Lok Sabha Question No. 264 (STARRED), answered on 2026-03-11
Subject: Hisar–Fatehabad–Sirsa New Railway Line Project
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Kumari Selja

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 264 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.03.2026

## HISAR-FATEHABAD-SIRSA NEW RAILWAY LINE PROJECT

## *264. KUMARI SELJA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has shelved or cancelled the Hisar-FatehabadSirsa New Railway Line Project announced during the year 2002 on the grounds  of  a  negative  rate  of  return  and  if  so,  the  reasons  therefor along with the present status of the project; and
- (b) whether the Government proposes to re-evaluate the project considering its social and economic benefits, regional balance, educational/commercial needs and the public demand linked to religious/historical sites in the region and if so, the details thereof along with the likely timeline for re-evaluation/approval/implementation of the project and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) and (b): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) AND (b) OF STARRED QUESTION NO.264 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.03.2026 IN LOK SABHA

(a) and (b): Hisar and Sirsa are already well connected via Bhattu Kalan on Indian  Railway  Network.    Survey  of  Hisar  to  Sirsa  via  Fatehabad  and Agroha (93 Km) was carried out. The project could not be taken forward due to low traffic projections.

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 own operational requirements
-  Socio-economic considerations
-  Overall availability of funds

Haryana Railway Budget:

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

| Period   | Outlay                        |
|----------|-------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | ₹315 crore/year               |
| 2025-26  | ₹ 3,416 Cr. (nearly 11 times) |

Projects sanctioned:

As  on  01.04.2025,  8  projects(01  New  Lines  and  07  Doubling),  covering  a total length of 491 km, costing ₹6775 crore, falling fully/partly in Haryana are sanctioned. The summary is as under:

| Category                 |   No. of project s |   Total Length (in Km) |   Length Commission ed (in Km) |   Expenditure upto March 2025 (₹in Cr) |
|--------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| New Lines                |                  1 |                     28 |                              0 |                                    925 |
| Doubling / Multitracking |                  7 |                    463 |                              0 |                                    646 |
| Total                    |                  8 |                    491 |                              0 |                                   1571 |

Recently completed projects:

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

|   S. No. | Project                                                            |   Cost (Rs. in Cr.) |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|        1 | Jind-Sonepat New Line (89 Km)                                      |                 800 |
|        2 | Rewari-Rohtak New Line (85 Km)                                     |                1001 |
|        3 | Rohtak-Mehem-Hansi New Line (64 Km)                                |                 889 |
|        4 | Suratpura-Hanumangarh-Sriganganagar Gauge Conversion (241 Km)      |                 896 |
|        5 | Jaipur-Ringus-Sikar-Churu & Sikar-Loharu Gauge Conversion (320 Km) |                1105 |
|        6 | Jakhal- Mansa Doubling (45 Km)                                     |                 163 |
|        7 | Khukhrana- Panipat Doubling (8 Km)                                 |                  58 |
|        8 | Ambala-Dhapper-chandigarh Doubling (45 Km)                         |                 339 |
|        9 | Rewari-Manheru Doubling (69 Km)                                    |                 465 |
|       10 | Tughlakhabad-Palwal 4th line (34 Km)                               |                 366 |
|       11 | Mathura - Palwal 4th Line (80 Km)                                  |                 669 |
|       12 | Palwal - New Prithala New Line (10 Km)                             |                  66 |

## Ongoing projects:

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

|   SN. | Project                                         |   Cost (Rs. in Cr.) |
|-------|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|     1 | Rewari-Khatuwas Doubling (28 Km)                |                 352 |
|     2 | Bhiwani-Dobh-Bahali Doubling (42 Km)            |                 471 |
|     3 | Manheru-Bawani Khera Doubling (32 Km)           |                 413 |
|     4 | Khatuwas - Narnaul Doubling (24 Km)             |                 313 |
|     5 | Delhi-Panipat- Ambala 3 rd & 4 th line (194 Km) |                5983 |

Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor (HORC):

Further,  Haryana  Orbital  Rail  Corridor  (HORC)  project  (126  Km)  has  been sanctioned  at  a  cost  of  Rs.  5618  Cr.  The  project  is  being  executed  by Haryana  Rail  Infrastructure  Development  Corporation  Limited  (HRIDC),  a Joint Venture company of State Government of Haryana (51%) and Ministry of Railways (49%). This project will provide direct connectivity for Gurugram,  Faridabad,  Balabhgarh,  Palwal,  Manesar  and  Farukhnagar  etc with  all  the  districts  of  Haryana  Peripheral  Rail  Link  which  will  help  in industrial growth of Haryana.  Patli - Manesar - MSIL Connectivity line (10 km) section of this project has been completed. Works have been taken up in Dhulawat to Badsa (29 km) .

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

## Ongoing Surveys/DPRs:

In  last  three  years  2022-23,  2023-24,  2024-25  and  current  financial  year 2025-26, 24 surveys (08 New Line and 16 Doubling) covering a total length of 1704 Km has been sanctioned falling fully/partly in the State of Haryana.

Some of the important surveys falling fully/partly in  the State  of  Haryana have been taken up are as under:

|   S.No. | Project                                  |   Length KMs) | (in   |
|---------|------------------------------------------|---------------|-------|
|       1 | Palwal - Pirthala Doubling               |             9 |       |
|       2 | Garhi Harsaru - Farrukhnagar Doubling    |            11 |       |
|       3 | Hisar bypass line                        |            25 |       |
|       4 | Hansi-Hisar Doubling                     |            23 |       |
|       5 | New Faridabad - Palwal/Piyala Chord Line |            15 |       |

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 cannot be fixed

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