Overview
- Union Minister of State for Railways Ravneet Singh Bittu laid the foundation at Level Crossing No. 164AB in Doraha, initiating construction of the four-lane overbridge.
- The project is estimated at Rs 70.55 crore with a minister-stated completion timeframe of next year.
- Nearly 190 trains and over 3,000 vehicles use the crossing daily, causing frequent closures that officials say the overbridge will eliminate.
- Punjab railway upgrades outlined at the event include works at 166 ROB/RUB/LHS sites (Rs 1,480.09 crore), projects worth Rs 26,382 crore statewide, and 30 stations being revamped under Amrit Bharat (Rs 1,311 crore).
- The minister also cited approved third and fourth lines on the Delhi–Ambala section (194 km, Rs 5,983 crore, four-year target) and a Delhi–Amritsar Vande Bharat sleeper planned for next winter with loco-shed land identified at Ladhowal.