Lok Sabha Question No. 6169 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-04-01
Subject: Modernisation of Railway Station
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Aashtikar Patil Nagesh Bapurao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6169 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.04.2026

## MODERNISATION OF RAILWAY STATION

## 6169. SHRI AASHTIKAR PATIL NAGESH BAPURAO:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that passengers in the Hingoli district of Maharashtra are facing difficulties due to limited railway connectivity, inadequate train stoppages and lack of modern passenger facilities at in the regional stations and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether several railway stations in the said district facing lack adequate passengers amenities such as waiting rooms, drinking water facilities, proper sanitation, lighting, digital information systems and accessibility facilities  for  elderly  and  differently-abled  passengers  and  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  received  representations/proposal  from public representatives local organisations and local authorities demanding additional train services, new stoppages and infrastructure upgrades at stations such as Hingoli Deccan and nearby stations;
- (d)  whether any survey, feasibility study/proposal has  been undertaken by the Government to improve overall railway connectivity and passenger amenities in the Hingoli Lok Sabha Constituency and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the details of the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to introduce new train services modernise and improve station infrastructure and enhance passenger facilities the said district along with the expected timeline for their implementation?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (e) Hingoli Deccan is served by 38 train services providing connectivity inter alia to Mumbai, Pune, Amritsar, Hyderabad, Bengaluru,

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Jaipur. Presently, Hingoli Deccan is connected to Mumbai by the daily service of 12071/12072 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (T) -Hingoli Deccan Jan Shatabdi Express and to Pune by the bi-weekly service of 11405/06 PuneAmravati Express. The list of trains serving Hingoli Deccan station is as under:

|   SN | Train No & Name                                               |
|------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|    1 | 11403 Nagpur -Kolhapur Express                                |
|    2 | 11404 Kolhapur-Nagpur Express                                 |
|    3 | 11405 Pune-Amravati Express                                   |
|    4 | 11406 Amravati-Pune Express                                   |
|    5 | 12071 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (T) -Hingoli Deccan Express |
|    6 | 12072 Hingoli Deccan-Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (T) Express  |
|    7 | 12421 Nanded-Amritsar Express                                 |
|    8 | 12422 Amritsar-Nanded Express                                 |
|    9 | 12439 Nanded-Shri Ganganagar Express                          |
|   10 | 12440 Sri Ganganagar-Nanded Express                           |
|   11 | 12485 Nanded-Shri Ganganagar Express                          |
|   12 | 12486 Sri Ganganagar-Nanded Express                           |
|   13 | 12719 Jaipur -Hyderabad Express                               |
|   14 | 12720 Hyderabad-Jaipur Express                                |
|   15 | 12751 Nanded-Jammu Tawi Express                               |
|   16 | 12752 Jammu Tawi -Nanded Express                              |
|   17 | 12765 Tirupati-Amravati Express                               |
|   18 | 12766 Amravati-Tirupati Express                               |
|   19 | 17605 Kacheguda-Bhagat Ki Kothi Express                       |
|   20 | 17606 Bhagat Ki Kothi-Kacheguda Express                       |
|   21 | 17639 Kacheguda-Akola Express                                 |
|   22 | 17640 Akola -Kacheguda Express                                |
|   23 | 17641 Kacheguda-Narkher Express                               |
|   24 | 17642 Narkher-Kacheguda Express                               |
|   25 | 17683 Akola -Purna Express                                    |
|   26 | 17684 Purna -Akola Express                                    |
|   27 | 19301 Dr. Ambedkar Nagar -Yesvantpur Express                  |
|   28 | 19302 Yesvantpur - Dr. Ambedkar Nagar Express                 |
|   29 | 19713 Jaipur -Kurnool City Express                            |
|   30 | 19714 Kurnool City-Jaipur Express                             |
|   31 | 22709 Nanded-Amb Andaura Express                              |
|   32 | 22710 Amb Andaura-Nanded Express                              |
|   33 | 22723 Nanded-Shri Ganganagar Express                          |
|   34 | 22724 Shri Ganganagar-Nanded Express                          |
|   35 | 57655 Parli Vaijnath-Akola Passenger                          |
|   36 | 57656 Akola -Purna Passenger                                  |

|   37 | 77613 Purna -Akola DMU          |
|------|---------------------------------|
|   38 | 77614 Akola -Parli Vaijnath DMU |

