Machilipatnam-Repalle rail project in Andhra gains pace with DPR survey

VIJAYAWADA: The Ministry of Railways has announced progress on the long-pending demand for a direct railway line between Machilipatnam and Repalle in Andhra Pradesh.

The project, which has been sought by residents of Diviseema and Avanigadda for decades, is now moving forward with surveys sanctioned to prepare a Detailed Project Report (DPR). This was disclosed by Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw in the Lok Sabha in writing to a query by Machilipatnam MP Vallabhaneni Balashowry.