The heritage is safe! Over a month after the Indian Railways ordered the closure of 11 narrow-gauge railway lines, Western Railway has announced that three of them, including an 107-year-old railroad, will now be preserved.

In its December 16 edition, mid-day had reported that the Indian Railways` board on December 10 wrote to the general manager of Western Railway (WR), ordering permanent closure of 11 “uneconomic branch lines” and narrow-gauge sections, including three in Gujarat. Last year`s order was a U-turn from the board`s 2018 direction to preserve the three lines.