Devotees can soon reach Char Dham more conveniently, as Railways is planning to connect the four pilgrimage sites by rail.
Char Dham is made up of Gangotri, Yamunotri, Badrinath and Kedarnath shrines. Nestled in the mountains of Uttarakhand, the holy shrines attract a large number of pilgrims every year.
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Search TrainsNow in a tweet, the Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has announced that Railways is working to connect the four dhams by rail network:
प्रधानमंत्री @NarendraModi जी के नेतृत्व में रेलवे करने जा रही है करोड़ों श्रद्धालुओं के लिए चार धाम यात्रा आसान।
उत्तराखंड की पवित्र वादियों में स्थित गंगोत्री, यमुनोत्री, बद्रीनाथ और केदारनाथ के दर्शन के लिए श्रद्धालु कर सकेंगे रेल द्वारा यात्रा। pic.twitter.com/tfrcxTa0Ed
— Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) August 21, 2020
For this, Railways will be laying four railway lines, most of which will pass through inaccessible hilly areas. The total length of the railway network will be 327 kilometres and the route will pass through Dehradun, Pauri, Tehri Garhwal, Chamoli, Rudraprayag and Uttarkashi.
The survey work for laying a 125 km-long railway line between Gangotri and Yamunotri has already been completed.
As per latest reports, there will be a total of 10 stations in this entire railway line. The aim of the project is to provide devotees with a convenient and safe way to complete the Char Dham Yatra.
