Union Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu will dedicate to the nation an 81-km long new railway line between Sonepat and Jind and will flag off a passenger train between these two stations from Chandigarh on Sunday.
Prabhu will also launch a number of other passenger-centric projects from Chandigarh Railway Station through video conferencing.
Other projects to be launched from Chandigarh included new Foot-over-Bridge at Platform No. 4 and 5 at Railway Station, Sonepat and inauguration of a mechanized laundry in Chandigarh.
The laundry would cater requirement of linen for entire Ambala division.
Apart from this, foundation stone of Coaching-cum-Maintenance Facilities at Railway Station, Chheharta near Amritsar would also be laid.
While the foundation stones of additional traffic facilities would be laid at the Chandigarh Railway Station, that of 17 lift and 10 escalator facilities would be laid at different railway stations.
Apart from this, foundation stones of 37 Limited Height Subways in the states of Punjab and Haryana would also be laid.