Lok Sabha Question No. 5436 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-25
Subject: Nagaur-Phalodi  Railway Line
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Hanuman Beniwal

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5436 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.03.2026

## NAGAUR-PHALODI RAILWAY LINE

## †5436. SHRI HANUMAN BENIWAL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the survey work for new railway lines between various places including Nagaur-Phalodi is currently underway in Rajasthan;
- (b) if so, the details of the cities and towns through which the said railway lines are likely to pass along with the project-wise/survey-wise progress thereof;
- (c) whether the Railway Board or the Government has received proposals for  the  re-survey  of  such  new  railway  line  projects  in  the  State  of Rajasthan  which  were  earlier  shelved/closed  after  being  declared unviable; and
- (d)  if  so,  the  details  of  the  places  between  which  the  proposals  for  new lines have been received along with the action taken by the Government on such proposals so far?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND

## ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a)  to  (d)  :  Nagaur  and  Phalodi  are  existing  railway  stations  on  Indian Railway  Network  and  connected  via  Lalgarh.    To  provide  additional connectivity in this area, Final Location Survey (FLS) for Phalodi - Nagaur (148 km) new line has been sanctioned for preparation of DPR. Survey work has been taken up.

After preparation of DPR, sanctioning of project requires consultation with various stake-holders including State Governments and necessary approvals  viz. appraisal of NITI Aayog,  Ministry  of  Finance  etc.  As sanctioning  of  projects  is  a  continuous  and  dynamic  process,  exact timelines depend upon appraisal and approval by various stakeholders.

Proposals/requests/suggestions/representations,  both  formal  and  informal for Railway projects/Works across the country are received on the basis of demands raised by State Governments, Members of Parliament, Ministries of Central Government, elected representatives, Railways' own requirements,  organizations/rail  users  etc. at various  levels including Railway  Board,  Zonal  Railways,  Division  Office  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.

## Rajasthan

## Railway Budget:

Budget allocation  in  the  recent  years  has  increased  significantly.  Budget allocation for infrastructure projects and safety works, falling fully/partly in the State of Rajasthan is as under:-

| Period   | Outlay                         |
|----------|--------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | ₹682 crore/year                |
| 2025-26  | ₹9,960 crore (Nearly 15 times) |

## Track Construction:

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

| Period   | New Track Commissioned   | Average commissioning of new tracks   |
|----------|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | 798 Km                   | 159.60 Km/year                        |
| 2014-25  | 3,815 Km                 | 346.82 Km/year (More than 2 times)    |

## Project Sanctioned:

As on 01.04.2025, 28 projects (13 New Lines, 05 Gauge Conversion and 10 Doubling),  covering  a  total  length  of  3,409  Km,  costing  ₹43,918  crore, falling fully/partly in Rajasthan are sanctioned. The summary is as under:-

| Category                | No. of projects   | Total Length   | Length Commissioned (in Km)   | Expenditure (₹ in Cr)   |
|-------------------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
|                         |                   | (in Km)        |                               |                         |
| New Lines               | 13                | 981            | 196                           | 5769                    |
| Gauge Conversion        | 5                 | 1252           | 788                           | 6829                    |
| Doubling/ Multitracking | 10                | 1176           | 254                           | 6357                    |
| Total                   | 28                | 3,409          | 1,238                         | 18,954                  |

Zone-wise/year-wise  details of  all  Railway  projects  are  made  available  in public domain on Indian Railway's website.

