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AP CM urges Ashwini Vaishnaw for new sleeper Vande Bharat, high speed rail corridor

Vijayawada, Oct 25 (UNI) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has urged union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw to introduce a new Vande Bharat sleeper between Visakhapatnam and Bangalore via Tirupati and establish a high speed rail corridor between Amaravati and Visakhapatnam.
The Chief Minister told mediapersons on Sunday said that during his visit to Delhi he met the Railway minister to discuss ongoing railway projects in Andhra Pradesh.
Naidu said that he had urged the Railway Minister to expedite railway projects in the State and was assured support for semiconductor design, research and development, and skill development in the sector.
He had also called on union Home Minister Amit Shah and discussed various issues concerning the State.
Naidu said he had placed several proposals before the Centre to expand railway infrastructure in Andhra Pradesh. He outlined the projects and their estimated costs including the Vijayawada Bypass Railway Line, the Kovvur–Bhadrachalam Railway Project, the Ongole–Donakonda Railway Project and Anakapalli–Kothavalasa Bypass Project.
As part of the Vijayawada bypass project, Naidu sought the construction of two new bridges across the Krishna River. He proposed implementing the Kovvur–Bhadrachalam project under a cost-sharing arrangement. He also called for the construction of four railway lines to enhance capacity on the Vijayawada–Itarsi and Kharagpur–Vijayawada routes, with the works to be completed within two years.
Naidu requested the establishment of a high-speed rail corridor between Amaravati and Visakhapatnam. The Centre has already agreed to establish two major coaching terminals, one each in Visakhapatnam and Amaravati.
They also discussed setting up offices of railway public sector undertakings in Amaravati.
The railway minister had agreed to introduce another daytime train with seating facilities between Visakhapatnam and Tirupati. union Minister for Civil Aviation Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu accompanied the Chief Minister for the meeting.
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