Lok Sabha Question No. 5413 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-25
Subject: Trains Operating in NR/NCR/NER Railway Zones
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Ms Iqra Choudhary, Shri Pushpendra Saroj

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5413

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.03.2026

## TRAINS OPERATING IN NR/NCR/NER RAILWAY ZONES

5413. MS IQRA CHOUDHARY: SHRI PUSHPENDRA SAROJ:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the passenger trains operating in Northern Railway (NR), North  Central  Railway  (NCR)  and  North  Eastern  Railway  (NER),  along with funds sanctioned, released and utilised for capacity augmentation during  the  last  five  years  and  the  present  status  of  implementation
- thereof, zone-wise;
- (b)  the  details  of  the  number  of  routes  and  trains  in  NR,  NCR  and  NER identified  as  operating  beyond  prescribed  passenger  capacity  along with  the  reasons  recorded  in  Ministry  reviews  for  the  continued shortfall;
- (c)  the  details  of  the  key  findings  of  inspections,  internal  monitoring reports and safety reviews regarding congestion, waiting list levels and passenger safety concerns in these zones;
- (d) the details of the number of passenger grievances and representations received regarding overcrowding and inadequate train availability in NR, NCR and NER during the last three years; and
- (e)  the  details  of  the  corrective  planning,  infrastructure  expansion  and capacity augmentation measures introduced to address congestion and improve passenger services in these zones?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND

## ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a)  to  (e)    Northern  Railway  (NR),  North  Central  Railway  (NCR)  and  North Eastern Railway (NER) on ownership basis operate 1417  train services.

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Capacity utilization of a section depends upon  signaling system, length of critical  block  section,  type  of  block  instruments  used  in  the  section, provision of isolation and   the type &  mix of  rolling stock used for running of passenger & goods trains in the given section. Capacity enhancement of various sections  of Indian railways is an ongoing process.

The  details  like  allocation,  expenditure  etc.  of  each  Zonal  Railways  are available in consolidated Budget Statement, Annual Statistical Statement etc. which are available on Indian Railway website.

## Enchanced Accommodation:

To provide greater accommodation for the passengers using General and non-AC  Sleeper  Coaches,  the  extant  policy  regarding  composition  of Mail/Express trains provides for 12 (Twelve) General  class & Sleeper class non-  AC  coaches  and  08  (eight)  AC-Coaches,  in  a  train  of  22  coaches, thereby  providing  greater  accommodation  for  the  passengers    using

General and non-AC Sleeper Coaches.

## Non AC General and Sleeper  Coaches:

With  a  view  to  meet  the  demand  of  passengers  travelling  in  unreserved coaches, Railways have significantly increased the facilities for passengers demanding general class travel. During the last financial year 2024-25  alone,  1250  general  coaches  have  been  utilised  in  various  longdistance  trains.  In  the  current  financial  year  (upto  February,  2026),  860 Coaches have been utilised for permanent augmentation.

On  Indian  Railways,  demand  patterns  vary  over  lean  and  peak  periods. During peak rush periods, the occupancy of the trains especially on popular routes remains full whereas during lean periods and on less popular routes, there is sub-optimal utilization.

Traffic  pattern  of  the  trains  running  on  Indian  Railways  is  monitored  on regular basis and to cater to additional demand, load of existing trains are augmented, special trains are run, new trains are introduced, frequency of existing trains is increased etc. subject to operational feasibility.

To cater to the travel demand of the low and middle income families, Indian coaches

Railways have taken up manufacturing of 17,000 non-AC (general/sleeper).

On IR, the percentage of non-AC coaches, is about 70% as indicated below:

Table 1: Distribution of coaches:

| Non-AC coaches (general and sleeper)   | ~62,000   | ~70%   |
|----------------------------------------|-----------|--------|
| AC coaches                             | ~27,000   | ~30%   |
| Total coaches                          | ~89,000   | 100%   |

Due  to  higher  availability  of  general  coaches,  the  number  of  passengers traveling in general/ unreserved coaches has shown an increasing trend as shown below:

Table  2:  Passengers  in  general/unreserved  coaches:The  number  of  seats available for non-AC passengers has also increased. The current composition is as follows:

| Year    | No. of Passengers   |
|---------|---------------------|
| 2020-21 | 99 Cr (Covid year)  |
| 2021-22 | 275 Cr (Covid year) |
| 2022-23 | 553 Cr              |
| 2023-24 | 609 Cr              |
| 2024-25 | 651 Cr              |

The number of seats available for non-AC passengers has also increased. The current composition is as follows:

## Table 3: Distribution of seats:

| Non-AC seats   | ~ 54 lakhs   | ~ 78%   |
|----------------|--------------|---------|
| AC seats       | ~ 15 lakhs   | ~ 22%   |
| Total          | ~ 69 lakhs   | 100%    |

## Special Trains:

IR  also  operates  Special  train  services  during  festivals,  holidays,  etc.  to cater to the extra needs of passengers and supplement the accommodation available by regular services.

