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Goods train operations commence on the newly converted Botad-Ahmedabad section.

Starting Sunday, November 28, goods train operations have commenced on the newly gauge converted Botad-Ahmedabad section of Western Railway.

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by the Union Minister of State for Railways &Textiles Darshana Jardosh on Twitter.

Gauge conversion of Ahmedabad-Botad was taken up at a cost of Rs 567 crore. The 170-km section provides the shortest distance between these two locations even though a circuitous broad gauge route is available via Surendranagar.

This route provides a shorter distance for goods trains to access Pipavav Port. Moreover, it also besides decongests the broad gauge line between Ahmedabad- Botad via Surendranagar.