New Rail Line, Vande Bharat Train for Punjab announced, cabinet approval awaited
Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in News/ September 23,2025
Union Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Minister of State for Railways Ravneet Singh Bittu on Tuesday announced a new Rajpura-Mohali railway line in Punjab, costing ₹443 crore and spanning 18km besides proposing a new Vande Bharat train connecting Ferozepur cantonment – Bathinda- Patiala- New Delhi.
The demand for the Rajpura-Mohali rail line has been pending for five decades. The proposals were cleared in principle and will be sent for cabinet approval.
Vaishnaw highlighted a significant increase in railway investment in Punjab from ₹225 crore during 2009-14 to ₹5,421 crore now. He expressed special thanks to MoS Ravneet Singh Bittu and said he deserves full credit for the project’s development.
“The Rajpura- Mohali railway link will connect Chandigarh to Punjab via the shortest route on the Amabala- Amritsar main line at Sarai Banjara” , the ministers said.
To complete the Rajpura-Mohali rail link, the Railways require 54 hectares of land, which the Punjab government will acquire and hand over to the Centre.
The ministers also announced the launch of the Vande Bharat Express between Ferozepur and New Delhi, saying the train will operate six days a week, except on Wednesday.
Vaishnaw said other projects in Punjab, including the Chandigarh railway station upgrade, are expected to be completed by 2026-27.
