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The Minister was apprised that almost all works of the Bogibeel bridge has been progressing as planned and the bridge will be ready in all respect by October this year.
The Minister also reviewed the progress of construction of Pit Lines at Silghat station, which is essential for starting train services to and from Silghat.
He instructed concerned officials to expedite the work so that passenger services can be started at an early date.
He was also apprised that punctuality of Mail / Express trains has steadily increased from 58.53% in January 2018 to 83.41% up to 26th August 2018.
During the period the number of trains that had failed to run on time has decreased from 1019 to 448 and most of the delays were less than 60 minutes.
While in January 2018, 677 trains ran with more than 60 minutes delays, the number has decreased to 280 in current months.
The Minister, while appreciating the impressive performance, also stressed on targeting at least 90% punctuality.
The Minister was informed that out of the 674 stations in NF Railway (including Halt Stations), 420 stations have already been brought under cleanliness programmes and the rest would be covered soon.