** KR deserves to be part of famed and very important "national Heavily Utilised (HUN) Network", for that to happen KR needs to be merged with IR or IR has to take initiative & actively support KR in this regard.
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Following expansions/extensions need to be completed in next 10 years and should have been a part of "National Rail Plan"
- Doubling of...
more... full stretch and
- hinerland connectivities (Karad-Chiplun, Kolhapur Vaibhavwadi, Hubli-Ankola, Talguppa Honnavar and
- port connectivities (Digni- Jaigarh port, Roha-Dighi port, & other new ports being planned) are a must by 2030