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Ashwini Vaishnaw unveils Rs 1 lakh cr bengal rail revamp plan, announces bullet train to Siliguri

Kolkata, June 6 (UNI) Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday unveiled an ambitious Rs 1 lakh crore railway development package for West Bengal, promising a sweeping expansion and modernisation of the state's rail infrastructure, including a proposed Delhi-Siliguri bullet train corridor, 102 Amrit Bharat stations, 538 flyovers and underpasses, and 61 new railway projects.
The announcements were made after a high-level meeting at Nabanna attended by Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, senior state government officials, top police officers and a delegation of Railway Ministry officials led by Vaishnaw.
The meeting signalled a new phase of cooperation between the Centre and the state government after years of strained relations over railway projects.
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