New Delhi, May 15 -- The Ministry of Railways has sanctioned three new railway projects and services for West Bengal, with Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw writing to West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari regarding the approvals.

According to the letters, the work for doubling the New Jalpaiguri-Siliguri railway line spanning 7.15 km has been approved.

The Railways has also approved operation of the new 18061/18062 Santragachi-Khatipura Express between Kolkata (Santragachi) and Jaipur (Khatipura) via Kharagpur.

In addition, the Final Location Survey (FLS) for preparation of a Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the construction of the 107-km Shalwani-Adra third railway line has also been sanctioned.

Meanwhile, since the BJP governm...