Kanpur: 8-km journey from Mandhana to Bitthoor on broad gauge track will be possible only after approval of the railway board. A MEMU train trial on the new rail line was completed in presence of Mohd Lateef Khan, CRS, Eastern Railways and DRM Ashutosh Pant here recently.
A detailed report will soon be forwarded to the Railway Board for running of the train on this newly laid track.
Earlier, there was metre gauge track on this route. But it was closed 15 years ago. The broad gauge track had been laid one year ago. About six crore rupees have been spent on its electrification.
The MEMU train was tested on this track by running at a speed of 60 kms/h speed. It took merely12-minute to complete the length of distance.
