Lok Sabha Question No. 4365 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-18
Subject: New Railway Lines in Chittorgarh/Pratapgarh/Udaipur
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Chandra Prakash Joshi

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4365

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.03.2026

## NEW RAILWAY LINES IN CHITTORGARH/PRATAPGARH/UDAIPUR

## †4365. SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  any  survey  work  has  been  completed  or  any  proposals  are currently  under  consideration  for  approval  for  laying  of  new  railway lines in Chittorgarh, Pratapgarh and Udaipur districts of Rajasthan and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the  project-wise  details  of  the  estimated  cost  of  the  ongoing  railway projects (new line, doubling) in the said districts and the amount spent so far including the progress/status thereof;
- (c) the status of administrative/financial approval of new railway lines and doubling projects after completion of their survey;
- (d) whether the Government is working on any special priority scheme to strengthen rail  connectivity  in  the  said  districts  and  if  so,  the  details thereof; and
- (e) the likely impact of the said projects on regional economic development, tourism, industrial activities and employment generation after completion?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND

## ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (e):  To improve connectivity in Chittorgarh, Pratapgarh and Udaipur districts of Rajasthan, Final Location Surveys (FLS) for  following projects have been sanctioned for preparation of Detailed Project Report (DPR) :

- (i)
- Neemuch - Singoli - Begun - Rawatbhata - Kota new line (201 km)
- (ii)
- Mandsor - Pratapgarh - Ghatol - Banswara new line (120 km)

- (iii) Neemuch  -  Banswara  -  Dahod  -  Alirajpur  -  Nandurbar  new  line (380 km)
- (iv) Chittorgarh - Mavli - Debari  Doubling (99 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 depend upon appraisals and approvals by various stakeholders.

Further,  works  have  been  taken  up  for  the  following  projects  to  enhance connectivity in Chittorgarh, Pratapgarh and Udaipur districts of Rajasthan:

## (1) Nimach - Badi Sadri New Line (48 km): The work has been sanctioned at a cost of ₹495 crore. Status of the work is as under:

| Activity         | Status                                                                                  |
|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Land Acquisition | Completed                                                                               |
| Major Bridges    | 4 out of 7 Major bridges have been completed and work has been taken up in balance.     |
| RUBs             | 9 out of 30 RUBs have been completed and work has been taken up in balance.             |
| Station Building | 2 out of 6 station buildings have been completed and work has been taken up in balance. |

## (2) Mavil - Devgarh Madariya Gauge Conversion (83 km): The work has been sanctioned at a cost of ₹969 crore. Status of the work is as under:

| Activity         | Status                                                                                  |
|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Land Acquisition | Completed                                                                               |
| Major Bridges    | 6 out of 10 Major Bridges have been completed and work has been taken up in balance.    |
| RUBs             | 38 out of 64 RUBs have been completed and work has been taken up in balance.            |
| Station Building | 4 out of 7 station buildings have been completed and work has been taken up in balance. |

## (3) Ajmer-Chanderiya Doubling (178 km): The work has been sanctioned at a cost of ₹1635 crore. Status of the work is as under:

| Activity         | Status                                                                                          |
|------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Land Acquisition | 75 Ha out of 114 Ha has been completed and Land acquisition has been taken up for balance land. |
| Major Bridges    | Work has been taken up for 16 Major Bridges.                                                    |
| RUBs             | Work has been taken up for 31 RUBs.                                                             |
| Station Building | 1 out of 13 station buildings has been completed and work has been taken up in balance.         |

## (4) Umra - Udaipur - Debari Doubling (25 km):

The  project  has  been  sanctioned  in  Decemeber-2025  at  a  cost  of  ₹492 crore.  The  project  has  been  declared  as  'Special  Railway  Project'  and Competent Authority for Land Acquisition (CALA) has been appointed. Land Acquisition has been taken up.

## Rajasthan

Railway Budget:

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

| Period   | Outlay                         |
|----------|--------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | ₹682 crore/year                |
| 2025-26  | ₹9,960 crore (Nearly 15 times) |

## Track Construction:

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

| Period   | New Track Commissioned   | Average commissioning of new tracks   |
|----------|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | 798 Km                   | 159.60 Km/year                        |
| 2014-25  | 3,815 Km                 | 346.82 Km/year (More than 2 times)    |

## Project Sanctioned:

As on 01.04.2025, 28 projects (13 New Lines, 05 Gauge Conversion and 10 Doubling),  covering  a  total  length  of  3,409  Km,  costing  ₹43,918  crore, falling fully/partly in Rajasthan are sanctioned. The summary is as under:-

| Category                | No. of projects   | Total Length   | Length Commissioned (in Km)   | Expenditure (₹ in Cr)   |
|-------------------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
|                         |                   | (in Km)        |                               |                         |
| New Lines               | 13                | 981            | 196                           | 5769                    |
| Gauge Conversion        | 5                 | 1252           | 788                           | 6829                    |
| Doubling/ Multitracking | 10                | 1176           | 254                           | 6357                    |
| Total                   | 28                | 3,409          | 1,238                         | 18,954                  |

Zone-wise/year-wise  details  of  all  Railway  projects  are  made  available  in public domain on Indian Railway's website.

