Lok Sabha Question No. 2798 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-17
Subject: ROBs/RUBs/Railway Infrastructure Projects in Punjab
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Dr. Amar Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2798 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.12.2025

## ROBs/RUBs/RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN PUNJAB

## 2798. DR. AMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  all  proposed  Road  Over  Bridges  (ROBs),  Road Under  Bridges  (RUBs)  and  other  related  railway  infrastructure development projects planned/approved in the State of Punjab;
- (b) the current status of each project proposed, sanctioned, under construction,  completed  along  with expected  timelines for commencement and completion;
- (c) whether any new ROB/RUB proposals have been received from the Government of Punjab/local authorities during the last three years and if so, the action taken thereon;
- (d) the total estimated expenditure for these projects and the share of funding between the Railways and the State Government; and
- (e) the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  expedite critical infrastructure works in Punjab to enhance public safety and improve road/rail connectivity?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (e) :  Sanctioning of proposals for construction of ROBs/RUBs in lieu of Level Crossings is a continuous and dynamic process of Indian Railways. Such works are prioritised and taken up on the basis of its impact on safety in train operations, mobility of trains & impact for road users and feasibility etc.

Nos. of ROBs/ RUBs constructed on Indian Railways during the period 2004-14 vis a vis 2014-25 (Oct'25) is as under:

| Period   | ROBs/ RUBs constructed   |
|----------|--------------------------|
| 2004-14  | 4,148 Nos.               |
| 2014-25  | 13,653 Nos               |
| (Oct'25) |                          |

As on 01.11.2025, 4,689 Nos. ROBs/ RUBs are sanctioned at the cost of  ₹1,11,583  Cr  on  Indian  Railways  including  95  Nos.  Road  Over Bridge (ROB)/Road Under Bridge (RUB) at a cost of ₹ 1,317 crore in the  State  of  Punjab,  which  are  at  various  stages  of  planning  and execution.

Proposals/requests/suggestions/representations, both formal and informal, for ROBs/RUBs across the country are received on the basis of  demands  raised  by  State  Governments,  Members  of  Parliament, elected representatives, organizations/rail users etc. at various levels including  Railway  Board,  Zonal  Railways,  Divisional  Offices  etc.  As receipt of such proposals/complaints/suggestions is a continuous and dynamic  process,  centralized  compendium  of  such  requests  is  not maintained.  However,  these  are  examined  and  action  as  found feasible and justified is taken from time to time.

Budget allocation for Infrastructure projects and safety works, falling fully/partly in the State of Punjab is as under:

| Period   | Outlay          |
|----------|-----------------|
| 2009-14  | ₹225 crore/year |

2025-26

## ₹ 5,421 Cr. (More than 24 times)

As on 01.04.2025, 09 projects (04 new line and 05 doubling) of total length 714 Km, costing ₹ 21,926 crore, falling fully/partly in the State of  Punjab  are  in  different  stages  of  planning/sanctioning/execution, out of  which 115 Km  length  has  been  commissioned  and  an expenditure  of  ₹  s8,079  crore  has  been  incurred  upto  March'  2025. The summary is as under:-

| Category                |   No. of projects | Total Length   | Length Commissio ned   | Expenditure upto March 2025 (₹ in Crore)   |
|-------------------------|-------------------|----------------|------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| New line                |                04 | 252 Km         | 64 Km                  | 7,359                                      |
| Doubling /multitracking |                05 | 462 Km         | 51 Km                  | 720                                        |
| Total                   |                09 | 714 Km         | 115 Km                 | 8,079                                      |