Accordingly,  the  number  of  Special  trains  operated  across  the  Indian Railways  network,  to  facilitate  the  passengers  during  Summer/winter vacations, festivals etc.  are as below:

| Year                    | No. of trips   |
|-------------------------|----------------|
| 2023-24                 | ~40,500        |
| 2024-25                 | ~85,400        |
| 2025-26(upto Feb, 2026) | ~74,800        |

- Signalling system:

Indian Railway is continuously modernizing current infrastructure of its signalling system as under:

1. Electrical/Electronic Interlocking Systems with centralized operation points and signals in place of old mechanical signalling have been provided at 6665 stations as on 28.02.2026, out of which Electronic Interlocking have been provided at 3870 stations.
2. Interlocking  of  Level  Crossing  Gates  (LC)  has  been  provided  at 10153 Level Crossing Gates upto 28.02.2026 for enhancing safety at LC Gate.
3. Complete Track Circuiting of stations to enhance safety by verification  of  track  occupancy  by  electrical  means  has  been provided at 6,669 stations up to 28.02.2026.
4. Axle  counters  for  automatic  clearance  of  Block  Section,  BPAC (Block  Proving  Axle  Counter)  are  provided  to  ensure  complete arrival  of  train  without  manual  intervention  before  granting  line clear  to  receive  next  train  and  to  reduce  human  element.  These systems have been provided on 6149 Block Sections up to 28.02.2026.
5. Automatic  Block  Signalling  (ABS)  that  enhances  line  capacity within  existing  track  infrastructure  has  been  provided  at  6897 Route km upto 28.02.2026.
6. Detailed instructions on issues related with safety of Signalling, e.g. mandatory correspondence check, alteration work protocol, preparation of completion drawing, etc. have been issued.
7. System  of  disconnection  and  reconnection  for  S&T  equipment  as per protocol has been re-emphasized.
8. Rolling block system for maintenance of assets has been introduced to increase their reliability.
9. Regular inspection and maintenance of all railway signalling assets is  carried  out  as  per  laid  down  norms  to  ensure  safe  operation of trains. These are regularly monitored through designated officials in

divisions across zonal railways. Staff are regularly counselled and trained.

## Kavach:

1.  Kavach  is  an  indigenously  developed  Automatic  Train  Protection (ATP)  system.  Kavach  is  a  highly  technology  intensive  system, which requires safety certification of highest order (SIL-4).
2.  Kavach  aids  the  Loco  Pilot  in  running  of  trains  within  specified speed limits by automatic application of brakes in case Loco Pilot fails  to  do  so  and  also  helps  the  trains  to  run  safely  during inclement weather.
3.  The  first  field  trials  on  the  passenger  trains  were  started  in February 2016. Based on the experience gained and Independent Safety Assessment of the system by Independent Safety Assessor (ISA), three firms were approved in 2018-19, for supply of Kavach Ver 3.2.
4.  Kavach was adopted as National ATP system in July, 2020.
5.  Implementation of Kavach System involves following Key Activities:
- I. Installation  of  Station  Kavach  at  each  and  every  station, block section.
7. II.
8. Installation of RFID Tags throughout the track length.
- III. Installation of telecom Towers throughout the section.
10. IV.
11. Laying of Optical Fibre Cable along the track.
12. Provision  of  Loco  Kavach  on  each  and  every  Locomotive
- V. running on Indian Railways.
6.  Based on deployment of Kavach version 3.2 on 1465 RKm on South Central  Railway  and  experience  gained,  further  improvements were made. Finally, Kavach specification version 4.0 was approved by RDSO on 16.07.2024.
7.  Kavach version 4.0 covers all the major features required for the diverse railway network. This is a significant milestone in safety for Indian Railways. Within a short period, IR has developed, tested and started deploying Automatic Train Protection System.
8.  Major  improvement  in  Version  4.0  includes  increased  Location Accuracy, Improved Information of Signal Aspects in bigger yards, Station to Station Kavach interface on OFC and Direct Interface to existing Electronic Interlocking System. With these improvements,

