Lok Sabha Question No. 67 (STARRED), answered on 2026-02-04
Subject: Railway Projects in Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 67

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.02.2026

## RAILWAY PROJECTS IN ANDHRA PRADESH

- *67.  SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the railway infrastructure projects proposed/sanctioned/under construction in Andhra Pradesh particularly in Guntur Division;
- (b) the  details  of  the  funds  allocated/sanctioned/released/utilised  for railway  projects  in  Andhra  Pradesh  during  the  last  five  years, project-wise;
- (c) whether the  Government has  set  any  timelines  for  completion  of each sanctioned railway project and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the  details  of  the  projects  pending  for  more  than  ten  years  in Andhra Pradesh including the reasons for delay; and
- (e) the  details  of  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  expedite execution and ensure timely completion of pending railway projects in Andhra Pradesh?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

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

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF STARRED QUESTION NO.67 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.02.2026 IN LOK SABHA

(a) to (e): The Railway projects are surveyed/sanctioned/executed Zonal Railway-wise  and  not  State-wise/Division-wise  as  the  Railway  projects may span across State boundaries. Railway projects are sanctioned on the basis of Remunerativeness, traffic projections, last mile connectivity, missing links and alternate routes, augmentation of congested/saturated lines, demands  raised by State Governments, Central Ministries, Members of Parliament, other public representatives, Railway's  own  operational  requirement,  socio-economic  considerations etc.  depending  upon  throwforward  of  ongoing  projects  and  overall availability of funds.

To improve mobility in the Guntur Division, following projects have been taken up:

| Name of project                                      | Cost (in Cr.)   | Status                                                                                    |
|------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Guntur-Guntakal Doubling (401 Km)                    | 4,306           | So far, 357 Km length has been commissioned and work on balance section has been taken up |
| Guntur-Bibinagar doubling (239 Km)                   | 2,853           | The project has been sanctioned and work has been taken up.                               |
| Multitracking and connectivity of Guntur Yard (8 Km) | 147             | The project has been sanctioned recently.                                                 |
| Errupalem-Amravati- Namburu new line (57 Km)         | 2,047           | The project has been sanctioned and land acquisition has been taken up.                   |

## ANDHRA PRADESH:

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

| Period    | Outlay                              |
|-----------|-------------------------------------|
| 2009-2014 | ₹886 Cr./year (including Telangana) |
| 2025-2026 | ₹9,417 Cr. (more than 10 times)     |

The  details  of  commissioning/laying  of  new  track  falling  fully/partly  in the State of Andhra Pradesh during 2009-14 and 2014-25 is as under:

| Period   | New Track Commissioned   | Average Commissioning of new tracks   |
|----------|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | 363 Km                   | 72.6 Km per year                      |
| 2014-25  | 1,582 Km                 | 143.82 Km per year (Nearly 2 times)   |

As on 01.04.2025, 39 projects (12 New Line and 27 Doubling), covering a total length of 4,499 Km length, costing ₹70,232 crore, falling fully/partly in Andhra Pradesh, have been sanctioned, out of which 1,178 Km length has been commissioned and an expenditure of ₹28,039 crore has been incurred upto March 2025. The status of the work is summarized as:

| Category   |   No. of projects | Total Length (Km)   | Length Commissioned till March, 2025 (in Km)   | Total Exp. upto March, 2025 (₹ in Cr.)   |
|------------|-------------------|---------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| New Line   |                12 | 1595                | 199                                            | 6,413                                    |
| Multi-     |                27 | 2904                | 979                                            | 21,626                                   |
| Total      |                39 | 4,499               | 1,178                                          | 28,039                                   |

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

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

|   S.No. | Name of Project                                                                                                | Cost (₹ in cr.)   |
|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
|       1 | Vijaywada - Gudivada - Bhimavaram - Narsapur, Gudivada-Machlipatnam & Bhimavaram- Nidadavolu doubling (221 Km) | 4,688             |
|       2 | Guntur-Tenali doubling (24 Km)                                                                                 | 205               |
|       3 | Nandyal-Yerraguntla new line (126 Km)                                                                          | 1,050             |
|       4 | Jaggayyapeta-Mellacheruvu-Janpahad new line (48 Km)                                                            | 737               |
|       5 | Obulavaripalle-Krishnapattnam new line (113 Km)                                                                | 2,300             |
|       6 | Vizianagaram-Kottavalsa 3rd Line (35 Km)                                                                       | 285               |
|       7 | Raichur-Guntakal doubling (81 Km)                                                                              | 388               |
|       8 | Guntakal-Kalluru doubling (41 Km)                                                                              | 410               |
|       9 | Yelahanka-Penukonda doubling (123 Km)                                                                          | 1,104             |
|      10 | Gooty-Dharmavaram doubling (90 Km)                                                                             | 1,800             |

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

|   S.N | Name of Project                                              | Cost (Cr)   |
|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
|     1 | Kotipalli-Narsapur new line (57 Km)                          | 2,120       |
|     2 | Nadikude-Srikalahasti new line (309 Km)                      | 3,122       |
|     3 | Rayadurg-Kalyandurg-Tumkur new line (207 Km)                 | 2,496       |
|     4 | Marikuppam-Kuppam new line (24 Km)                           | 297         |
|     5 | Malugur - Palasamudram new line (18 Km)                      | 342         |
|     6 | Malkangiri- Bhadrachalam - Pandurangapuram new line (174 Km) | 3,592       |
|     7 | Errupalem-Amravati-Namburu new line (57 Km)                  | 2,047       |
|     8 | Kottavalasa-Koraput Doubling (189 Km)                        | 2,500       |
|     9 | Vijaywada- Gudur 3rd line (287 Km)                           | 6,509       |
|    10 | Guntakal- Guntur Doubling (401 Km)                           | 4,306       |
|    11 | Pennukonda-Dharmavarm Doubling (42 Km)                       | 308         |
|    12 | Gooty-Pendekallu Doubling(29 Km)                             | 352         |

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|   13 | Duvvada - Simhachalam North 3rd & 4th line (21 Km)   | 356   |
|------|------------------------------------------------------|-------|
|   14 | Kottavalasa - Vizianagram 4th line (35 Km)           | 493   |
|   15 | Gudur-Renigunta 3rd Line (83 Km)                     | 877   |
|   16 | Nergundi - Palasa- Vizianagaram 3rd line (385 Km)    | 4,963 |

In  last  three  Years  i.e.  2022-23,  2023-24, 2024-25 and current financial year  2025-26,  65  surveys  (15  New  Line,  50  Doubling)  covering  a  total length of 6,985 Km has been taken up falling fully/partly in the State of Andhra Pradesh.

Sanction of  any  railway  project  depend  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 operational requirements
-  Socio-economic considerations
-  Overall availability of funds

Completion  of  Railway  project/s  depends  on  various  factors  which include the following:

-  Land acquisition
-  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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