India, Jan. 15 -- One of the busiest shrines in north India, the Chintpurni temple in Himachal Pradesh's Una district was connected by a rail line on Tuesday. Union Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha inaugurated the 16 km-broad gauge line from Amb to Daulatpur Chowk at a function near here.
The rail line, which has 16 major bridges and two stations, was laid with an outlay of Rs 335 crore, an official told IANS. Sinha also flagged off an inaugural run of the Himachal Express that will run daily between New Delhi and Amb-Andaura.
Daulatpur Chowk is the last station in Una district on the 83 km-long Nangal to Talwara broad gauge line. An eight km track from Daulatpur Chowk to Talwara in Punjab is still under construction. Sinha said...