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9.  After extensive and elaborate trials, Kavach Version 4.0 has been successfully  commissioned  on  1452  Route  Kilometres,  covering the high density Delhi- Mumbai and Delhi-Howrah routes as below:
10. Further, track side Kavach implementation work has been taken up on 24,427 RKM covering all GQ, GD, HDN and identified sections of Indian Railways.
11. Progress of key items of Kavach on High density routes including Delhi-  Mumbai  &  Delhi-  Howrah  corridors  as  on  28.02.26  are  as under:
12. In addition, work for installation of Kavach in 8979 Locomotives and 1200  EMU/MEMU has been taken up.
13. Specialized training programmes on Kavach are being conducted at  centralized  training  institutes  of  Indian  Railways  to  impart

| SN   | Section                                          | Progress (Route Km)   |
|------|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| (1)  | Delhi-Mumbai route:                              | Delhi-Mumbai route:   |
| i    | Junction cabin - Palwal - Mathura -Nagda section | 667                   |
| ii   | Vadodara - Ahmedabad section                     | 96                    |
| iii  | Vadodara - Virar section                         | 336                   |
| (2)  | Delhi - Howrah route:                            | Delhi - Howrah route: |
| i    | Gaya Sarmatanr section                           | 93                    |
| ii   | Chota Ambana - Bardhaman - Howrah section        | 260                   |

| SN   | Item                                 | Progress    |
|------|--------------------------------------|-------------|
| i    | Laying of Optical Fibre Cable        | 8570 Km     |
| ii   | Installation of Telecom Towers       | 1100 nos    |
| iii  | Station Data Centre                  | 767 station |
| iv   | Installation of Track side equipment | 6776 RKm    |
| v    | Provision of Kavach in Loco          | 4154 nos    |

training  to  all  concerned  officials.  By  now  more  than  55,000 technicians, operators and engineers have been trained on Kavach technology.  This  includes  about  47,500  Loco  Pilots  &  Assistant Loco  Pilots.  Courses  have  been  designed  in  collaboration  with IRISET.

## Safety:

Safety  is  accorded  the  highest  priority  on  Indian  Railways.  As  a consequence of various safety measures taken over the years, there has been a steep decline in the number of accidents.

Number of  Consequential  Train  Accidents  has  reduced  as  shown  in the table below:-

| Year                      | Consequential Accidents   |
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| 2014-15                   | 135                       |
| 2025-26 (upto 28.02.2026) | 14 (90% lesser)           |

Another  important  index  showing  improvement  in  safety  in  train operations is Consequential Accident Index, the details of which are as under:-

## Consequential Accident Index:-

| Year    | Accident Index    |
|---------|-------------------|
| 2014-15 | 0.11              |
| 2024-25 | 0.03 (73% lesser) |

This index measures number of consequential accidents as a ratio of total running kilometers of all trains.

Accident Index   =               No. of consequential accidents

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## No. of trains X million kilometers run

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The  various  safety  measures  taken  to  enhance  safety  in  train operations  on  Indian  Railways  network  (including  N.Rly.,  N.C.Rly.  & N.E.Rly.) are as under:-

1. On  Indian  Railways,  the  expenditure  on  Safety  related  activities has increased  over the years as under:-
2. Electrical/Electronic Interlocking Systems with centralized operation  of  points  and  signals  have  been  provided  at  6,665 stations  up  to  28.02.2026  to  reduce  accidents  due  to  human failure.
3. Interlocking  of  Level  Crossing  (LC)  Gates  has  been  provided  at 10,153 Level Crossing Gates up to 28.02.2026 for enhancing safety at LC Gates.
4. Complete  Track  Circuiting  of stations  to  enhance  safety  by verification  of  track  occupancy  by  electrical  means  has  been provided at 6,669 stations up to 28.02.2026.
5. Indian  Railways  has  gone  for  implementation  of  indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system, which required safety certification of highest order (SIL 4). Kavach has been adopted  as  a  National  ATP  system  in  July  2020.  Based  on deployment of Kavach version 3.2 on 1465 RKm on South Central Railway and experience gained, further improvements were made. Finally,  Kavach  specification  version  4.0  was  approved  by  RDSO on 16.07.2024. After extensive and elaborate trials,  Kavach Version 4.0 has been successfully commissioned on 1,452 Route Kilometres,  covering  the  high  density  Delhi-  Mumbai  and  DelhiHowrah routes as below:

| Expenditure/Budget on Safety related activities (Rs. in Cr.)   | Expenditure/Budget on Safety related activities (Rs. in Cr.)   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2013-14                                                        | 39,200                                                         |
| 2022-23                                                        | 87,336                                                         |
| 2023-24                                                        | 1,01,662                                                       |
| 2024-25                                                        | 1,14,022                                                       |
| 2025-26                                                        | 1,17,693                                                       |
| 2026-27                                                        | 1,20,389                                                       |

| SN   | Section                | Progress Route (Km)   |
|------|------------------------|-----------------------|
| (1)  | Delhi-Mumbai route:    | Delhi-Mumbai route:   |
| i    | Junction cabin-Palwal- | 667                   |

|     | Mathura -Nagda section   | Mathura -Nagda section   |     |
|-----|--------------------------|--------------------------|-----|
| ii  | Vadodara                 | - Ahmedabad 96           |     |
|     | section                  | section                  |     |
| iii | Vadodara - Virar section | Vadodara - Virar section | 336 |
| (2) | Delhi - Howrah route:    | Delhi - Howrah route:    |     |
| i   | Gaya Sarmatanr section   | Gaya Sarmatanr section   | 93  |
| ii  | Chota                    | Ambana-Bardhaman-        | 260 |
|     | Howrah section           | Howrah section           |     |