Further, proposals/ requests/ suggestions/ representations, both formal and informal inter alia for introduction of trains, extension of existing trains, or increase in frequency of trains, Railway projects/works across the country are received from Members of Parliament, elected representatives, organizations/rail users etc. at various levels including Railway Board, Zonal Railways,  Divisional  Offices  etc.  As  receipt  of  such  proposals/  requests/ 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.

Besides, introduction of new train services is an on-going process, which depends on various factors including-

-  Capacity of that section
-  Availability of path
-  Availability of required rolling stock
-  Availability of matching infrastructure for rolling stock
-  Maintenance requirement of railway tracks and other assets.
-  Occupancy and the traffic requirement of the section

## Amrit Bharat Stations:

Ministry  of  Railways  has  launched  Amrit  Bharat  Station  Scheme  for redevelopment of stations with a long-term approach.

The scheme involves preparation of master plans and their implementation in phases to improve the stations. The master planning includes:

-  Improvement of access to station and circulating areas
-  Integration of station with both sides of city
-  Improvement of station building

-  Improvement  of  waiting  halls,  toilets,  sitting  arrangement,  water booths
-  Provision of wider foot over bridge/air concourse commensurate with passenger traffic
-  Provision of lift/escalators/ramp
-  Improvement /Provision of platform surface and cover over platforms
-  Provision  of  kiosks  for  local  products  through  schemes  like  'One Station One Product'
-  Parking areas, Multimodal integration
-  Amenities for Divyangjans
-  Better passenger information systems
-  Provision of executive lounges, nominated  spaces  for business meetings,  landscaping,  etc.  keeping  in  view  the  necessity  at  each station

The scheme also envisages sustainable and environment friendly solutions, provision of ballastless tracks etc. as per necessity, phasing and feasibility and creation of city centre at the station in the long term.

So  far,  1,338  stations  have  been  identified  for  development  under  this scheme, out of which 132 stations including Himayatnagar, Hingoli Deccan and  Kinwat  stations  of  Hingoli  Lok  Sabha  Constituency  are  located  in Maharashtra. The names of stations identified for development under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme in Maharashtra are as following:

| State       |   No. of | Name of Stations                                                                                                                                                            |
|-------------|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Maharashtra |      132 | Ahmednagar, Ajni (Nagpur), Akalkot Road, Akola, Akurdi, Amalner, Amgaon, Amravati, Andheri, Badnera, Balharshah, Bandra Terminus, Baramati, Belapur, Bhandara Road, Bhokar, |

Bhusawal, Borivali, Byculla, Chalisgaon, Chanda Fort, Chandrapur, Charni Road, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus,  Chinchpokli,  Chinchwad,  Dadar  (CR), Dadar (WR), Dahisar, Daund, Dehu Road, Devlali, Dhamangaon, Dharangaon, Dharashiv, Dharmabad,  Dhule,  Diva,  Dudhani,  Gangakher, Godhani, Gondia, Grant Road, Hadapsar, Hatkanangale, Hazur Sahib Nanded, Himayatnagar, Hinganghat, Hingoli Deccan, Igatpuri, Jalgaon, Jalna, Jeur, Jogeshwari, Kalyan  Jn,  Kamptee,  Kandivali,  Kanjur  Marg, Karad, Katol, Kedgaon, Kinwat, Kopargaon, Kurduwadi Jn, Kurla Jn, Lasalgaon, Latur, Lokmanya Tilak  Terminus,  Lonand  Jn,  Lonavla, Lower Parel, Malad, Malkapur, Manmad  Jn, Manwath Road, Marine Lines, Matunga, Miraj Jn, Mudkhed Jn, Mumbai Central, Mumbra, Murtizapur Jn, Nagarsol , Nagpur Jn, Nandgaon, Nandura,  Nandurbar,  Narkher  Jn,  Nashik  Road, Netaji  Subhash  Chandra  Bose  Itwari  Junction, Pachora  Jn,  Palghar,  Pandharpur,  Panvel  Jn, Parbhani Jn, Parel, Parli Vaijnath, Partur , Phaltan, Prabhadevi, Pulgaon Jn, Pune Jn, Purna Jn, Raver, Rotegaon, Sainagar Shirdi, Sandhurst Road,  Sangli,  Satara,  Savda,  Selu,  Sewagram, Shahad, Shegaon, Shivaji Nagar Pune, Shri Chhatrapati  Shahu  Maharaj  Terminus  Kolhapur, Solapur, Talegaon, Thakurli, Thane, Titvala,

