India, March 27 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
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Project Name
Cost
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
Jalna - Jalgaon new line (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
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 3rd and 4th Line (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
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
S.
Name of project
Length
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
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
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.
Land acquisition by State Government
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.
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.
(Rs. in Crore)
river ganga (15 Km)
doubling (256 Km)
No.
(in Kms)
The PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan (NMP) was launched in October, 2021 to bring a transformative change in the approach towards planning and execution of infrastructural projects pertaining to the transportation sector. The NMP, spanning across the entire country has brought in synergy between the infrastructural sectors such as railways, shipping, roadways, telecommunications, pipelines, etc. through collaboration amongst concerned Ministries/State Governments/Departments, speeding up the clearances needed for the project completion as well as planning at a faster pace.
Indian Railways has immediately imbibed the principles of Gati Shakti in its project planning process, expediting appraisal, sanction and execution of projects. On ground survey, route alignment, deciding alternative route to avoid passing through forest and wildlife areas, connectivity to ports, mines, collieries is done through PM Gati Shakti Institutional mechanism developed by BISAG-N. This has led to enhancement in the quality of preparation of Detailed Project Report and reduction in project cost.
Now survey of all New Line, Gauge Conversion and Doubling projects are taken up under PM Gati Shakti Institutional mechanism developed by BISAG-N for the development of multimodal connectivity infrastructure to various Economic Zones with an objective to have integrated planning, enhanced logistics efficiency, first and last mile connectivity, throughput enhancement and remove gaps for seamless movement of people, goods/ commodities i.e. agricultural products, fertilizers, coal, iron ore, steel, cement, limestone etc.
During last three years i.e. FY 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25 and the current FY 2025-26, 300 projects (51 New Line, 17 Gauge Conversion and 232 Doubling) of total length 13,808 Km have been sanctioned across Indian Railways under PM Gatishakti National Master Plan.
Some of the major projects sanctioned are as follows:
Some of the Projects recently completed are as follows:
During last three years i.e. FY 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25 and the current FY 2025-26, 982 no. Surveys (295 New line, 13 Gauge Conversion and 674 Doubling) of total length 67,010 Km have been sanctioned across Indian Railways under PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan.
Sanction of any railway project depends upon many parameters/factors which include the following:
Railway Infrastructure projects enable socio-economic development of the region including:
Completion of Railway project/s depends on various factors which include the following:
All these factors affect the completion time and cost of the project/s.
Various steps taken by the Government for effective and speedy implementation of rail projects include:
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.
Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication.
