Sapt Kranti Express: Ruling the tracks with EMD Power - Keshav Singh

They have done survey to connect Kirandul with plains in Telengana not sure whether it's Manuguru or any nearby place near Bhadrachalam. The region has less population and railway services will not sustain the construction and operational cost to operate train services. Kirandul has iron ore reserves which are present bring exported through Vizag port and Visakhapatnam Steel plant. The kirandul Kothavalsa line is being doubled and already alternate line to Rayagada is there in case of emergency. At this point there is no necessity to provide alternative for iron ore transport. The passenger train day service runs with less then 50% occupancy after Araku and the night express train hardly has travellers after Jagdalpur and both of them act as connectivity to the region.

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