| Tumsar Road, Umri, Uruli, Vadala Road, Vidyavihar, Vikhroli, Wadsa, Wardha, Washim, Wathar   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

## Completed stations:

Development works at railway stations under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme in Maharashtra have been taken up at a good pace. Till now, works of 19 stations have been completed. The  name  of stations completed  in Maharashtra are as following:

| State       |   No. of stations | Name of stations                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|-------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Maharashtra |                19 | Amgaon, Baramati, Byculla, Chanda Fort, Chinchpokli, Devlali, Dhule, Himayatnagar, Kedgaon, Lasalgaon, Lonand Jn, Matunga, Murtizapur Jn, Nandura, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari Junction, Parel, Savda, Shahad, Vadala Road |

The activities for development at other stations have also been taken up at good pace and progress of some of the stations is as given below:

-  Hingoli Deccan station: The works of platform shelter and improvement of platform surface of platform no. 2 have been completed. The works of new station building, improvement of existing station building, platform surface of platform no. 1, lift and 12 m Foot Over Bridge have been taken up.
-  Kinwat station: The works of improvement of station building, platform shelter, improvement of platform surface, waiting hall, toilet, circulating area, lift and 12 m Foot Over Bridge have been taken up.

-  Palghar station: The works of new platform shelter at platform no. 2/3, platform surfacing, new coping blocks and tactile tile work at platform no. 4 have been completed. The works of utility shifting and 12 m Foot Over Bridge have been taken up.
-  Diva station: The works of improvement of station building, circulating area  and  parking  on  East  side,  new  entry  gate,  platform  raising  and flooring of platform no. 5/6 and 7/8, platform shelter at platform no. 7/8, new toilet block, sewage treatment plant on West side, improvement of Foot Over Bridge at Kalyan end and Mumbai end have been completed. The work of new 6 m Foot Over Bridge has been taken up.
-  Mumbra station: The works for improvement of platform surface, seating arrangement, new toilet block, improvement of booking office, circulating area, sewage treatment plant and flooring of Foot Over Bridge have been completed. The work of escalator has been taken up.

Further,  development  /  redevelopment  /  upgradation  /  modernisation  of stations on Indian Railways including provision of passenger amenities like waiting room, drinking water arrangement, lighting, Divyangjan facilities etc. is a continuous and ongoing process and works in this regard are undertaken as  per  requirement,  subject  to  inter-se  priority  and  availability  of  funds. Development / redevelopment / upgradation / modernisation of a station is carried out based on category of station/condition/traffic handled etc.

Indian  Railways  is  committed  to  make  its  railway  stations  accessible  for Persons  with  Disabilities  (Divyangjans)  and  passengers  with  reduced mobility as part of 'Sugamya Bharat Mission' or 'Accessible India Campaign' of  Government  of  India.  In  compliance  of  the  Rights  of  Persons  with Disabilities Act, 2016, 'Guidelines on accessibility of Indian Railway stations and  facilities  at  stations  for  differently  abled  persons  (Divyangjans)  and

passengers with reduced mobility' have been circulated and notified in the Gazette of India. The guidelines include provisions of facilities for Divyangjans and passengers with reduced mobility such as entrance ramps, accessible parking, low height ticket counters/help booths, toilets, drinking water booths, subways/Foot Over Bridges with ramps/lifts, standard signages including Braille signages and tactile pathways for visual impairment, etc. which are being provided in a phased manner and on the principles of reasonable accommodation.

