Big big development for the Punjab and esp the malwa region. Connecting 24 kms with rail line between Rajpura and means whole malwa belt i.e. Patiala, Dhuri, Bathinda and further Sriganganagar and Gujrat would also benefit. This particular stretch was not being considered on the behest of bus mafia which operates between chandigarh and Patiala and Bathinda. Amrinder Singh should take it up with railways on priority and get it completed before the next election otherwise it would never get completed.
Possible trains after this link
Bathinda/Sriganganagar - Chandigarh exp
Jodhpur/Bikaner...
more... - Kalka exp (will not run via ambala)
Ahmedabad-Chandigarh exp
Bathinda-Una exp (via Rajpura/Mohali)
EMU's/DEMU's
Hisar-Chandigarh
Patiala-Nangal