Lok Sabha Question No. 174 (STARRED), answered on 2026-02-11
Subject: New Railway Line between Savalyapuram to Bapatla
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 174

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.02.2026

## NEW RAILWAY LINE BETWEEN SAVALYAPURAM TO BAPATLA

- *174.  SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNA DEVARAYALU:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has received any proposal/representation for the construction of a new railway line connecting Savalyapuram and Bapatla in Andhra Pradesh;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the present status of the said proposal;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to undertake a feasibility survey/Detailed  Project  Report  (DPR)  for  the  Savalyapuram-Bapatla railway  line,  considering  its  potential  to  decongest  the  GunturVijayawada  section  and  improve  connectivity  between  Bengaluru, Hyderabad,  Chennai  and  the  eastern  coastal  region  and  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has assessed the economic, freight, tourism and passenger potential of the proposed line, particularly for agricultural  produce,  mineral  transport  and  pilgrimage  traffic  to Kotappakonda (Sri Trikoteswara Swamy Temple); and
- (e) if so, the details thereof including the timeline proposed for initiating further action on the project?

## 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.174 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.02.2026 IN LOK SABHA

(a)  to  (e):  Savalyapuram  and  Bapatla  are  already  connected  through existing railway network via Guntur & Tenali.

To  decongest  Guntur-Vijayawada  double  line  section  and  to  improve connectivity in the region, following projects have been taken up:

| Name of project                                      | Cost (Cr.)   | Status                                                                                                  |
|------------------------------------------------------|--------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Errupalem-Amravati- Namburu new line (57 Km)         | 2,047        | The project has been sanctioned and land acquisition has been taken up.                                 |
| Kotipalli-Narsapur new line (57 Km)                  | 2,120        | The project has been sanctioned and land acquisition and works on important bridges have been taken up. |
| Guntur- Bibinagar doubling (239 Km)                  | 2,853        | The project has been sanctioned and work has been taken up.                                             |
| Guntur-Guntakal doubling (401 Km)                    | 4,306        | So far, 357 Km length has been commissioned and work on balance section has been taken up               |
| Multitracking and connectivity of Guntur Yard (8 Km) | 147          | The project has been sanctioned recently.                                                               |

Kotappakonda  is  about  11  Km  away  from  Narasaraopet  Railway  Station which serves as the transportation hub for the town & nearby region.

In  addition,  to  improve  connectivity  in  the  region,  following  surveys  have been sanctioned for preparation of Detailed Project Report:

|   S. No. | Name of project                                    |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Ballarshah-Gudur via Vijayawada 4 th line (745 Km) |
|        2 | Vijayawada-Eluru 3 rd and 4 th line (120 Km)       |
|        3 | Gudiwada-Tenali bypassing Vijayawada (49 Km)       |
|        4 | Nallapadu Rail Over Rail (RoR) flyover (31 Km)     |

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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.

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'  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.

## 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:

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| Period   | New Track Commissioned   | Average Commissioning of new tracks   |
|----------|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | 363 Km                   | 72.6 Km per year                      |
| 2014-25  | 1,582 Km                 | 143.8 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 the State of 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 (Rs. 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.

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 (Cr.)   |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|
|       1 | Vijayawada-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          |

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|   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                       | 2,047       |
|     8 | Kottavalasa-Koraput doubling (189 Km)                     | 2,500       |
|     9 | Vijayawada-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         |
|    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 addition, In last three Years i.e. 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25 and current financial year 2025-26, 65 surveys (15 new line and 50 doubling), covering a  total length  of  6,985 Km  have been  taken  up  falling fully/partly in the Contd…5

State  of  Andhra  Pradesh  including  projects  which  will  help  decongest Guntur-Vijayawada section and improve connectivity in the region.

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
-  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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