Indore-Dhar by March 2025. A large part of this project will connect the tribal region with rail services. Better options will be available for transportation. With the start of the railway line, the development of this region will also happen rapidly.
The work on this project, which started in 2008, began in 2013. Currently, goods trains are being operated on the Indore-Tihi railway section. Work from Dahod to Katwara has been completed. Track laying work is being done on the Tihi-Dhar (46 km) railway section.
Development will be faster in tribal areas
In the project, construction of new railway station buildings, platforms etc. has started in Sogar, Gunavad, Naugaon, Jhabua, Pitol. According to railway officials, this project will lead to rapid development in the tribal area. As per the target, train operation is to be started in Indore-Dhar section by March 2025.
With this, the entire project has to be completed by 2026. Therefore, along with Tihi-Dhar, work on Dhar-Amjhera (20 km) and Amjhera-Sardarpur (20 km) sections will be started after the rains.
Work will also begin on the Sardarpur-Jhabua (60 km) section by December. Track laying work is also underway between Katwara and Jhabua.