Recently completed projects:

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

|   S.No. | Name of Project                                    |   Latest Cost (₹ in crore) |
|---------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|       1 | Nimach-Chittaurgarh Doubling (56 Km)               |                        560 |
|       2 | Bangurgram-Ras New Line (28 km)                    |                        175 |
|       3 | Thaiyat Hamira-Sonu New Line (58 Km)               |                        350 |
|       4 | Suratpura- Sriganganagar Gauge Conversion (241 Km) |                        896 |

|   S.No. | Name of Project                                               |   Latest Cost (₹ in crore) |
|---------|---------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|       5 | Sadulpur-Bikaner & Ratangarh-Degana Gauge Conversion (438 Km) |                        886 |
|       6 | Jaipur -Churu & Sikar-Loharu Gauge Conversion (320 Km)        |                       1105 |
|       7 | Bhagat ki Kothi-Luni Doubling (28 Km)                         |                        128 |
|       8 | Rani-Keshav Ganj Doubling (59 Km)                             |                        290 |
|       9 | Guriya-Marwar & Karjoda-Palanpur Doubling (49 Km)             |                        251 |
|      10 | Rani-Marwar Doubling (52 Km)                                  |                        346 |
|      11 | Abu Road-Swaroop Ganj Doubling (26 Km)                        |                        195 |
|      12 | Abu Road-Sarotra Road Doubling (24 Km)                        |                        152 |
|      13 | Alwar-Bandikui Doubling (60 Km)                               |                        450 |
|      14 | Ajmer-Bangurgram Doubling (48 Km)                             |                        375 |
|      15 | Bangurgram-Guriya Patch Doubling (47 Km)                      |                        395 |
|      16 | Degana-Rai ka Bagh Doubling (146 Km)                          |                        809 |
|      17 | Bina-Kota Doubling (283 Km)                                   |                       2476 |
|      18 | Dausa-Gangapur City Doubling (93 Km)                          |                        950 |
|      19 | Phulera-Degana Doubling (108 Km)                              |                        702 |
|      20 | Churu-Ratangarh Doubling (43 Km)                              |                        423 |

## Ongoing projects:

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

|   S.No. | Name of Project                                                             |   Cost (₹ in crore) |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|       1 | Ramganjmandi-Bhopal New Line (277 Km)                                       |                5073 |
|       2 | Pushkar-Merta New Line (51 Km)                                              |                 800 |
|       3 | Ringus-Khatu Shyam Ji New Line (17 Km)                                      |                 254 |
|       4 | Taranga Hill-Abu Road New Line (116 Km)                                     |                2798 |
|       5 | Merta city-Ras New Line & Bye Pass at Merta Road Station (56 Km)            |                 947 |
|       6 | Gwalior-Sheopurkalan Gauge Conversion with extension to Kota (284 Km)       |                2913 |
|       7 | Dholpur-Sirmuttra Gauge Conversion with extension to Gangapur City (145 Km) |                 747 |
|       8 | Mathura-Jhansi 3 rd Line (274 Km)                                           |                5924 |
|       9 | Agra Fort-Bandikui Doubling (150 Km)                                        |                 988 |
|      10 | Sawaimadhopur-Jaipur Doubling (131 Km)                                      |                1204 |
|      11 | Luni-Bhildi Doubling (272 Km)                                               |                3086 |
|      12 | Churu - Sadulpur Doubling (58 km)                                           |                 469 |
|      13 | Bye Pass line at Sawaimadhopur (14 Km)                                      |                 304 |
|      14 | Rewari-Khatuwas Doubling (28 Km)                                            |                 352 |
|      15 | Khatuwas-Narnaul Doubling (24 Km)                                           |                 313 |
|      16 | Bye Pass line at Marwar (4 Km)                                              |                  71 |
|      17 | Bypass line at Churu (5 Km)                                                 |                  63 |
|      18 | Bypass line at Samdari (1 Km)                                               |                  26 |
|      19 | Ramdevra-Pokhran new line (13 Km)                                           |                 189 |
|      20 | Lalgarh-Bikaner East Cabin doubling (11 Km)                                 |                 279 |
|      21 | Ringas-Sikar Doubling (50 Km)                                               |                 470 |

In  last  three  years,  2022-23,  2023-24,  2024-25  and  current  financial  year 2025-26, 59 surveys (25 new line & 34 doubling) of total length 5,666 Km falling fully/partly in the State of Rajasthan including Chittorgarh, Pratapgarh and Udaipur districts have been sanctioned.

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

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. ...8/-

Railway Infrastructure projects enable socio-economic development of the region including:

-  Better integration of the region with other parts of the country
-  Faster movement of goods and services
-  Improving logistics efficiency
-  Enhance line capacity
-  Increase  in  direct  and  indirect  employment  opportunities  for  the people of the region
-  Reduces operational bottlenecks
-  Development of tourism industry and increase in industrial activities in the region.

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