Details of some of the recently completed projects falling fully/partly in the State of Punjab are as under:

|   S. No. | Project                                   |   Cost (₹ in Cr.) |
|----------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------|
|        1 | Chakki Bank-Bharoli Doubling (3 Km)       |                15 |
|        2 | Jakhal- Mansa Doubling (45 Km)            |               163 |
|        3 | Mirthal-Bhangala Beas River Doubling (2.5 |                74 |

|   4 | Ambala-Dhapper-chandigarh Doubling (45 Km)                          | 339   |
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|
|   5 | Mansa - Bhatinda Doubling (49 Km)                                   | 216   |
|   6 | Amritsar -Chheharta Doubling (7 Km)                                 | 31    |
|   7 | Jallandhar-Pathankot-Jammu Tawi Doubling (209 km)                   | 850   |
|   8 | Kathua-Madhopur Punjab - doubling including Bridge on Ravi (2.5 Km) | 257   |
|   9 | Rajpura-Bhatinda Doubling (173 Km)                                  | 2,459 |

## Some of the projects falling fully/partly in the State of Punjab which have been taken up are as under:

|   S.N. | Project                                                                 | Cost (₹ in Cr.)   |
|--------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
|      1 | Nangal Dam-Talwara- MukerianNew line (143 Km)                           | 2,018             |
|      2 | Bhanupalli-Bilaspur-Beri New Line(63 Km)                                | 6,753             |
|      3 | Qadian-Beas New Line(40 km)                                             | 842               |
|      4 | Ferozpur-Patti New Line (26 Km)                                         | 300               |
|      5 | Rama Mandi( Raman)-Maur Mandi(Maur) via Talwandi Sabo ( 29 km) New Line | 154               |
|      6 | Ludhiana-Kila Raipur doubling (19 Km)                                   | 238               |
|      7 | Ludhiana-Mullanpur doubling (21 Km)                                     | 235               |
|      8 | Rajpura-Mohali New Line (18 km)                                         | 443               |

Government  of  India  is  geared  up  to  execute  projects,  however success  depends  upon  the  support  of  Government  of  Punjab.  For instance,  details  of  some  major  projects  which  are  delayed  due  to land acquisition are as under: -

|   SN | Name of the project                        |   Total land required (in Ha) |   Land acquired (in Ha) |   Balance Land to be acquired (in Ha) |
|------|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|    1 | Firozpur-Patti new line                    |                           166 |                       0 |                                   166 |
|    2 | Alal-Himmatana Chord line                  |                            20 |                       0 |                                    20 |
|    3 | Qadian-Beas New Line                       |                           151 |                       0 |                                   151 |
|    4 | Rama Mandi( Raman)- Talwandi Sabo New Line |                            85 |                       0 |                                    85 |

Firozpur-Patti New line (26 km) situated fully in Punjab is an important project  near  the  international  border.  Land  for  project  was  to  be handed  over  free  of  cost  for  this  project  by  State  Govt.  of  Punjab. Total  166  Ha  land  is  to  be  acquired  in  the  districts  of  Firozpur  and Tarn  Taran.  Award  for  entire  land  has  been  published  in  Mar'23. However,  disbursement  of  award  has  not  been  done  by  state  govt. considering delay in execution of this important border area project, Ministry  of  Railways  has  decided  to  take  up  Firozpur-Patti  New  line (26 km) through its own funding.

In last three years i.e. 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25 and current financial year  2025-26,  22  surveys  (09  New  Line,  12  Doubling  and  01  Gauge

Conversion) covering a total length of 2,101 Km have been taken up falling partly/fully in the State of Punjab. Various  steps  taken  by  the  Government  for  speedy  approval  and implementation  of  Railway  projects  include  (i)  setting  up  of  Gati Shakti  units  (ii)  prioritisation  of  projects  (iii)  substantial  increase  in allocation  of  funds  on  priority  projects  (iv)  delegation  of  powers  at field  level  (v)  close    monitoring    of    progress    of  project  at  various levels, and  (vi)  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. This has led to substantial increase in rate of commissioning since 2014. Completion  of  Railway  project/s  depends  on  various  factors  which include the following:  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.

All these factors affect the completion time and cost of the project/s.

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