## Recently completed projects:

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

|   S.No. | Name of Project                                              |   Latest Cost (₹ in crore) |
|---------|--------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|       1 | Bangurgram-Ras New Line (28 km)                              |                        175 |
|       2 | ThaiyatHamira-Sonu New Line (58 Km)                          |                        350 |
|       3 | Suratpura- Sriganganagar Gauge Conversion (241 Km)           |                        896 |
|       4 | Sadulpur-Bikaner &Ratangarh-Degana Gauge Conversion (438 Km) |                        886 |
|       5 | Jaipur -Churu & Sikar-Loharu Gauge Conversion (320 Km)       |                       1105 |
|       6 | Bhagat ki Kothi-Luni Doubling (28 Km)                        |                        128 |
|       7 | Rani-Keshav Ganj Doubling (59 Km)                            |                        290 |
|       8 | Guriya-Marwar &Karjoda-Palanpur Doubling (49 Km)             |                        251 |
|       9 | Rani-Marwar Doubling (52 Km)                                 |                        346 |
|      10 | Abu Road-Swaroop Ganj Doubling (26 Km)                       |                        195 |
|      11 | Abu Road-Sarotra Road Doubling (24 Km)                       |                        152 |
|      12 | Alwar-Bandikui Doubling (60 Km)                              |                        450 |
|      13 | Ajmer-Bangurgram Doubling (48 Km)                            |                        375 |
|      14 | Bangurgram-Guriya Patch Doubling (47 Km)                     |                        395 |
|      15 | Degana-Rai ka Bagh Doubling (146 Km)                         |                        809 |
|      16 | Bina-Kota Doubling (283 Km)                                  |                       2476 |

|   S.No. | Name of Project                      |   Latest Cost (₹ in crore) |
|---------|--------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|      17 | Nimach-Chittaurgarh Doubling (56 Km) |                        560 |
|      18 | Dausa-Gangapur City Doubling (93 Km) |                        950 |
|      19 | Phulera-Degana Doubling (108 Km)     |                        702 |
|      20 | Churu-Ratangarh Doubling (43 Km)     |                        423 |

## Ongoing projects:

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

|   S.No. | Name of Project                                                             |   Cost (₹ in crore) |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|       1 | Nimach-Badi Sadri New Line (48 Km)                                          |                 495 |
|       2 | Taranga Hill-Abu Road New Line (116 Km)                                     |                2798 |
|       3 | Ramganjmandi-Bhopal New Line (277 Km)                                       |                5073 |
|       4 | Ringus-Khatu Shyam Ji New Line (17 Km)                                      |                 254 |
|       5 | Merta city-Ras New Line & Bye Pass at Merta Road Station (56 Km)            |                 947 |
|       6 | Gwalior-Sheopurkalan Gauge Conversion with extension to Kota (284 Km)       |                2913 |
|       7 | Dholpur-Sirmuttra Gauge Conversion with extension to Gangapur City (145 Km) |                 747 |
|       8 | Mavli-DevgarhMadariya Gauge Conversion (83 Km)                              |                 969 |

|   S.No. | Name of Project                               |   Cost (₹ in crore) |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|       9 | Mathura-Jhansi 3 rd Line (274 Km)             |                5924 |
|      10 | Agra Fort-Bandikui Doubling (150 Km)          |                 988 |
|      11 | Sawaimadhopur-Jaipur Doubling (131 Km)        |                1204 |
|      12 | Churu-Sadulpur& Luni-Bhildi Doubling (330 Km) |                3554 |
|      13 | Ajmer-Chanderiya Doubling (178 Km)            |                1635 |
|      14 | Bye Pass line at Sawaimadhopur (14 Km)        |                 304 |
|      15 | Rewari-Khatuwas Doubling (28 Km)              |                 352 |
|      16 | Khatuwas-Narnaul Doubling (24 Km)             |                 313 |
|      17 | Bye Pass line at Marwar (4 Km)                |                  71 |
|      18 | Bypass line at Churu (5 Km)                   |                  63 |
|      19 | Bypass line at Samdari (1 Km)                 |                  26 |
|      20 | Ramdevra-Pokhran new line (13 Km)             |                 189 |
|      21 | Lalgarh-Bikaner East Cabin doubling (11 Km)   |                 279 |
|      22 | Ringas-Sikar Doubling (50 Km)                 |                 470 |
|      23 | Umra-Debari Doubling (25 Km)                  |                 492 |

In  last  three  years,  2022-23,  2023-24,  2024-25  and  current  financial  year 2025-26, 59 surveys (25 new line & 34 doubling) of total length 5,666 Km falling fully/partly in the State of Rajasthan have been sanctioned.

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 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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