Further, track side Kavach implementation work has been taken up on 24,427 RKM covering all GQ, GD, HDN and identified sections of Indian Railways.

6. Detailed  instructions  on  issues  related  with  safety  of  Signalling, e.g.  mandatory  correspondence  check,  alteration  work  protocol, preparation of completion drawing, etc. have been issued.
7. System of disconnection and reconnection for S&T equipment as per protocol has been re-emphasized.
8. All locomotives are equipped with Vigilance Control Devices (VCD) to improve alertness of Loco Pilots.
9. Retro-reflective  sigma  boards  are  provided  on  the  mast  which  is located two OHE masts prior to the signals in electrified territories to alert the crew about the signal ahead when visibility is low due to foggy weather.
10. A GPS based Fog Safety Device (FSD) is provided to loco pilots in fog affected areas which enables loco pilots to know the distance of  the  approaching  landmarks  like  signals,  level  crossing  gates, etc.
11. Modern  track  structure  consisting  of  60kg,  90  Ultimate  Tensile Strength (UTS) rails, Prestressed Concrete Sleeper (PSC) Normal/Wide  base  sleepers  with  elastic  fastening,  fan  shaped layout turnout on PSC sleepers, Steel Channel/H-beam Sleepers on girder bridges is used while carrying out primary track renewals.
12. Mechanisation  of track laying activity through use of track machines like PQRS, TRT, T-28 etc. to reduce human errors.
13. Maximizing  supply  of  130m/260m  long  rail  panels  for  increasing progress  of  rail  renewal  and  avoiding  welding  of  joints,  thereby improving safety.
14. Ultrasonic Flaw Detection (USFD) testing of rails to detect flaws and timely removal of defective rails.

15. Laying  of  longer  rails,  minimizing  the  use  of  Alumino  Thermic Welding  and  adoption  of  better  welding  technology  for  rails  i.e., Flash Butt Welding.
16. Monitoring  of  track  geometry  by  OMS  (Oscillation  Monitoring System) and TRC (Track Recording Cars).
17. Patrolling of railway tracks to look out for weld/rail fractures.
18. The  use  of  Thick  Web  Switches  and  Weldable  CMS  Crossing  in
5. turnout renewal works.
19. Inspections  at  regular  intervals  are  carried  out  to  monitor  and educate staff for observance of safe practices.
20. Web  based  online  monitoring  system  of  track  assets  viz.  Track database and decision support system has been adopted to decide rationalized maintenance requirements and optimize inputs.
21. Detailed instructions on issues related with safety  of Track, e.g. integrated block, corridor block, worksite safety, monsoon precautions, etc. have been issued.
22. Preventive maintenance of railway assets (Coaches & Wagons) is undertaken to ensure safe train operations.
23. Replacement of conventional ICF design coaches with LHB design coaches is being done.
24. All unmanned level crossings (UMLCs) on Broad Gauge (BG) route have been eliminated by January 2019.
25. Safety of Railway Bridges is ensured through regular inspection of Bridges.  The  requirement  of  repair/rehabilitation  of  Bridges  is taken up based  upon  the  conditions assessed  during these inspections.
26. Indian Railways has displayed Statutory 'Fire Notices' for widespread passenger information in all coaches. Fire posters are provided  in  every  coach  so  as  to  educate  and  alert  passengers regarding  various  Do's  and  Don'ts  to  prevent  fire.  These  include messages regarding not carrying any inflammable material, explosives,  prohibition  of  smoking  inside  the  coaches,  penalties etc.
14. Production  Units  are  providing  Fire  detection  and  suppression system in newly manufactured Power Cars and Pantry Cars, Fire and  Smoke  detection  system  in  newly  manufactured  coaches. Progressive  fitment  of  the  same  in  existing  coaches  is  also
27. underway by Zonal Railways in a phased manner.
28. Regular counselling and training of staff is undertaken.

29. Concept  of  Rolling  Block  introduced  in  Indian  Railways  (Open Lines)  General  Rules  vide  Gazette  notification  dated  30.11.2023, wherein  work  of  integrated  maintenance/  repair/replacement  of assets is planned up to 52 weeks in advance on rolling basis and executed as per plan.

