Speaking at the Bhoomi Pujan ceremony for a new level crossing gate near Karpuri village railway station in Samastipur district, the minister also inaugurated several advanced passenger facilities at the station.
Vaishnav told reporters, “The NDA government at the Center under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved Rs 10,000 crore in this year's budget for rail infrastructure in Bihar.”
He said, “In the last 11 years, more than 34,000 km of new railway tracks have been placed, and 1,300 stations are being redeveloped as modern Amrit Bharat stations,” he said.
The minister also announced that Karpuri Village railway station would now come under the Samastipur railway division.
Earlier, it was under the jurisdiction of Sonpur railway division. “A long pending proposal has been approved to bring Karpuri Village railway station under the Samastipur Railway Division”, he said.
Earlier in Patna, during the day, the Railway Minister inspected passenger facilities at Digha Bridge Halt Station and gave necessary instructions to the officials.
