'Major initiatives in Rlys would herald considerable changes

The government's major initiatives in the Railways, including a dedicated freight corridor, in addition to the emphasis on infrastructure development and passenger services, would herald considerable progress in the coming years, union minister Rajen Gohain said Wednesday.

"The work on the dedicated freight corridor is going on at great speed", he said.

The Minister of state for Railways was speaking after initiating a host of rail development works in Telangana from the Secunderabad railway station here.

"In Indian Railways, all over the country, this kind of developmental change is going on continuously," he said.

Saying that the Railways would witness a positive change in the coming years in view of the development initiatives taken by the government, he hoped that the Railways would be the preferred mode of transportation for people.

On the occasion, the Minister flagged off the inaugural service of Karimnagar-LTT (Mumbai) Weekly Express (extended from Nizamabad to Karimnagar) via remote link.

He also laid the foundation stone for the 202 km long third railway Line in the Kazipet-Kondapalli Section, which connects Vijayawada in a similar manner