Lok Sabha Question No. 6156 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-04-01
Subject: Train Services between Nashik Road and Kalyan
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Rajabhau Parag Prakash Waje

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6156 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.04.2026

## TRAIN SERVICES BETWEEN NASHIK ROAD AND KALYAN

## 6156. SHRI RAJABHAU PARAG PRAKASH WAJE:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken cognisance of the fact that there is long pending demand of starting local trains between Nashik Road (NK) and Kalyan (KYN) railway stations;
- (b)  whether  it  is  a  fact  that  such  local  train  connectivity  is  of  vital importance for students, farmers, small traders, daily commuters and for people of enroute stations where express trains do not halt and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to start EMU/automated closing door trainsets services immediately after completing all the necessary steps and formalities and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  the  details  of  difficulties  in  starting  EMU/automated  closing  door trainsets between Nashik and Kalyan;
- (e) whether the Government will expedite ironing out difficulties by way of innovative solutions or technology and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f)  the  details  and  time  by  which  people  of  Nashik  and  adjoining  villages can expect the such local service to start?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND

ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a)  to  (f)  At  present,  Nasik  Road-Kalyan  sector  is  served  by  following  67 pairs of train services:

|   SN | Train No. & Name                                              |
|------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|    1 | 11001/11002 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj(T)-Balharshah Express |

|   2 | 11011/11012 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj(T)-Dhule Express                       |
|-----|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   3 | 11015/11016 Lokmanya Tilak(T)-Saharsa Amrit Bharat Express                     |
|   4 | 11031/11032 Panvel-Alipur Duar Amrit Bharat Express                            |
|   5 | 11055/11056 Lokmanya Tilak(T)-Gonda Godan Express                              |
|   6 | 11057/11058 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj(T)-Amritsar Express                    |
|   7 | 11059/11060 Lokmanya Tilak(T)-Chhapra Express                                  |
|   8 | 11061/11062 Lokmanya Tilak(T)-Jaynagar Express                                 |
|   9 | 11071/11072 Lokmanya Tilak(T)-Ballia Kamayani Express                          |
|  10 | 11079/11080 Lokmanya Tilak(T)-Gorakhpur Express                                |
|  11 | 11081/11082 Lokmanya Tilak(T)-Gorakhpur Express                                |
|  12 | 12071/12072 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj(T)-Hingoli Deccan Jan Shatabdi Express |
|  13 | 12105/12106 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj(T)-Gondia Vidarbha Express             |
|  14 | 12107/12108 Lokmanya Tilak(T)-Sitapur Express                                  |
|  15 | 12109/12110 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj(T)-Manmad Panchavati Express           |
|  16 | 12111/12112 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj(T)-Amravati Express                    |
|  17 | 12131/12132 Dadar-Sainagar Shirdi Express                                      |
|  18 | 12137/12138 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj(T)-Firozpur Cantt. Punjab Mail         |
|  19 | 12139/12140 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj(T)-Nagpur Sewagram Express             |
|  20 | 12141/12142 Lokmanya Tilak(T)-Patliputra Express                               |
|  21 | 12145/12146 Lokmanya Tilak(T)-Puri Express                                     |
|  22 | 12151/12152 Lokmanya Tilak(T)-Shalimar Samarsata Express                       |
|  23 | 12161/12162 Lokmanya Tilak(T)-Agra Cantt. Lashkar Express                      |
|  24 | 12165/12166 Lokmanya Tilak(T)-Gorakhpur Express                                |
|  25 | 12167/12168 Lokmanya Tilak(T)-Banaras Express                                  |
|  26 | 12171/12172 Lokmanya Tilak(T)-Haridwar Express                                 |

