Add Tribune As Your Trusted Source
TrendingVideosIndia
Opinions ▾
Opinions | CommentEditorialsThe MiddleLetters to the EditorReflections
UPSC ▾
UPSC | Exam ScheduleExam Mentor
State ▾
State | Himachal PradeshPunjabJammu & KashmirHaryanaChhattisgarhMadhya PradeshRajasthanUttarakhandUttar Pradesh
City ▾
City | ChandigarhAmritsarJalandharLudhianaDelhiPatialaBathindaShaharnama
World ▾
World | ChinaUnited StatesPakistan
Diaspora
Features ▾
Features | The Tribune ScienceTime CapsuleSpectrumIn-DepthTravelFood
Business ▾
Business | My Money
News Columns ▾
News Columns | Straight DriveCanada CallingLondon LetterKashmir AngleJammu JournalInside the CapitalHimachal CallingHill ViewBenchmark
Don't Miss
Advertisement
Home / Punjab / Another Key Rail Project Gets Centres Nod In Punjab

After Rajpura-Mohali link, another key rail project in Punjab gets Centre’s nod

A budget of Rs 764 crore, including Rs 165 crore for land acquisition, has been sanctioned for this new project
Rajmeet Singh
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, Updated At : 01:20 PM Nov 12, 2025 IST
Minister of State for Railways Ravneet Bittu briefs about the Ferozepur-Patti rail link project during a press conference in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Ravi Kumar

Unlock Exclusive Insights with The Tribune Premium

Take your experience further with Premium access. Thought-provoking Opinions, Expert Analysis, In-depth Insights and other Member Only Benefits
Yearly Premium ₹999 ₹349/Year
Yearly Premium $49 $24.99/Year
Advertisement

Days after sanctioning the Rajpura-Mohali railway link, the Railway Ministry has cleared another key project — the 25.72-km-long Ferozepur-Patti rail line.

Advertisement

A total budget of Rs 764 crore, including Rs 165 crore for land acquisition, has been approved for the project. Officials said the Punjab Chief Secretary has been informed about the sanction and asked to initiate the land acquisition process.

Advertisement

Minister of State for Railways Ravneet Bittu announced the development on Wednesday.

Sources said that apart from its strategic importance, the new rail section will provide a direct link between Ferozepur and Amritsar, reducing the distance between the two cities by 98 km.

The line will also connect the border district directly with ports in Gujarat, giving a significant boost to trade in the region.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Suggested Articles

Show comments
Advertisement
Advertisement

The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist, and is run by a trust comprising five eminent persons as trustees.

The Tribune, the largest selling English daily in North India, publishes news and views without any bias or prejudice of any kind. Restraint and moderation, rather than agitational language and partisanship, are the hallmarks of the newspaper. It is an independent newspaper in the real sense of the term.

The Tribune has two sister publications, Punjabi Tribune (in Punjabi) and Dainik Tribune (in Hindi).

Remembering Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia

Copyright © The Tribune Trust, 2024
Designed and developed by :  SORTD