The  details  of  the  Safety  related  works  related  to  better  maintenance practices,  Technological  improvements,  better  infrastructure  and  rolling stock etc. undertaken by Railways are tabulated below:-

| S.N.   | Item                                                      | 2004-05 to 2013-14         | 2014-15 to 2024-25          | 2014-25 Vs. 2004- 14       |
|--------|-----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|        | Technological Improvements                                | Technological Improvements | Technological Improvements  | Technological Improvements |
| 1.     | Use of high- quality rails (60 Kg) (Km)                   | 57,450 Km                  | 1.43 Lakh Km                | More than 2 times          |
| 2.     | Longer Rail Panels (260m) (Km)                            | 9,917 Km                   | 77,522 Km                   | Nearly 8 times             |
| 3.     | Electronic Interlocking (Stations)                        | 837 Stations               | 3,691 Stations              | More than 4 times          |
| 4.     | Fog Pass Safety Devices (Nos.)                            | As on 31.03.14: 90 Nos.    | As on 31.03.25: 25,939 Nos. | 288 times                  |
| 5.     | Thick Web Switches (Nos.)                                 | Nil                        | 28,301 Nos.                 |                            |
| Better | Maintenance Practices                                     | Maintenance Practices      | Maintenance Practices       | Maintenance Practices      |
| 1.     | Primary Rail Renewal (Track Km)                           | 32,260 Km                  | 49,941 Km                   | 1.5 times                  |
| 2.     | USFD (Ultra Sonic Flaw detection) Testing of Welds (Nos.) | 79.43 Lakh                 | 2 Crore                     | More than 2 times          |
| 3.     | Weld failures (Nos.)                                      | In 2013- 14: 3699          | In 2024- 25:                | 90% reduction              |

|    |                                            | Nos.                                    | 370 Nos.                                        |                                         |
|----|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| 4. | Rail fractures (Nos.)                      | In 2013- 14: 2548 Nos.                  | In 2024- 25: 289 Nos.                           | More than 88% reduction                 |
|    | Better Infrastructure and Rolling Stock    | Better Infrastructure and Rolling Stock | Better Infrastructure and Rolling Stock         | Better Infrastructure and Rolling Stock |
| 1. | New Track KM added (Track Km)              | 14,985 Km                               | 34,428 Km                                       | More than 2 times                       |
| 2. | Flyovers (RoBs)/Underpas ses (RUBs) (Nos.) | 4,148 Nos.                              | 13,808 Nos.                                     | More than 3 times                       |
| 3. | Unmanned Level crossings (Nos.) on BG      | As on 31.03.14: 8,948                   | As on 31.03.24:Nil (All eliminated by 31.01.19) | Removed                                 |
| 4. | Manufacture of LHB Coaches (Nos.)          | 2,337 Nos.                              | 42,677                                          | More than 18 times                      |

## Grievances redressal:

RailMadad is Indian Railways grievance redressal mechanism that provides passengers an integrated platform for grievances, assistance and inquiry. In  RailMadad,  passengers  can  seek  redressal  through  multiple  channels such  as  Helpline  number-139,  RailMadad  Web,  App  and  SMS.  RailMadad also  allows  passengers  to  share  feedback  on  the  resolution  of  their grievances.

## Capacity Augmentation:

Capacity  enhancement  of  railway  network  has  been  taken  up  by  Indian Railways in a big way during last 11 years. The details of commissioning/laying of new track across Indian Railways is given below:-

| Period   | New track Commissioned   | Average commissioning of new tracks   |
|----------|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | 7,599 Km                 | 4.2 Km/day                            |
| 2014-25  | 34,428 Km                | 8.6 Km/day (more than 2 times)        |

As  on  01.04.2025,  across  Indian  Railways,  431  Railway  infrastructure projects  including  port-connectivity  (154  New  Line,  33  Gauge  Conversion and 244 Doubling) of total length 35,966 Km, costing approx. Rs. 6.75 lakh crore are sanctioned. The summary is as under:-

| Category                  |   No of Projects | Total Length NL/GC/DL (km)   | Length Commissioned till Mar'25 (Km)   | Total Exp upto Mar'25 (Rs. in Cr)   |
|---------------------------|------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| New Lines                 |              154 | 16,142                       | 3,036                                  | 1,45,318                            |
| Gauge Conversion          |               33 | 4,180                        | 2,997                                  | 22,753                              |
| Doubling / Multitrackin g |              244 | 15,644                       | 6,736                                  | 1,22,858                            |
| Total                     |              431 | 35,966                       | 12,769                                 | 2,90,929                            |

Zonal Railway-wise details of Railway projects are made available in public domain on Indian Railway's website.