|   27 | 12173/12174 Lokmanya Tilak(T)-Maa Belha Devi Dham Pratapgarh Express    |
|------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   28 | 12187/12188 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj(T)-Jabalpur Garib Rath Express  |
|   29 | 12321/12322 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj(T)-Howrah Kolkata Mail          |
|   30 | 12335/12336 Lokmanya Tilak(T)-Bhagalpur Express                         |
|   31 | 12533/12534 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj(T)-Gomti Nagar Pushpak Express  |
|   32 | 12617/12618 Ernakulam-Hazrat Nizamuddin Mangala Lakshadweep Express     |
|   33 | 12741/12742 Vasco-da-Gama-Patna Express                                 |
|   34 | 12809/12810 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj(T)-Howrah Express               |
|   35 | 12811/12812 Lokmanya Tilak(T)-Hatia Express                             |
|   36 | 12859/12860 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj(T)-Howrah Gitanjali Express     |
|   37 | 12869/12870 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj(T)-Howrah Express               |
|   38 | 12879/12880 Lokmanya Tilak(T)-Bhubaneswar Express                       |
|   39 | 13201/13202 Lokmanya Tilak(T)-Rajgir Express                            |
|   40 | 14313/14314 Lokmanya Tilak(T)-Bareilly Express                          |
|   41 | 15017/15018 Lokmanya Tilak(T)-Gorakhpur Kashi Express                   |
|   42 | 15065/15066 Panvel-Gorakhpur Express                                    |
|   43 | 15181/15182 Lokmanya Tilak(T)-Mau Express                               |
|   44 | 15267/15268 Lokmanya Tilak(T)-Raxaul Antyoday Express                   |
|   45 | 15647/15648 Lokmanya Tilak(T)-Guwahati Express                          |
|   46 | 15659/15660 Lokmanya Tilak(T)-Agartala Express                          |
|   47 | 15945/15946 Lokmanya Tilak(T)-Dibrugarh Express                         |
|   48 | 17057/17058 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj(T)-Lingampalli Devagiri Express |
|   49 | 17611/17612 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj(T)-Nanded Express               |
|   50 | 17617/17618 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj(T)-Nanded Tapovan Express       |

|   51 | 18029/18030 Lokmanya Tilak(T)-Shalimar Express                                  |
|------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   52 | 18609/18610 Lokmanya Tilak(T)-Ranchi Express                                    |
|   53 | 20705/20706 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj(T)-Nanded Vande Bharat Express          |
|   54 | 22103/22104 Lokmanya Tilak(T)-Ayodhya Cantt. Express                            |
|   55 | 22109/22110 Lokmanya Tilak(T)-Balharshah Express                                |
|   56 | 22121/22122 Lokmanya Tilak(T)-Lucknow Express                                   |
|   57 | 22129/22130 Lokmanya Tilak(T)-Ayodhya Cantt. Tulsi Express                      |
|   58 | 22147/22148 Dadar-Sainagar Shirdi Express                                       |
|   59 | 22177/22178 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj(T)-Banaras Mahanagari Express           |
|   60 | 22183/22184 Lokmanya Tilak(T)-Ayodhya Cantt. Express                            |
|   61 | 22221/22222 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj(T)-Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express   |
|   62 | 22223/22224 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj(T)-Sainagar Shirdi Vande Bharat Express |
|   63 | 22311/22312 Lokmanya Tilak(T)-Godda Express                                     |
|   64 | 22357/22358 Lokmanya Tilak(T)-Gaya Express                                      |
|   65 | 22537/22538 Lokmanya Tilak(T)-Gorakhpur Kushinagar Express                      |
|   66 | 22583/22584 Lokmanya Tilak(T)-Chhapra Antyoday Express                          |
|   67 | 22847/22848 Lokmanya Tilak(T)-Visakhapatnam Express                             |

Similarly, Kasara-Kalyan-Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj(T) sector is served by 36 Suburban train services.

Besides,  introduction  of  train  services  including  EMU  services  on  any route/section,  which  is  an  on-going  process,  depends  on  various  factors which include:

- Capacity of that section
- Availability of path
- Availability of required rolling stock

- Availability of matching infrastructure for rolling stock
- Maintenance requirement of railway tracks and other assets

The width of the EMU stock (local trains in the area) is more than other rolling  stock  of  passenger  trains.  There  are  dimensional  limitations  in tunnels on Kasara-Igatpuri ghat section and Karjat-Lonavala section due to which,  operation of EMU local  trains  is  not  possible  in  these  sections  at present.

