Piyush Goyal inaugurates newly electrified Dhigawara-Bandikui section of North Western Railway

The Union Minister of Railways Shri Piyush Goyal inaugurated newly electrified Dhigawara-Bandikui section of North Western Railway (NWR) in the state of Rajasthan on 29 November 2020.
The Minister also flagged off first train on this newly electrified route.
The Dhigawara-Bandikui section is on Delhi-Ajmer route via Jaipur.
The Railways has set the target to electrify the entire percentage of railway lines across the country in phased manner.
Once these electrified trains starts running, the trains that run on diesel will be stopped.
This will eliminate pollution and also, the dependence on the fuel imported from outside.
The electrified trains will run from the electricity produced in India, which is expected to save significant revenue.
Piyush Goyal is incharge of the Ministry of Railways, Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution,