AHMEDABAD — After a prominent businessman recently submitted to the railway ministry his plans for a private train between Mumbai and Shirdi, a popular religious shrine 300km away, a study is being conducted on the feasibility of a proposal to start a private train between India’s commercial capital and Bhuj in Kutch district of Gujarat.
The demand for a Mumbai-Bhuj private train was raised by a group of Mumbai-based wealthy Kutchi businessman when they went to New Delhi and met Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi, also a Gujarati and technocrat Sam Piroda, adviser to the railways.A local railway official told Khaleej Times that there had been scattered efforts and proposals in the past from various businessmen and individuals, but it was the first time that the ministry is exploring various options with Pitroda having already asked railway experts to prepare a detailed project on the 860km route.
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