## Railway Budget:

Budget  allocation  during  the  last  five  years  has  increased  significantly. Budget  allocation  for  infrastructure  projects  and  safety  works,  falling fully/partly in the State of Maharashtra is as under:

| Period   | Outlay                             |
|----------|------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | ₹1,171 crore/year                  |
| 2025-26  | ₹23,778 crore (More than 20 times) |

## Track Construction:

The  details  of  constructing  new  track  falling  fully/partly  in  the  State  of Maharashtra during 2009-14 and 2014-25 is as under:

| Period   | New track Commissioned   | Average commissioning of new tracks   |
|----------|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | 292 Km                   | 58.4 Km/year                          |
| 2014-25  | 2,292 Km                 | 208.4 Km/year (More than 3 times)     |

## Projects sanctioned:

As on 01.04.2025, 38 projects (11 New Lines, 02 Gauge Conversion and 25 Doubling), of a total length of 5,098 km, costing ₹89,780 crore, falling   fully/partly   in   Maharashtra,   including   remote  and  tribal  areas,

## are sanctioned. The summary is as under:-

| Category      | No. of sanctioned Projects   | Total Length (in Km)   | Length Commissioned Upto Mar'25 (Km)   | Exp. upto Mar'25 (₹ in Cr.)   |
|---------------|------------------------------|------------------------|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| New Line      | 11                           | 1,355                  | 234                                    | 10,504                        |
| Gauge         | 02                           | 609                    | 334                                    | 4,286                         |
| Conversion    |                              |                        |                                        |                               |
| Doubling/     | 25                           | 3,134                  | 1,792                                  | 24,617                        |
| Multitracking |                              |                        |                                        |                               |
| Total         | 38                           | 5,098                  | 2,360                                  | 39,407                        |

Recently completed projects:

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

|   SN | Project                                   | Cost (₹ in crore)   |
|------|-------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|    1 | Pune-Miraj-Londa Doubling (467 Km)        | 4,670               |
|    2 | Jabalpur-Gondia Gauge Conversion (300 Km) | 2,005               |
|    3 | Chhindwara-Nagpur Gauge Conversion (150   | 1,512               |
|    4 | Panvel-Pen Doubling (35 Km)               | 263                 |
|    5 | Pen-Roha Doubling (40 Km)                 | 330                 |
|    6 | Udhna-Jalgaon Doubling (307 Km)           | 2,448               |
|    7 | Mudkhed-Parbhani Doubling (81 Km)         | 673                 |
|    8 | Bhusawal-Jalgaon 3rd Line (24 Km)         | 325                 |
|    9 | Jalgaon-Bhusawal 4th Line (24 Km)         | 261                 |
|   10 | Daund-Gulbarga Doubling (225 Km)          | 3,182               |

## Ongoing Projects:

To further improve the Railway Infrastructure in the state of Maharashtra, following works have been taken up:-

Cost

|   SN | Name of the project                                            | Cost (₹ In crore)   |
|------|----------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|    1 | Ahilyanagar (Ahmednagar)-Beed-Parli Vaijnath New Line (261 Km) | 4,957               |

