ongoing rail projects

Friday, July 29, 2005

Rajya Sabha

The Minister of State for Railways, Shri R.Velu in written reply to a question by Shri Abu Asim Azmi in Rajya Sabha today said that the ongoing rail projects at present include 10 new line, 13 gauge conversion, 24 doubling, 4 railway electrification and 4 metropolitan transport projects in Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Uttaranchal which are at various states of progress. An amount of approx. Rs. 3521 crore has been spent on these projects upto 31.03.2005.

Railway Projects in the States of Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra which are targeted for completion during 2005-06 are given below:-


S.No
State
Project
Length

(in Kms)

1.
Uttar Pradesh
Kanpur-Frukhabad-Gauge Conversion
137

2.
Uttar Pradesh
Cheonki-Lohgara-Doubling
27

3
Uttar Pradesh
Zafrabad-Utratia-Doubling
34

4
Uttar Pradesh
Utratia-Chandrauli & Sultanpur- Banduan

Kalan – Doubling
37

5
Maharastra
Diva – Kalyan 5th & 6th line
11

6
Maharastra
Panvel-Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust Doubling
29



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