The following works of New Lines have been included in Budget and are in different stages of execution to connect Buddhist Pilgrimage Centres:

1. Gaya-Bodhgaya-Chatra, Gaya-Natesar(Nalanda)
2. Rajgir-Hisua-Tilaiya, Natesar-Islampur
3. Kapilvastu-Basti
4. Bahraich-Shravasti-Balrampur/Tulsipur
5. Padrauna-Kushinagar via Gorakhpur

This information was given by the Minister of Railways and Commerce & Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.

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