Projects Sanctioned in Northern Railway:

As on 01.04.2025, 29 projects (08 New Line and 21 Doubling) of 1,169 Km length, costing ₹69,731 crore falling in Northern Railway (NR) are sanctioned. The summary is as under:-

| Category               | No of Projects   | Total Length (km)   | Length Commissioned (km)   | Exp upto Mar'25 (Rs. in Cr.)   |
|------------------------|------------------|---------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
| New Line               | 08               | 499                 | 80                         |                                |
|                        |                  |                     |                            | 28288                          |
| Doubling/Multitracking | 21               | 670                 | 264                        | 3337                           |
| Total                  | 29               | 1169                | 344                        | 31625                          |

Completed projects:

Details  of  some  of  the  recently  completed  projects  falling  in  Northern Railway (NR) are as under:

|   SN. | Project                                            | Cost (Rs. in Cr.)   |
|-------|----------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|     1 | Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramula Rail Link (272 km)      | 42,278              |
|     2 | Rajpura-Bhatinda Doubling (173 km)                 | 2459                |
|     3 | Barabanki-Akbarpur Doubling (161 km)               | 1700                |
|     4 | Deoband (Muzzafar Nagar)-Roorkee New Line (27 km ) | 1289                |
|     5 | Rewari-Rohtak New Line (85 km)                     | 1001                |
|     6 | Utretia-Zafrabad Doubling (148 km)                 | 890                 |
|     7 | Rohtak-Mehem-Hansi New Line (64 km)                | 889                 |
|     8 | Jallandhar-Pathankot-Jammu Tawi Doubling (209 km)  | 850                 |
|     9 | Jind-Sonepat New Line (89 km)                      | 800                 |
|    10 | Jaunpur- Akbarpur (Tanda) Doubling (77 km)         | 676                 |
|    11 | Raibareilly-Amethi Doubling (60 km)                | 668                 |
|    12 | Utretia-Raibareilly Doubling (66 km)               | 662                 |
|    13 | Muzaffarnagar - Tapri Doubling (52 km)             | 525                 |
|    14 | Meerut-Muzaffarnagar Doubling (55 km)              | 430                 |
|    15 | Janghai- Phaphamau Doubling (47 km)                | 414                 |
|    16 | Tughlakhabad-Palwal 4th line (34 km)               | 366                 |
|    17 | Alamnagar-Utretia Doubling (20 km)                 | 358                 |
|    18 | Haridwar - Laksar Doubling (27 km)                 | 347                 |
|    19 | Ambala-Dhapper-Chandigarh Doubling (45 km)         | 339                 |
|    20 | Kathua-Madhopur Punjab Doubling (3 km)             | 257                 |
|    21 | Mansa - Bhatinda Doubling (49 km)                  | 216                 |
|    22 | Phaphamau-Prayagraj Doubling (14 km )              | 212                 |
|    23 | Lahota-Bhadoi Doubling (39 km)                     | 184                 |
|    24 | Bhadoi-Janghai Doubling (31 km)                    | 168                 |
|    25 | Jakhal- Mansa Doubling (45 km)                     | 163                 |
|    26 | New Delhi -Tilak Bridge Doubling (7 km)            | 137                 |
|    27 | Mirthal-Bhangala Doubling (3 km)                   | 74                  |
|    28 | Jaunpur Jn. - Jaunpur city -Chord line (2 km)      | 72                  |
|    29 | Palwal -New Prithala Doubling (10 km)              | 66                  |
|    30 | Khukhrana- Panipat Doubling (8 km)                 | 58                  |
|    31 | Amritsar - Chheharta Doubling (7 km)               | 31                  |
|    32 | Jalandhar City-Suchi Pind Doubling (4 km)          | 24                  |
|    33 | Chakki Bank-Bharoli Doubling (3 km)                | 15                  |

## Ongoing projects:

Some  of  the  projects  falling  in  Northern  Railway  (NR)  which  have  been taken up are as under:

