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Posted: Feb 07 2017 (15:03)

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Feb 07 2017 (15:01)   Andaman and Nicobar Islands Will Get its First Rail Line Soon

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If you love train journeys, and if the Andaman and Nicobar Islands have always been on your bucket list, a perfect travel option might be just...

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It will be loss making. But most importantly the project will never take off. New lines to Tawang, to Karnaprayag, other parts of Uttarakhand, HP, other border areas etc..... all these are just promises for years now..... Forget railways, not even decent roads at these places.
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For A&N, improving the roads at a fraction of this railways cost will improve bus connectivity which will help a budget traveller. For the rich, developing airfields with permission for pvt. charter flights/helicopters will be enough. The no. of tourists to A&N simply isn't enough to
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warrant building a railway network.

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