Development / Upgradation of railway stations is complex in nature involving safety of passengers & trains and requires various statutory clearances such as fire clearance, heritage, tree cutting, airport clearance etc. The progress also gets affected due to brownfield related challenges such as shifting of utilities (involving water/sewage lines, optical fibre cables, gas pipe lines, power/signal cables, etc.), infringements, operation of trains without hindering passenger movement, speed restrictions due to works carried out in  close  proximity  of  tracks  and  high  voltage  power  lines,  etc.  and  these factors affect the completion time.

Development  /  Upgradation  /  Modernization  of  stations  including  Amrit Bharat Station Scheme is generally funded under Plan Head-53 'Customer Amenities'. The details of allocation and expenditure under Plan Head-53 are maintained Zonal Railway-wise and not work-wise or station-wise or statewise. Maharashtra is covered under the jurisdiction of four railway zones, namely, Central Railway, South Central Railway, South East Central Railway and  Western  Railway.  For  these  zones,  an  allocation  of  ₹  3,834  crore (Revised  Estimate)  has  been  made  for  the  financial  year  2025-26,  out  of which  an  expenditure  of  ₹  3,886  crore  (up  to  February,  2026)  has  been incurred so far.

Budget allocation & details of Projects in Maharashtra

Hingoli is an existing railway station on Akola-Purna railway line. To improve the connectivity in the region, survey for Akola-Purna doubling (207 Km) has been sanctioned for preparation of Detailed Project Report (DPR).

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, Ministry of Railway has taken up the work of Wardha-Nanded (284 Km) new line project which passes through Hingoli district. Wardha-DeoliKalamb section of 38 Km of this project has been commissioned and work taken up in the balance section. An expenditure of ₹3,264 crore has been incurred upto March, 2025 with an outlay of ₹310 crore for the year 2025-26.

The required 567 Ha. land has been acquired and works taken up.

Maharashtra

Railway Budget:

Budget  allocation  during  the  last  five  years  has  increased  significantly. Budget  allocation  for  infrastructure  projects  and  safety  works,  falling fully/partly in the State of Maharashtra is as under:

| Period   | Outlay                             |
|----------|------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | ₹1,171 crore/year                  |
| 2025-26  | ₹23,778 crore (More than 20 times) |

## Track Construction:

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

| Period   | New track Commissioned   | Average commissioning of new tracks   |
|----------|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | 292 Km                   | 58.4 Km/year                          |
| 2014-25  | 2,292 Km                 | 208.4 Km/year (More than 3 times)     |

## Projects sanctioned:

As on 01.04.2025, 38 projects (11 New Lines, 02 Gauge Conversion and 25 Doubling),  of  a  total  length  of  5,098  km,  costing  ₹89,780  crore,  falling fully/partly in Maharashtra, are sanctioned. The summary is as under:-

| Category                |   No. of sanctioned Projects | Total Length (in Km)   | Length Commissioned Upto Mar'25 (Km)   | Exp. upto Mar'25 (₹ in Cr.)   |
|-------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| New Line                |                           11 | 1,355                  | 234                                    | 10,504                        |
| Gauge Conversion        |                           02 | 609                    | 334                                    | 4,286                         |
| Doubling/ Multitracking |                           25 | 3,134                  | 1,792                                  | 24,617                        |
| Total                   |                           38 | 5,098                  | 2,360                                  | 39,407                        |

Recently completed projects:

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

|   S N | Project                                     | Cost (₹ in crore)   |
|-------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|     1 | Pune-Miraj-Londa Doubling (467 Km)          | 4,670               |
|     2 | Jabalpur-Gondia Gauge Conversion (300 Km)   | 2,005               |
|     3 | Chhindwara-Nagpur Gauge Conversion (150 Km) | 1,512               |
|     4 | Panvel-Pen Doubling (35 Km)                 | 263                 |
|     5 | Pen-Roha Doubling (40 Km)                   | 330                 |
|     6 | Udhna-Jalgaon Doubling (307 Km)             | 2,448               |
|     7 | Mudkhed-Parbhani Doubling (81 Km)           | 673                 |
|     8 | Bhusawal-Jalgaon 3rd Line (24 Km)           | 325                 |
|     9 | Jalgaon-Bhusawal 4th Line (24 Km)           | 261                 |
|    10 | Daund-Gulbarga Doubling (225 Km)            | 3,182               |