|   SN. | Project                                                                                              |   Cost (Rs. in Cr.) |
|-------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|     1 | Rishikesh-Karanprayag New Line (125 km)                                                              |               38953 |
|     2 | Bhanupalli-Bilaspur-Beri New Line (63 km)                                                            |               13770 |
|     3 | Varanasi-Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya multritracking including Rail cum Road Bridge across Ganga (15 Km) |                2464 |
|     4 | Nangal Dam-Talwara - Mukerian New Line (123 km)                                                      |                2311 |
|     5 | Chandigarh-Baddi New Line (28 km)                                                                    |                1540 |
|     6 | Janghai-Pratapgarh- Amethi Doubling (87 km)                                                          |                1197 |
|     8 | Phaphamau-Unchahar Doubling (72 km)                                                                  |                 971 |
|     9 | Mansa-Bhatinda Doubling (80 Km)                                                                      |                 449 |
|    10 | Anand Vihar-Tilak Bridge 3rd & 4th line (20 km)                                                      |                 419 |
|    11 | Barabanki-Malhaur 3rd & 4th Line (33 km)                                                             |                 407 |
|    12 | Ferozpur-Patti New Line (26 km)                                                                      |                 300 |
|    13 | Ludhiana-Mullanpur Doubling (21 km)                                                                  |                 288 |
|    14 | Ludhiana-Kila Raipur Doubling (19 Kms)                                                               |                 238 |
|    15 | Jaunpur Jn.-Zafarabad Doubling (6 km)                                                                |                 177 |
|    16 | Alal-Himmatana Chord line (13 km)                                                                    |                 174 |
|    17 | Dilkusha-Malhaur 3rd Line (8 km)                                                                     |                 164 |
|    18 | Didarganj - Shahganj - Bilwai Chord line (6 km)                                                      |                 137 |
|    19 | Bypass line at Ayodhya Cantt. (6 km)                                                                 |                  97 |
|    20 | Bishanpura - Jind City Chord line (5 km)                                                             |                  77 |
|    21 | Varanasi Shivpur 3 rd line (6 km)                                                                    |                  76 |
|    22 | Byepass line at Ayodhya (1.5 km)                                                                     |                  56 |

Projects Sanctioned in North Central Railway:

As  on  01.04.2025,  18  projects  (03  Gauge  Conversion  and  15  Doubling)  of 1,874  Km  length,  costing  ₹25,829  crore  falling  in  North  Central  Railway (NCR) are sanctioned. The summary is as under:-

| Category               |   No of Projects |   Total Length (km) |   Length Commissioned (km) |   Exp upto Mar'25 (Rs. in Cr.) |
|------------------------|------------------|---------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
| Gauge Conversion       |               03 |                 440 |                         97 |                           2902 |
| Doubling/Multitracking |               15 |                1434 |                        468 |                          11155 |
| Total                  |               18 |                1874 |                        565 |                          14057 |

## Completed projects:

Details of some of the recently completed projects falling in North Central Railway (NCR) are as under:

|   SN. | Project                                              |   Cost (Rs. in Cr.) |
|-------|------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|     1 | Bhimsen-Jhansi Doubling (206 km)                     |                2620 |
|     2 | Guna- Etawah New Line (348 Km)                       |                 683 |
|     3 | Mathura - Palwal 4 th Line (80 km)                   |                 669 |
|     4 | Agra-Etawah New Line (110 km)                        |                 427 |
|     5 | Etawah-Mainpuri New Line (58 km)                     |                 313 |
|     6 | Ruma Chakeri- Chandari - 3rd line (13 km)            |                 177 |
|     7 | Yamuna Bridge-Agra Fort Doubling (3 km)              |                 138 |
|     8 | Chipiyana Buzurg - Dadri 4th line (12 km)            |                 129 |
|     9 | Mathura Yard Remodelling (4 km)                      |                 113 |
|    10 | Bhaupur-Panki 4th line (11 km)                       |                  97 |
|    11 | Dailwara-Birai chord line (8 km)                     |                  77 |
|    12 | Baupur-Panki Doubling (11 km)                        |                  55 |
|    13 | Kanpur-New Coaching Complex - Kanpur Doubling (3 km) |                  35 |
|    14 | Naini - Chheoki- 3rd Line (2 km )                    |                  30 |

## Ongoing projects:

Some  of  the  projects  falling  in  North  Central  Railway  (NCR)  which  have been taken up are as under:

|   SN. | Project                          | Project                          |   Cost (Rs. in Cr.) |
|-------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------|
|     1 | Mathura-Jhansi 3rd line (274 km) | Mathura-Jhansi 3rd line (274 km) |                5924 |
|     2 | Jhansi-Khairar-Manikpur          | Khairar-Bhimsen                  |                4330 |

|   3 | Gwalior-Sheopurkalan Gauge Conversion (284 km)        |   2913 |
|-----|-------------------------------------------------------|--------|
|   4 | Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya -Prayagraj 3rd line (150 km) |   2649 |
|   5 | Jhansi-Bina 3 rd line (153 km)                        |   2002 |
|   6 | Prayagraj (Iradatganj)-Manikpur 3rd Line (84 km)      |   1508 |
|   7 | Doubling of Billi- Chunar (102 km)                    |   1424 |
|   8 | Agra Fort - Bandikui Doubling (150 km)                |    988 |
|   9 | Dholpur-Sirmuttra Gauge Conversion (145 km)           |    747 |
|  10 | Prayagraj - Bamrauli 4th line (10 Km)                 |    494 |
|  11 | Aligarh - Daud Khan 3rd line (18 km)                  |    452 |
|  12 | Lalitpur-Birari Doubling (16 km)                      |    304 |
|  13 | Kuberpur-Yamuna Bridge 3 rd line(10 Km)               |    170 |

