MP Arora thanks Railway Minister for redeveloping Ludhiana Station in first phase

Published on: 06 Aug 2023 at 02:55 PM

Published by: thefactnews

Ludhiana, August 6

AAP MP (Rajya Sabha) Sanjeev Arora attended virtual foundation stone laying ceremony of redevelopment project of Ludhiana railway station under Amrit Station Yojna by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday.

He was invited for the event by Sanjay Sahu, Divisional Railway Manager (DRM), Ferozepur. The Ludhiana railway station was one among total 508 railway stations across the country, which were virtually inaugurated under Amrit Station Yojna by Prime Minister today.

All these railway stations are be redeveloped, leading to a significant transformation of rail infrastructure in India.

Speaking on the occasion, Arora said after he became MP from Ludhiana, he met Minister for railways Ashwini Vaishnaw and requested him to renovate the existing railway station at Ludhiana which was established by Britishers.

He added the Minister for Railways informed him that Ludhiana and some other railway stations across the country are to be redeveloped in two phases. Then, he made a request to Railway Minister to include Ludhiana in first phase of redevelopment.

“I am grateful to Railway Minister for acceding to me request and starting work of development of Ludhiana railway station, which was a dire need of the time”, said Arora.