## Ongoing Projects:

To further improve the Railway Infrastructure in the state of Maharashtra, following works have been taken up:-

|   S N | Name of the project                                            | Cost (₹ In crore)   |
|-------|----------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|     1 | Ahilyanagar (Ahmednagar)-Beed-Parli Vaijnath New Line (261 Km) | 4,957               |
|     2 | Baramati-Lonand New Line (64 Km)                               | 1,844               |
|     3 | Wardha-Nanded New Line (284 Km)                                | 3,445               |
|     4 | Indore-Manmad New Line (360 Km)                                | 18,529              |
|     5 | Wadsa-Gadchiroli New Line (52 Km)                              | 1,886               |

|   6 | Jalna-Jalgaon New Line (174 Km)             | 5,804   |
|-----|---------------------------------------------|---------|
|   7 | Daund-Manmad Doubling (236 Km)              | 3,037   |
|   8 | Kalyan-Kasara 3rd Line (68 Km)              | 1,433   |
|   9 | Wardha-Nagpur 3rd Line (76 Km)              | 698     |
|  10 | Wardha-Ballarshah 3rd Line (132 Km)         | 1,385   |
|  11 | Itarsi-Nagpur 3rd Line (280 Km)             | 2,450   |
|  12 | Rajnandgaon-Nagpur 3rd Line (228 Km)        | 3,545   |
|  13 | Wardha-Nagpur 4th Line (79 Km)              | 1,137   |
|  14 | Jalgaon-Manmad 4th Line (160 Km)            | 2,574   |
|  15 | Bhusawal-Khandwa 3rd & 4th Line (131 Km)    | 3,285   |
|  16 | Solapur-Tuljapur-Osmanabad New Line (95 Km) | 2,933   |
|  17 | Panvel-Chowk Double Line (17 Km)            | 491     |
|  18 | Wardha-Balharshah 4th Line (135 Km)         | 2,226   |
|  19 | Itarsi-Nagpur 4th Line (297 Km)             | 5,010   |
|  20 | Wardha-Bhusawal 3rd & 4th Line (314 Km)     | 9,197   |
|  21 | Asangaon-Kasara 4th Line (35 Km)            | 794     |
|  22 | Badlapur-Karjat 3rd & 4th Line (32 Km)      | 1,324   |
|  23 | Gondia-Dongargarh 4th Line (84 Km)          | 2,223   |
|  24 | Gondia-Balharshah Doubling (240 Km)         | 4,819   |

Increasing train handling capacity in Mumbai area:

Presently,  about  120  originating  Mail/Express  trains  and  about  3200  sub urban trains are handled daily in Mumbai area. To increase train handling capacity  at  various  stations  in  Mumbai  area,  following  works  have  been completed/taken up/planned at various stations:

|   SN | Location        | Details                                       |
|------|-----------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|    1 | Bandra Terminus | 3 Pit Lines have been completed               |
|    2 | Mumbai Central  | Platform extension for 24 LHB coaches         |
|    3 | Jogeshwari      | 2 additional platforms                        |
|    4 | Dadar           | 1 additional platform                         |
|    5 | Vasai road      | 6 platforms, 3 pit lines and 5 stabling lines |
|    6 | Panvel-         | 5 platforms, 4 pit lines and 2 sick lines     |
|    7 | Kalyan          | 6 platforms and 4 pit lines                   |
|    8 | LTT             | 4 platforms and 2 pit lines                   |
|    9 | Parel           | 6 platforms, 5 pit lines, 6 stabling lines    |
|   10 | Virar           | 25 stabling lines                             |
|   11 | Dahanu road     | 11 stabling lines                             |
|   12 | Mira road       | 25 stabling lines                             |

## Platform length extension:

In addition to above, Platform extension work at 34 stations to accommodate 15 car EMUs have been taken up.

