Lok Sabha Question No. 698 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-04
Subject: New Railway Lines in Telangana
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Eatala Rajender

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 698 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.02.2026

## NEW RAILWAY LINES IN TELANGANA

## 698.  SHRI EATALA RAJENDER:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government of Telangana has sent various proposals of new routes including
1. Vikarabad-Krishna(122Km)
2. Kalwakurthy-Macherla(120km)
3. Gadwal-Dornakal(316km)
4. Kacheguda-Jaggayyapeta(250km)
5. Patancheru-Adilabad(320km)
6. Bodhan-Latur Road(128km)
7. Akkanapet Bypass(128km)
8. Pandurangapuram-Badrachalam Road(13 km)
- (b) if so, the details and the action taken thereon; and
- (c) the details of the funds sanctioned/spent for the said project?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (c): Budget allocation in the recent years has increased significantly.  Budget  allocation  for  infrastructure  projects  and  safety works, falling fully/partly in the State of Telangana is as under:

| Period   | Outlay                                    |
|----------|-------------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | Rs. 886 Cr./Yr.(including Andhra Pradesh) |
| 2025-26  | Rs. 5,337 Cr.                             |

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

| Period   | New Track Commissioned   | Average Commissioning of new tracks   |
|----------|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | 87 Km                    | 17.4 km/per year                      |
| 2014-25  | 774 Km                   | 70.4 km /per year (more than 4 times) |

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

|   S. No. | Project                                                           | Cost (Rs. in Cr.)   |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|        1 | Peddapalli- Nizamabad new line (178 Km)                           | 926                 |
|        2 | Jaggayyapeta- Janpahad new line (48 Km)                           | 737                 |
|        3 | Akkanapet - Medak new line (17 Km)                                | 205                 |
|        4 | Bhadrachalam Road-Sattupalli new line (56 Km)                     | 990                 |
|        5 | Raghavapuram-Mandamari Doubling (24 Km)                           | 165                 |
|        6 | Raichur-Guntakal Doubling (81 Km)                                 | 388                 |
|        7 | Secunderabad- Mehboobnagar Doubling (85 Km)                       | 1,266               |
|        8 | Multi- Modal Transport System (MMTS) Phase-II, Hyderabad (103 Km) | 1,156               |
|        9 | Byepass line at Peddapalli (2 Km)                                 | 37                  |

As on 01.04.2025, 20 Railway projects (6 New Lines and 14 Doubling), of a total length of 2,166 Km, costing ₹35,045 crore falling fully/partly in the Contd…3

State of Telangana have been sanctioned, out of which, 548 Km length has been commissioned and an expenditure of ₹11,550 crore has been incurred upto March, 2025. The summary is as under:-

| Category                 |   No. of projects | Total Length (in Km)   |   Length Commissioned till March, 2025 (in Km) | Total Exp. upto March, 2025 (Rs. in Cr.)   |
|--------------------------|-------------------|------------------------|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| New Line                 |                 6 | 840                    |                                            245 | 4,611                                      |
| Doubling/Multi- tracking |                14 | 1,326                  |                                            303 | 6,939                                      |
| Total                    |                20 | 2,166                  |                                            548 | 11,550                                     |

Details  of  some  of  the  projects  falling  fully/partly  in  the  State  of Telangana which have been sanctioned are as under:

|   S.N | Name of Project                                            | Cost (Cr)   |
|-------|------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
|     1 | Manoharabad-Kothapalli new line (151 Km)                   | 2,781       |
|     2 | Malkangiri-Pandurangapuram new line (174 Km)               | 3,592       |
|     3 | Kazipet -Vijaywada - 3rd line (220 Km)                     | 3,315       |
|     4 | Kazipet -Ballarshah - 3rd line (202 Km)                    | 3,183       |
|     5 | Guntur- Bibinagar Doubling(239 Km)                         | 2,853       |
|     6 | Mudkhed - Medchal - Dhone Doubling (417 Km)                | 4,686       |
|     7 | Bhadrachalam Road - Dornakal Doubling(55 Km)               | 770         |
|     8 | Motumari-Vishnupuram doubling and RoR at Motumari (100 Km) | 1,596       |
|     9 | Nashkal (Pindial)-Hasanparthi Road bypass (25 Km)          | 465         |
|    10 | Secunderabad (Sanathnagar)- Wadi 3rd and 4th line (173 Km) | 5,012       |
|    11 | Dornakal Rail over Rail (RoR) Flyover (11 Km)              | 327         |

Pandurangapuram-Bhadrachalam  Road  are  already  connected  through existing railway network.

Contd…4

In last 3 years i.e. (2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25) and current Financial Year i.e.2025-26, 57 surveys (18 New Line and 39  Doubling) covering a total length of 5,665 Km have been sanctioned falling fully/partly in the State of Telangana .

## Surveys  of  following  works  have  been  sanctioned  for  preparation  of Detailed Project Report:

|   S. No. | Name of project                                   |
|----------|---------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Vikarabad-Krishna new line (122 Km)               |
|        2 | Gadwal-Dornakal via Kalwakurthy new line (316 Km) |
|        3 | Kacheguda-Jaggayyapeta new line (250 Km)          |
|        4 | Patancheru-Adilabad new line (320 Km)             |
|        5 | Bodhan-Latur Road new line (128 Km)               |
|        6 | Akkanapet Bypass new line (128 Km)                |

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.

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 operational requirements

Contd…5

-  Socio-economic considerations
-  Overall availability of funds

Execution of  important infrastructure  projects falling  fully/partly  in  the State of Telangana is held up due to delay in land acquisition. Status of land acquisition in Telangana is as under:

| Total Land required         | 2,343 Ha       |
|-----------------------------|----------------|
| Land Acquired               | 1,580 Ha (67%) |
| Balance Land to be acquired | 764 Ha (33%)   |

Details of some major projects which are delayed due to land acquisition are as under:-

|   SN | Name of the project                              |   Total land required (Ha) |   Land acquired (Ha) |   Balance Land to be acquired (Ha) | Amount Paid to State (Cr.)   |
|------|--------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|    1 | Guntur- Bibinagar Doubling                       |                         31 |                    0 |                                 31 | 40                           |
|    2 | Mudkhed - Medchal & Mahbubnagar - Dhone Doubling |                         70 |                    0 |                                 70 | 30                           |
|    3 | Kazipet-Vijaywada 3rd Line                       |                        135 |                  118 |                                 17 | 159                          |
|    4 | Manoharabad - Kothapalli New Line                |                       1146 |                 1050 |                                 96 | -                            |

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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