Working towards the commitment to strengthen its infrastructure, the Northern Railway has added another feather in its cap in the form of a 22km long doubling of section from Khatauli to Muzaffarnagar in connection with the Meerut City-Muzaffarnagar rail line doubling on Ghaziabad- Saharanpur section of Delhi Division.
The Commissioner Railway Safety (Northern Circle) SK Pathak, conducted an intensive inspection and speed trial on the section. The trial train was successfully run at 120 km/hr, clocking upto 140 km/hr. The CRS has expressed satisfaction on the construction quality of the doubled line. Consent for regular train operations on the newly constructed portion with running speed upto 110 km/hr has been granted to Northern Railway.
The completion of the doubling work and regular train services on the section will facilitate smooth and timely operations of passenger and goods trains providing better opportunities to the people of the sugar producing region of the country.