New projects for increasing capacity:

To improve the capacity of rail network in Mumbai suburban area, Mumbai Urban Transport Project  (MUTP)-II costing ₹8,087  crore, MUTP-III costing ₹10,947 crore and MUTP-IIIA costing ₹33,690 crore have been sanctioned. These projects include following works in Mumbai Suburban Area:

|   SN | Name of project                                                           |   Cost (₹ in crore) |
|------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|    1 | 6th Line Mumbai Central-Borivali (30 km)                                  |                 919 |
|    2 | Extension of Harbour Line Goregaon-Borivali (7 km)                        |                 826 |
|    3 | Virar-Dahanu Road 3rd & 4th Line (64 km)                                  |                3587 |
|    4 | 5th & 6th Line CSTM-Kurla (17.5 km)                                       |                 891 |
|    5 | Panvel-Karjat Suburban Corridor (29.6 km)                                 |                2782 |
|    6 | Airoli-Kalwa (elevated) Suburban Corridor link (3.3 km)                   |                 476 |
|    7 | 5th & 6th line Borivali-Virar (26 km)                                     |                2184 |
|    8 | 4th line between Kalyan-Asangaon (32 km)                                  |                1759 |
|    9 | 3rd & 4th line between Kalyan-Badlapur (14.05 km)                         |                1510 |
|   10 | Kalyan Yard-Segregation of Main Line & Suburban                           |                 866 |
|   11 | Vasai bye pass line (Double line) between Naigaon and Juchandra (5.73 Km) |                 176 |
|   12 | 3 rd and 4 th line between Badlapur & Karjat (32.46 km)                   |                1324 |
|   13 | 4 th line between Asangaon & Kasara (34.97 km)                            |                 794 |
|   14 | Trespass Control (34 locations)                                           |                 551 |

## New generation trains:

To enhance passenger carrying capacity, 238 rakes of 12 cars each with doors have been sanctioned under MUTP-III & IIIA at a cost of ₹19,293 crore. The process for procurement of these rakes has been taken up.

Capacity Augmentation works for Pune Area:

Presently, about 33 originating Mail/Express trains are handled daily in Pune area.

To  increase  train  handling  capacity  at  various  stations  in  Pune  area, following works have been completed/taken up/planned at various stations:

|   SN | Location      | Details                                                                                |
|------|---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    1 | Pune Junction | 6 additional Platforms and Extension of 5 Platforms.                                   |
|    2 | Hadapsar      | Extension of 3 Platforms to handle full length trains.                                 |
|    3 | Khadki        | Raising and Extension of PF-3/4 and extension of running lines completed in July'2025. |
|    4 | Alandi        | New Coaching Terminal with 9 additional Platforms, 8 pit lines and 8 stabling lines    |
|    5 | Phursungi     | 5 Stabling Lines at Phursungi                                                          |

In  addition  to  above,  following  capacity  additional  works  have  been undertaken in Pune Area to increase the train handling capacity:

|   SN | Name of Project                                                                               |
|------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    1 | 3 rd Line between Hadapsar and Ghorpuri Yard                                                  |
|    2 | New Block station at Manjari Bhadrukin Pune-Daund Section and Ramtekdi in Pune-Sasvad section |
|    3 | Bidirectional Signalling in Pune Sasvad Road Section                                          |

## Bullet Train project:

Presently,  the  Mumbai-Ahmedabad  High Speed Rail (MAHSR) Project (508 km) is under execution. The Project is passing through the States of Gujarat, Maharashtra and Union Territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli with 12 stations planned  at  Mumbai,  Thane,  Virar,  Boisar,  Vapi,  Billimora,  Surat,  Bharuch, Vadodara, Anand, Ahmedabad and Sabarmati.

Entire land (1389.5 Ha.) for MAHSR project has been acquired. All Statutory Clearances  have  been  obtained.  All  1651  utilities  have  been  shifted.  The delay  in  land  acquisition  in  the  State  of  Maharashtra  has  impacted  the project till 2021. The land acquisition picked up in 2022 in Maharashtra.

