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Government of India
Ministry of Railways
13 MAR 2026 5:27PM by PIB Delhi
Indian Railways Recently Completes Key Infrastructure Projects Spanning Over 1,900 km to Strengthen Rail Connectivity Across the Nation

Capacity enhancement of the railway network has been taken up by Indian Railways in a big way during the last 11 years. The details of commissioning/laying of new track across Indian Railways is given below:-

Period

New track Commissioned

Average commissioning of new tracks

2009-14

7,599 Km

4.2 Km/day

2014-25

34,428 Km

8.6 Km/day (more than 2 times)

Some of the Projects recently completed are as follows: 

S. No.

Name of project

Length

(in Kms)

1

Udhampur- Srinagar- Baramulla new line

272

2

Bhairabi - Sairang New Line

51

3

Deoband - Roorkee New Line

27

4

Churu - Ratangarh Doubling

43

5

Tori-Shivpur 3rd Line

44

6

Araria - Galgalia New Line

110

7

Himmatnagar - Khedbrahma Guage Conversion

55

8

Bahraich- Nanpara -Nepalganj Guage Conversion

56

9

Domingarh- Gorakhpur -Kusumi 3rd Line & Gorakhpur -Nakaha Doubling

21

10

Vijapur - Ambaliyasan Guage Conversion

43

11

Pune- Miraj -Londa Doubling

467

12

Manmad - Jalgaon 3rd Line

160

13

Phephna –Indara- Mau -Shahganj Doubling

150

14

Adraj -Moti -Vijapur Guage Conversion

40

15

Katni -Bina 3rd Line

279

16

Gandhidham- Adipur Quadrupling

21

17

Khatuwas - Narnaul Doubling

24

18

Penukonda- Dharmavaram Doubling

42

Railway Infrastructure projects enable socio-economic development of the region including:

  • Better connectivity of the region with other parts of the country

  • Faster movement of goods and services

  • Improving logistics efficiency and reduction in transportation cost.

  • Enhance line capacity

  • Increase in direct and indirect employment opportunities for the people of the region

  • Reduced operational bottlenecks

  • Development of tourism industry and increase in industrial activities in the region.

Sanction of any railway project depends upon many parameters/factors which include the following:

  • Anticipated traffic projections and Remunerativeness of the proposed route

  • First and last mile connectivity provided by the project

  • Connection of missing links and providing additional route

  • Augmentation of congested/saturated lines

  • Demands raised by State Governments/Central Ministries/Public representatives,

  • Railway’s own operational requirements

  • Socio-economic considerations

  • Overall availability of funds

 Completion of Railway project/s depends on various factors which include the following:

  • Land acquisition

  • Forest clearance

  • Shifting of infringing utilities

  • Statutory clearances from various authorities

  • Geological and topographical conditions of area

  • Law and order situation in the area of project site

  • Number of working months in a year for particular project site etc.

 Various steps taken by the Government for effective and speedy implementation of rail projects include:

  • Substantial increase in allocation of funds.

  • Delegation of powers at field level.

  • Close monitoring of progress of project at various levels.

  • Regular follow up with State Governments and concerned authorities for expeditious land acquisition, forestry and Wildlife clearances and for resolving other issues pertaining to projects.

During the last 05 years, 308 projects (New Line, Gauge Conversion and Doubling) costing approx. ₹ 2,93,000 Crore have been sanctioned on Indian Railways. This will enhance the capacity of railway network to run more number of trains.

Some of the major projects sanctioned are as follows:

SN

Project Name

Cost

(₹ in Crore)

 

1

Chopan – Chunar doubling (102 Km)

1,553

 

2

Guntur – Bibinagar doubling (239 Km)

3,238

 

3

Mudkhed – Medchal& Mahbubnagar – Dhone doubling (418 Km)

5,655

 

4

Samakhiali – Gandhidham Quadrupling (53 Km)

1,571

 

5

Merta City – Ras & Bypass at Merta Road new  line (56 Km)

1,038

 

6

Lumding – Furkating doubling (140 Km)

2,334

 

7

Ajmer – Chanderiya doubling (178 Km)

1,813

 

8

Motumari – Vishnupuram with RoR doubling (100 Km)

1,746

 

9

Bikramshila – Katareah new line with new bridge on river ganga (26 Km)

2,549

 

10    

Gunupur – Therubali new line (74 Km)

1,326

 

11

Malkangiri – Pandurangapuram new line (174 Km)

4,109

 

12

Badampahar – Kendujhargarh new line (82 Km)

2,106

 

13

Junagarh – Nabarangpur new line (116 Km)

