New Santragachi-Jaipur train service to boost rail connectivity

Kolkata, Oct 26 (UNI) A new train connecting Santragachi in West Bengal with Khatipura in Jaipur was flagged off through video conferencing by union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday. Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, West Bengal Panchayat and Rural Development and Agricultural Marketing Minister Dilip Ghosh, along with several other ruling party leaders, were present at Santragachi railway station for the inauguration. Speaking at the event, Vaishnaw said passengers travelling to Jaipur earlier had to travel up to Kharagpur. The new train service connecting Jaipur with Jamshedpur and Kolkata would improve rail connectivity between Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and…