|   2 | Baramati-Lonand New Line (64 Km)            | 1,844   |
|-----|---------------------------------------------|---------|
|   3 | Wardha-Nanded New Line (284 Km)             | 3,445   |
|   4 | Indore-Manmad New Line (360 Km)             | 18,529  |
|   5 | Wadsa-Gadchiroli New Line (52 Km)           | 1,886   |
|   6 | Jalna-Jalgaon New Line (174 Km)             | 5,804   |
|   7 | Daund-Manmad Doubling (236 Km)              | 3,037   |
|   8 | Kalyan-Kasara 3rd Line (68 Km)              | 1,433   |
|   9 | Wardha-Nagpur 3rd Line (76 Km)              | 698     |
|  10 | Wardha-Ballarshah 3rd Line (132 Km)         | 1,385   |
|  11 | Itarsi-Nagpur 3rd Line (280 Km)             | 2,450   |
|  12 | Rajnandgaon-Nagpur 3rd Line (228 Km)        | 3,545   |
|  13 | Wardha-Nagpur 4th Line (79 Km)              | 1,137   |
|  14 | Jalgaon-Manmad 4th Line (160 Km)            | 2,574   |
|  15 | Bhusawal-Khandwa 3rd & 4th Line (131 Km)    | 3,285   |
|  16 | Solapur-Tuljapur-Osmanabad New Line (95 Km) | 2,933   |
|  17 | Panvel-Chowk Double Line (17 Km)            | 491     |
|  18 | Wardha-Balharshah 4th Line (135 Km)         | 2,226   |
|  19 | Itarsi-Nagpur 4th Line (297 Km)             | 5,010   |
|  20 | Wardha-Bhusawal 3rd & 4th Line (314 Km)     | 9,197   |
|  21 | Asangaon-Kasara 4th Line (35 Km)            | 794     |
|  22 | Badlapur-Karjat 3rd & 4th Line (32 Km)      | 1,324   |
|  23 | Gondia-Dongargarh 4th Line (84 Km)          | 2,223   |
|  24 | Gondia-Balharshah Doubling (240 Km)         | 4,819   |

Increasing train handling capacity in Mumbai area:

Presently,  about  120  originating  Mail/Express  trains  and  about  3200  sub urban trains are handled daily in Mumbai area. To increase train handling capacity  at  various  stations  in  Mumbai  area,  following  works  have  been completed/taken up/planned at various stations:

|   SN | Location        | Details                                       |
|------|-----------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|    1 | Bandra Terminus | 3 Pit Lines have been completed               |
|    2 | Mumbai Central  | Platform extension for 24 LHB coaches         |
|    3 | Jogeshwari      | 2 additional platforms                        |
|    4 | Dadar           | 1 additional platform                         |
|    5 | Vasai road      | 6 platforms, 3 pit lines and 5 stabling lines |

|   6 | Panvel-Kalamboli   | 5 platforms, 4 pit lines and 2 sick lines   |
|-----|--------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|   7 | Kalyan             | 6 platforms and 4 pit lines                 |
|   8 | LTT                | 4 platforms and 2 pit lines                 |
|   9 | Parel              | 6 platforms, 5 pit lines, 6 stabling lines  |
|  10 | Virar              | 25 stabling lines                           |
|  11 | Dahanu road        | 11 stabling lines                           |
|  12 | Mira road          | 25 stabling lines                           |

## Platform length extension:

In addition to above, Platform extension work at 34 stations to accommodate 15 car EMUs have been taken up.

New projects for increasing capacity:

To improve the capacity of rail network in Mumbai suburban area, Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP)-II costing ₹8,087 crore, MUTP-III costing ₹10,947 crore and MUTP-IIIA costing ₹33,690 crore have been sanctioned. These projects include following works in Mumbai Suburban Area:

|   SN | Name of Project                                                     | Cost (₹ in Cr.)   |
|------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
|    1 | CSMT-Kurla 5 th & 6 th Line (MUTP-II) (17.5 km)                     | 891               |
|    2 | Mumbai Central-Borivali 6 th Line (MUTP-II) (30 km)                 | 919               |
|    3 | Extension of Harbour Line from Goregaon-Borivali (MUTP-IIIA) (7 km) | 826               |
|    4 | Borivali-Virar 5 th & 6 th Line (MUTP-IIIA) (26 km)                 | 2,184             |
|    5 | Virar-Dahanu Road 3 rd & 4 th Line (MUTP-III) (64 km)               | 3,587             |
|    6 | Panvel-Karjat Suburban Corridor (MUTP-III) (29.6 km)                | 2,782             |
|    7 | Airoli-Kalwa (elevated) Suburban Corridor link (MUTP-III) (3.3 km)  | 476               |
|    8 | Kalyan-Asangaon 4 th Line (MUTP-IIIA) (32 km)                       | 1,759             |
|    9 | Kalyan-Badlapur 3 rd & 4 th line (MUTP-IIIA) (14 km)                | 1,510             |
|   10 | Kalyan-Kasara 3 rd Line (67 km)                                     | 793               |
|   11 | Naigaon-Juichandra double chord Line (6 km)                         | 176               |
|   12 | Nilaje-Kopar double chord Line (5 km)                               | 338               |
|   13 | Kalyan Yard remodeling work                                         | 866               |

