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MUNABAO (Rajasthan): Work is on in full swing at this remote and dusty railway station in Barmer district of Rajasthan, to meet the deadline for resumption of the historic rail link between India and Pakistan.

As the trains start chugging out once again from this station to Karachi as a Confidence Building Measure (CBM) agreed to by India and Pakistan two years ago, it could help in putting on track a peace process which has often derailed for one reason or the other.

Known as the last railway station of western India and one that was almost forgotten for 40 years after the 1965 war against Pakistan, Munabao is gearing up fast to be a crucial junction for the train that will begin from Jodhpur in Rajasthan and would go all the way up to Karachi.

"This (Munabao) station is once again going to be a very important link to Pakistan and joint efforts are on by the Indian and Pakistan Railways and governments to ensure that the services begin in January as planned," said Rajendra Kumar, Inspector General, BSF, Gujarat.

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SOURCE: The Times of India