Balaghat Gets Double Railway Track: Travel Time Slashed, Development Boost

• Central government approves long-standing demand for double railway track on Jabalpur-Balaghat-Gondia route.
• Part of Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw's 12,236 crore rupees railway projects.
• 236 km double track to reduce delays, enable long-distance trains, and boost connectivity.
• Expected to facilitate tourism to Kanha National Park, Pench, and transport mining materials like manganese, copper, bauxite.
• Balaghat Junction to be expanded; project completion estimated in three years.