## New generation trains:

To enhance passenger carrying capacity, 238 rakes of 12 cars each with doors  have  been  sanctioned  under  MUTP-III  &  IIIA  at  a  cost  of  ₹19,293 crore. The process for procurement of these rakes has been taken up.

## Capacity Augmentation works for Pune Area:

To  increase  train  handling  capacity  at  various  stations  in  Pune  area, following works have been completed/taken up/planned at various stations:

|   SN | Location      | Details                                                                                |
|------|---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    1 | Pune Junction | 6 additional Platforms and Extension of 5 Platforms.                                   |
|    2 | Hadapsar      | Extension of 3 Platforms to handle full length trains.                                 |
|    3 | Khadki        | Raising and Extension of PF-3/4 and extension of running lines completed in July'2025. |
|    4 | Alandi        | New Coaching Terminal with 9 additional Platforms, 8 pit lines and 8 stabling lines    |
|    5 | Phursungi     | 5 Stabling Lines at Phursungi                                                          |

In  addition  to  above,  following  capacity  additional  works  have  been undertaken in Pune Area to increase the train handling capacity:

|   SN | Name of Project                                                                               |
|------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    1 | 3 rd Line between Hadapsar and Ghorpuri Yard                                                  |
|    2 | New Block station at Manjari Bhadrukin Pune-Daund Section and Ramtekdi in Pune-Sasvad section |
|    3 | Bidirectional Signalling in Pune Sasvad Road Section                                          |

## Bullet Train project:

Presently, the Mumbai-Ahmedabad  High  Speed  Rail  (MAHSR)  Project (508 km) is under execution. The Project is passing through the States of Gujarat, Maharashtra and Union Territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli with 12

stations  planned  at  Mumbai,  Thane,  Virar,  Boisar,  Vapi,  Billimora,  Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, Anand, Ahmedabad and Sabarmati.

Entire land (1389.5 Ha.) for MAHSR project has been acquired. All Statutory Clearances have been obtained.  All  1651  utilities  have  been  shifted.  The delay  in  land  acquisition  in  the  State  of  Maharashtra  has  impacted  the project till 2021. The land acquisition picked up in 2022 in Maharashtra.

## The progress of various major items so far is as under:

| Item      | Progress   |
|-----------|------------|
| Piers     | 430 kms.   |
| Girder    | 341 kms.   |
| Track Bed | 174 kms.   |
| OHE Masts | 153 kms.   |

## The progress of stations is given below:-

| SN   | Station      | Status                                                                                                |
|------|--------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1    | Sabarmati    | Foundation works completed, Platform slab & roof structural works and finishing works are in progress |
| 2    | Ahmedabad    | Structural works completed and finishing works                                                        |
| 3    | Anand/Nadiad | have been taken up.                                                                                   |
| 4    | Vadodara     | Foundation work completed, structural works and finishing works have been taken up.                   |
| 5    | Bharuch      | Structural works completed and finishing works                                                        |
| 6    | Surat        | have been taken up.                                                                                   |
| 7    | Bilimora     |                                                                                                       |
| 8 9  | Vapi Boisar  | Foundation works have been taken up and in advanced stage. Structural works have been taken           |
| 10   | Virar        |                                                                                                       |
| 11   | Thane        | up.                                                                                                   |
| 12   | BKC (Mumbai) | This is an underground station. Foundation works almost completed and Base Slab has been taken up.    |

