The Railway ministry has decided to run 12 more EMU trains in Bihar to provide better service to passengers, Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha said today.
The 12 additional electric multiple unit (EMU) trains would soon start plying in the state, particularly in North Bihar, Sinha told PTI at Muzaffarpur railway station.
Accepting the request of Muzaffarpur Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Sinha said a new train would soon be started between Muzaffarpur to Howrah.
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“The Muzaffarpur to Howrah train would start service before May 15,” the minister assured the delegation of the chamber.
Hailing the Narendra Modi government, the minister said that the BJP-led government at the Centre was committed to expand Railway network and enhance train services to the people of the state.
Sinha had also visited the Indian Railways Institute of Mechanical & Electrical Engineering (IRIMEE) at Jamalpur in Munger to find out the reason behind discontinuance of engineer apprenticeship study there since last year.
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The minister assured the people that he would look into the possibility of restarting Engineering apprenticeship study at IRIMEE.