The Jan Manch members in Khandwa have sent emails and letters to the Railway Minister and Prime Minister, demanding the introduction of new trains between Khandwa-Sanawad and Khandwa-Amulla Khurd. They also emphasized the need for a complete budget allocation to expedite the gauge conversion between Amulla-Akola and Sanawad-Mhow, highlighting the benefits...
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of this project. The proposed route is said to be the shortest one connecting North and South India, leading to significant distance and time savings for travelers between various cities like Indore-Mumbai, Indore-Pune, Indore-Bengaluru, Indore-Nagpur, and Indore-Hyderabad. Additionally, the members requested the inclusion of a dozen trains to stop at Khandwa station. Other demands include the swift completion of the Khandwa-Akola and Sanawad-Mhow broad gauge lines, the resumption of the Bhusaval-Khandwa-Nagpur train, the restoration of the Itarsi-Bhusaval train to its previous schedule, the immediate establishment of a ticket window, passenger waiting area, and parking on platform number six, extending the Kachiguda-Akola route to Khandwa, and extending the Tirupati-Akola route to Khandwa. The letter also emphasized the need to connect the Sanawad railway track to the Bhusaval and Itarsi railway tracks to facilitate passenger trains. They also requested the inclusion of Khandwa as a stoppage for trains like Yashwantpur-Chandigarh, Kalka-Shirdi, LTT-Patliputra, Rani Kamalapati-Pune, and Bikaner-Shirdi. They demanded the addition of general coaches to the Katni-Bhusaval train.