** Korba(3,65,073-2011 census) is No.4 urban agglomeration of Chhatisgarh after Raipur (11,22,555), Durg-Bhilai(10,64,1077) lacs) & Bilaspur(3,65,569).
** IR earns thousands of crore Rs per annum from the Korba region, whereas people of Korba have to go to Bilaspur/ Champa to board long-distance trains.
**A few trains originating from BSP should be extended to Korba about 90 km so that people of Korba. Trains like BSP-Chennai, BSP-Jodhpur/Bikaner can be extended to Korba. This will decongest the Bilaspur station.
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New useful connectivities for Korba-
- Mumbai connectivity - A new weekly Korba- BSP-NGP-BSL-CSMT/LTT train
- Gujrat- Extension of Hapa-BSP to Korba (possibly extension to Dwarka on other end)
- Rajasthan- Extension of Bikaner/Jodhpur- Bilaspur to Korba (once or twice a week)
- Nagpur- Korba-BSP-R-Durg-Nagpur chair car intercity
- MEMU from Korba to Raigarh/ Jharsuguda/ Rourkela
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