Baalu, also the Chairman of Standing Committee on Railways, submitted a petition to Bansal in Delhi today, a release from the MP's office said.
Baalu sought, among others, new broadgauge services, upgrading the Nilgiris Mountain Rail as a Heritage service besides various expansion activities, including at Integral Coach Factory at Peramabur here, the release said.
Bansal assured Baalu that he would consider the demands, it added.