Projects Sanctioned in North Eastern Railway:

As on 01.04.2025, 17 projects (08 New Line, 01 Gauge Conversion and 08 Doubling) of 1,253 Km length, costing ₹20,466 crore falling in North Eastern Railway (NER) are sanctioned. The summary is as under:-

| Category                |   No of Projects |   Total Length (km) | Length Commissione d (km)   |   Exp upto Mar'25 (Rs. in Cr.) |
|-------------------------|------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
| New Line                |               08 |                 656 | 48                          |                           4042 |
| Gauge Conversion        |               01 |                  56 | -                           |                            260 |
| Doubling/Multitracki ng |               08 |                 541 | 306                         |                           6184 |
| Total                   |               17 |                1253 | 354                         |                          10486 |

## Completed Projects:

Details of some of the recently completed projects falling in North Eastern Railway (NER) are as under:

|   SN. | Project                                        |   Cost (Rs. in Cr.) |
|-------|------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|     1 | Rosa-Sitapur Cantt - Burhwal Doubling (181 km) |                2094 |
|     2 | Varanasi-Madhosingh-Prayagraj Doubling (120    |                2018 |
|     3 | Kanpur-Kasganj-Mathura & Kasganj-Bareilly      |                1790 |

|    | Gauge Conversion (545 km)                                                           |      |
|----|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------|
|  4 | Phephna-Indara, Mau-Shahganj doubling (150 km)                                      | 1778 |
|  5 | Ghazipur city-Tarighat New Line (17 km)                                             | 1766 |
|  6 | Gonda-Gorakhpur Loop Gauge Conversion (260 km)                                      |  863 |
|  7 | Kaptanganj-Thawe-Chhapra Gauge Conversion (234 km)                                  |  819 |
|  8 | Ballia-Gazipur city Doubling (65 km)                                                |  650 |
|  9 | Pilibhit-Shahjahanpur Gauge Conversion (83 km)                                      |  589 |
| 10 | Domingarh-Gorakhpur-Kusumhi - 3rd line and Gorakhpur-Nakaha Jungle Doubling (21 km) |  508 |
| 11 | Maharajganj-Masrakh New Line (35 km)                                                |  412 |
| 12 | Aunrihar-Jaunpur Doubling (60 km)                                                   |  405 |
| 13 | Ghazipur-Aunrihar Doubling (40 km)                                                  |  371 |
| 14 | Bahraich-Nanpara-Nepal Ganj Gauge Conversion (56 km)                                |  342 |
| 15 | Gonda-Bahraich Gauge Conversion (60 km)                                             |  318 |
| 16 | Bareilly-Pilibhit-Tanakpur Gauge Conversion (101 km)                                |  313 |
| 17 | Chhapra Gramin to Khairali New Line (11 km)                                         |  215 |
| 18 | Indara-Dohrighat Gauge Conversion (34 km)                                           |  213 |
| 19 | Aurnihar-Manduadih Doubling (39 km)                                                 |  200 |
| 20 | Malhaur-Daliganj Doubling (13 km)                                                   |  183 |
| 21 | Aishbagh-Manaknagar Doubling (4 km)                                                 |   82 |
| 22 | Chhapra Jn. - Chhapra kacheri 3rd Line (3 km)                                       |   33 |

## Ongoing projects:

Some  of  the  projects  falling  in  North  Eastern  Railway  (NER)  which  have been taken up are as under:

|   SN. | Project                                  |   Cost (Rs. in Cr.) |
|-------|------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|     1 | Bahraich - Khalilabad New Line (240 km)  |                4940 |
|     2 | Bhatni-Aurnihar Doubling (117 km)        |                2529 |
|     3 | Sahjanwa-Dohrighat New Line (81 km)      |                1320 |
|     4 | Gorakhpur- Valmikinagar Doubling (96 km) |                1121 |
|     5 | Burhwal-Gonda 3rd line (62 km)           |                1118 |

|   6 | Chhapra-Ballia Patch Doubling (65 km)   |   1046 |
|-----|-----------------------------------------|--------|
|   7 | Anandnagar-Ghugli New Line (53 km)      |    958 |
|   8 | Barabanki-Burhwal 3 rd line (27 km)     |    426 |
|   9 | Etah-Kasganj New Line (29 km)           |    389 |

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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