## The progress on the River Bridges is as under:-

|   SN | River Name                                                            | Status                                                                |
|------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    1 | Sabarmati River (480m)                                                | Sub-Structure work completed, Superstructure work has been taken up.  |
|    2 | Meshwa River (120m) (Shedhi) River                                    | Bridge construction completed.                                        |
|    3 | Vatrak River (280m)                                                   | Bridge construction completed.                                        |
|    4 | Mohar (160m)                                                          | Bridge construction completed.                                        |
|    5 | Mahi River (720m)                                                     | 11 out of 12 wells completed; 5 spans launched                        |
|    6 | Vishwamitri River (80m)                                               | Bridge construction completed.                                        |
|    7 | Dhadhar River (120m)                                                  | Bridge construction completed.                                        |
|    8 | Narmada River (1366m)                                                 | 21 out of 25 wells completed; 4 spans launched                        |
|    9 | Kim River (120m)                                                      | Bridge construction completed.                                        |
|   10 | Tapi River (720m)                                                     | Foundation work has been taken up, 10 out of 12 wells completed       |
|   11 | Mindhola River (240m) Bridge Kaveri River (120m) Kharera River (120m) | Foundation work has been taken up, 10 out of 12 wells completed       |
|   12 | Purna River (360m)                                                    | Foundation work has been taken up, 10 out of 12 wells completed       |
|   13 | Ambika River (200m)                                                   | Foundation work has been taken up, 10 out of 12 wells completed       |
|   14 | Venganiya River (200m)                                                | Foundation work has been taken up, 10 out of 12 wells completed       |
|   15 |                                                                       | Foundation work has been taken up, 10 out of 12 wells completed       |
|   16 |                                                                       | construction completed.                                               |
|   17 | Auranga River (320m)                                                  | Foundation work has been taken up, 10 out of 12 wells completed       |
|   18 | Par River (320m)                                                      | Foundation work has been taken up, 10 out of 12 wells completed       |
|   19 | Kolak River (160m)                                                    | Foundation work has been taken up, 10 out of 12 wells completed       |
|   20 | Daman Ganga River (360m)                                              | Foundation work has been taken up, 10 out of 12 wells completed       |
|   21 | Darotha River (80m)                                                   | Foundation work has been taken up, 10 out of 12 wells completed       |
|   22 | Jagani River (360m)                                                   | Foundation works have been completed                                  |
|   23 | Vaitarna River (2320m)                                                | 12 Pile Cap and 11 Pier (out of 58) completed.                        |
|   24 | Ulhas River Branch (120m)                                             | Temporary Access Bridge (TAB) completed to start the foundation work. |

25

Desai Khadi River Bridge (400m)

Geo-technical Investigation (GTI) has been  completed  and  Design  work  has been taken up.

The work of the under-sea tunnel (approximately 21 km) has commenced, between  Ghansoli  and  Shilphata  in out of which  4.8 km  of  tunnel Maharashtra has been completed.

Further,  to  strengthen  national transport infrastructure,  provide  a  fillip  to regional connectivity, economic growth, tourism, investment and employment  generation,  and  encourage  modal  shift  from  road  and  air transport  to  rail,  the  Government  has  announced  the  development  of  the following seven new High-Speed Rail (HSR) corridors in the Union Budget 2026-27:-

- (i)      Mumbai-Pune
- (ii)     Pune-Hyderabad
- (iii)    Hyderabad-Bengaluru
- (iv)    Hyderabad-Chennai
- (v)     Chennai-Bengaluru
- (vi)    Delhi-Varanasi
- (vii)   Varanasi-Siliguri

Being highly capital intensive, the decision to sanction any HSR Corridor/Project depends on many factors such as outcome of DPR, technoeconomic feasibility studies and availability of resources such as financing options etc.

## Dedicated freight corridor:

Western DFC also passes through Maharashtra. About 178 route Km of western DFC is situated in Maharashtra which is about 12% of overall route length of western DFC. 76 Km of this project from New Gholvad to New Vaitarna in Maharashtra has already been commissioned. Balance works have been taken up. Connectivity of WDFC to JNPT will boost the capacity to handle cargo and container traffic from port to Delhi NCR.

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