Lok Sabha Question No. 3514 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: Gauge Conversion of Udaipur-Ahmedabad Rail Line
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Arjunlal Meena

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3514 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2023

GAUGE CONVERSION OF UDAIPUR-AHMEDABAD RAIL LINE

†3514 SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has completed the gauge conversion work on Udaipur to Ahmedabad via Himmatnagar rail route in Rajasthan;
- (b) the total number of railway stations from Udaipur to Ahmedabad, name-wise;
- (c) the name of A and B class stations out of these stations, namewise;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to construct new stations on this rail route; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED  TO  IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3514 BY SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 22.03.2023 REGARDING GAUGE CONVERSION OF UDAIPUR-AHMEDABAD RAIL LINE

- (a) The  Ahmedabad-Himmatnagar-Udaipur  gauge  conversion  project (318 Km length) was commissioned fully in October, 2022.
- (b) There are total 38 stations between Ahmedabad to Udaipur. The names of these stations and their categorization are as under:-

Stations Between Ahmedabad-Himmatnagar-Udaipur

|   S. No | Station       | Category   |
|---------|---------------|------------|
|       1 | Ahmedabad Jn  | NSG1       |
|       2 | Asarva        | NSG6       |
|       3 | Sahijpur      | HG3        |
|       4 | Sardargram    | NSG6       |
|       5 | Naroda        | NSG6       |
|       6 | Medra         | HG3        |
|       7 | Dabhoda       | NSG6       |
|       8 | Nandol Dehgam | NSG6       |
|       9 | Jaliya Math   | HG3        |
|      10 | Rakhial       | NSG6       |
|      11 | Kherol        | HG3        |
|      12 | Talod         | NSG6       |
|      13 | Khariamarpur  | HG3        |
|      14 | Prantij       | NSG6       |
|      15 | Sonasan       | NSG6       |
|      16 | Hapa Road     | HG3        |
|      17 | Himmatnagar   | NSG6       |
|      18 | Vantada       | HG3        |
|      19 | Raigadh       | NSG3       |
|      20 | Sunak         | HG3        |
|      21 | Shamlaji Road | HG3        |
|      22 | Lusadiya      | NSG6       |

|   23 | Jagabore           | HG3   |
|------|--------------------|-------|
|   24 | Bechhiwara         | NSG6  |
|   25 | Shri Bhavnath      | HG3   |
|   26 | Shalashah Ka Thana | HG3   |
|   27 | Dungarpur          | NSG6  |
|   28 | Kotana             | HG3   |
|   29 | Rikhabdev Raod     | NSG6  |
|   30 | Kundalgarh         | HG3   |
|   31 | Semari             | HG3   |
|   32 | Surkhand Ka Khera  | HG3   |
|   33 | Jaisamand road     | NSG6  |
|   34 | Padla              | HG3   |
|   35 | Zawar              | NSG6  |
|   36 | Kharwa Chand       | NSG6  |
|   37 | Umra               | NSG6  |
|   38 | Udaipur City       | NSG3  |

## (c)  Names  of  stations  falling  in  NSG  category  between  Ahmedabad  to Udaipur are as under:-

## Stations Between Ahmedabad-Himmatnagar-Udaipur

|   S. No | Station       | Category   |
|---------|---------------|------------|
|       1 | Ahmedabad Jn  | NSG1       |
|       2 | Asarva        | NSG6       |
|       3 | Naroda        | NSG6       |
|       4 | Dabhoda       | NSG6       |
|       5 | NandolDahegam | NSG6       |
|       6 | Rakhiyal      | NSG6       |
|       7 | Talod         | NSG6       |

|   8 | Prantij        | NSG6   |
|-----|----------------|--------|
|   9 | Sonasan        | NSG6   |
|  10 | Himmatnagar    | NSG6   |
|  11 | Vantada        | HG3    |
|  12 | Raigadh        | NSG3   |
|  13 | Shamlaji Road  | HG3    |
|  14 | Lusadiya       | NSG6   |
|  15 | Bechhiwara     | NSG6   |
|  16 | Dungarpur      | NSG6   |
|  17 | Rikhabdev Raod | NSG6   |
|  18 | Semari         | HG3    |
|  19 | Jaisamand road | NSG6   |
|  20 | Zawar          | NSG6   |
|  21 | Kharwa Chand   | NSG6   |
|  22 | Umra           | NSG6   |
|  23 | Udaipur City   | NSG3   |

(d) & (e) There is no such proposal.

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