Key Railway Projects Including Udhampur–Srinagar–Baramulla, Bairabi–Sairang, Pune–Miraj–Londa and Katni–Bina Lines Completed Effective & Speedy Implementation of Key Rail Projects Strengthened Passenger Connectivity, Boosted Freight Efficiency and Are Driving India's Socio-Economic Growth Indian Railways Sanctions 308 New Line, Gauge Conversion and Doubling Projects Worth ₹2,93,000 Crore Over the Last 5 Years to Expand Network Capacity Posted On: 13 MAR 2026 5:27PM by PIB Delhi 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 <span style="backgro
Indian Railways Recently Completes Key Infrastructure Projects Spanning Over 1,900 km to Strengthen Rail Connectivity Across the Nation
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