3,274

 

14

Buramara – Chakulia new line (60 Km)

1,639

 

15

Ajanta Caves Rail Connectivity (174 Km)

7,105

 

16

Bangriposi – Gorumahisani new line (86 Km)

2,549

 

17

Chandil – Anara – Damodar 3rd line (121 Km)

2,170

 

18

Bargarh Road – Nawapara Road new line (138 Km)

2,926

 

19

Sardega – Bhalumuda new double line (37 Km)

1,360

 

20

Varanasi – Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Multitracking with rail cum road

bridge on river ganga (15 Km)

2,642

 

21

Jalgaon – Manmad 4th line (160 Km)

2,773

 

22

Bhusawal – Khandwa 3rd & 4th line (131 Km)

3,514

 

23

Sambalpur – Jarapada 3rd & 4th line (127 Km)

3,916

 

24

Jharsuguda – Sason 3rd & 4th line (35 Km)

1,181

 

25

Gondia – Ballarshah doubling (240 Km)

4,819

 

26

Kharsia – Naya Raipur – Parmalkasa 5th & 6th line (278 Km)

8,741

 

27

Wardha – Balharshah Quadrupling (135 Km)

2,381

 

28

Ballari – Chikjajur doubling (185 Km)

3,342

 

29

Koderma – Barkakana doubling (133 Km)

3,063

 

30

Itarsi – Nagpur 4th line (297 Km)

5,451

 

31

Dangoaposi – Jaroli 3rd & 4th line (43 Km)

1,752

 

32

Secunderabad – Wadi 3rd & 4th line (173 Km)

5,012

 

33

Furkating – New Tinsukia doubling (194 Km)

3,634

 

34

Bakhtiyarpur – Rajgir – Tilaiya doubling (104 Km)

2,192

 

35

Gondia – Dongargarh 4th line (84 Km)

2,223

 

36

Wardha – Bhusawal 3rd & 4th line (314 Km)

9,197

 

37

Hosapete – Bellary quadrupling (65 Km)

2,372

 

38

Kasara – Manmad 3rd & 4th line (131 Km)

10,154

 

39

Punarakh – Kiul 3rd & 4th line (50 Km)

2,668

 

40

Gamharia – Chandil 3rd & 4th line (55 Km)

1,168

 

41

Sainthia- Pakhur 4th Line (81 Km)

1,569

 

42

Santragachi- Kharagpur 4th line (111 Km)

2,905

 

43

        Nergundi – Barang &Khurda Road – Vizianagaram 3rd line (385 Km)

5,618

44

Son Nagar – Andal Multi tracking (375 Km)

13,606

45

Gorakhpur Cantt – Valmiki Nagar doubling (96 Km)

1,270

46

Jaipur – Sawai Madhopur doubling (131 Km)

1,269

47

Luni – Samdari – Bhildi doubling (272 Km)

3,531

48

Narkatiaganj – Raxaul – Sitamarhi – Darbhanga & Sitamarhi – Muzaffarpur

doubling (256 Km)

4,553

49

Prayagraj (Iradatganj) – Manikpur 3rd line (84 Km)

1,640

50

Tirupati – Pakala – Katpadi doubling (104 Km)

1,332

51

Ratlam – Nagda 3rd and 4th line (41 Km)

1,018

52

Aluabari Road – New Jalpaiguri 3rd & 4th line (57 Km)

1,786

53

Aurangabad (Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar) – Parbhani (177 Km)

2,179

54

Bhagalpur – Dumka – Rampurhat doubling (177 Km)

3,169

55

Itarsi – Bina 4th line (237 Km)

4,329

56

Vadodara – Ratlam 3rd & 4th line (259 Km)

8,885

57

Devbhumi Dwarka (Okha) – Kanalus doubling (141 Km)

1,457

58

Badlapur – Karjat 3rd and 4th line (32 Km)

1,324

59

Delhi – Ambala Cantt 3rd & 4th line (194 Km)

5,983

60

Gondia – Jabalpur doubling (231 Km)

5,236

61

Manmad – Indore new line (360 Km)

18,529

 

62

Errupelam – Amaravati – Nambur new line (57 Km)

2,245

 

63

Vadhavan Port and New Palghar station new double line (22 Km)

1,507

 

64

Deshalpar – Hajipir – Luna and Vayor – Lakhpat new line (145 Km)

2,526

 

This information was provided by the Union Minister for Railways, Information & Broadcasting and Electronics & Information Technology, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, in a reply to questions in Rajya Sabha today.

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Dharmendra Tewari/ Dr. Nayan Solanki/ Ritu Raj