Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh/New Delhi :
Punjab NRI Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal today called upon Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu to raised the issue of lack of rail connectivity in the Ajnala-Ballaharwal border area.
Dhaliwal also advocated for renaming the Ramdas/RDS railway station after Baba Budha Sahib Ji, the first revered Head Priest of Golden Temple, Amritsar. He urged the Union Minister to reconstruct elevated permanent platform at the Ramdas/RDS railway station in Amritsar district, with essential amenities such as potable water, passenger shelters, lights and fans etc.
The NRIs Minister also sought an increase in train frequency at this station from 4 pairs to at least 6 pairs to address the unmet public demand of Amritsar district, besides extending trains currently terminating at Verka to Amritsar or beyond. In his demand letter to the Union Minister, Dhaliwal stressed that the Ramdas/RDS railway station predates the partition of India and Pakistan. And, this station currently lacks a platform and has only a single rail connectivity towards this town as well as Kartarpur Sahib Corridor i.e. Dera Baba Nanak from Amritsar and this railway station.
During the meeting, Bittu assured that the Ramdas Railway Station would be given a facelift within 6 months.