## The progress of various major items so far is as under:

| Item      | Progress   |
|-----------|------------|
| Piers     | 430 kms.   |
| Girder    | 341 kms.   |
| Track Bed | 174 kms.   |
| OHE Masts | 153 kms.   |

## The progress of stations is given below:-

|   S.No. | Station      | Status                                                                                                |
|---------|--------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Sabarmati    | Foundation works completed, Platform slab & roof structural works and finishing works are in progress |
|       2 | Ahmedabad    | Structural works completed and finishing works                                                        |
|       3 | Anand/Nadiad | have been taken up.                                                                                   |
|       4 | Vadodara     | Foundation work completed, structural works and finishing works have been taken up.                   |
|       5 | Bharuch      | Structural works completed and finishing                                                              |
|       6 | Surat        | works                                                                                                 |
|       7 | Bilimora     | have been taken up.                                                                                   |
|       8 | Vapi         |                                                                                                       |
|       9 | Boisar       | Foundation works have been taken up and in                                                            |
|      10 | Virar        | advanced stage. Structural works have been taken                                                      |
|      11 | Thane        | up.                                                                                                   |
|      12 | BKC (Mumbai) | This is an underground station. Foundation works almost completed and Base Slab has been taken up.    |

## The progress on the River Bridges is as under:-

| S N                                                                                                                            | River Name                                                      | Status         |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
| 1 Sabarmati River (480m)                                                                                                       | Sub-Structure work Superstructure work has been taken up.       | completed,     |
| 2 Meshwa River (120m)                                                                                                          | Bridge construction completed.                                  |                |
| 3 Vatrak River (280m)                                                                                                          | Bridge construction completed.                                  |                |
| 4                                                                                                                              | Bridge construction completed.                                  |                |
| 5 Mahi River (720m)                                                                                                            | 11 out of 12 wells completed;5 spans launched                   |                |
| 6 Vishwamitri River                                                                                                            | Bridge construction completed.                                  | (80m)          |
| 7 Dhadhar River (120m)                                                                                                         | Bridge construction completed.                                  |                |
| 8 Narmada River (1366m)                                                                                                        | 21 out of 25 wells completed; 4 spans launched                  |                |
| 9 Kim River (120m)                                                                                                             | Bridge construction completed.                                  |                |
| Tapi River (720m)                                                                                                              | Foundation work has been taken up, 10 out of 12 wells completed | 10             |
| 11 Mindhola River (240m) Venganiya River (200m) Kaveri River (120m) Kharera River (120m) Auranga River (320m) Par River (320m) | Bridge construction completed.                                  | 14 15 16 17 18 |
| Purna River (360m)                                                                                                             | Bridge construction completed.                                  | 12             |
| 13 Ambika River (200m)                                                                                                         | Bridge construction completed.                                  |                |
| 19 Kolak River (160m)                                                                                                          | Bridge construction completed.                                  |                |
| 20                                                                                                                             | Bridge construction completed.                                  |                |
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|   21 | Darotha River (80m)             |                                                                                         |
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|   22 | Jagani River (360m)             | Foundation works have been completed                                                    |
|   23 | VaitarnaRiver (2320m)           | 12 Pile Cap and 11 Pier (out of 58) completed.                                          |
|   24 | Ulhas River Branch (120m)       | Temporary Access Bridge (TAB) completed to start the foundation work.                   |
|   25 | Desai Khadi River Bridge (400m) | Geo-technical Investigation (GTI) has been completed and Design work has been taken up. |

The work of the under-sea tunnel (approximately 21 km) has commenced, out of which 4.8 km of tunnel between Ghansoli and Shilphata in Maharashtra has been completed.

Further,  to  strengthen  national  transport  infrastructure,  provide  a  fillip  to regional connectivity, economic growth, tourism, investment and employment  generation,  and  encourage  modal  shift  from  road  and  air transport  to  rail,  the  Government  has  announced  the  development  of  the following seven new High-Speed Rail (HSR) corridors in the Union Budget 2026-27:-

- (i) Mumbai-Pune
- (ii) Pune-Hyderabad
- (iii) Hyderabad-Bengaluru
- (iv) Hyderabad-Chennai
- (v) Chennai-Bengaluru
- (vi) Delhi-Varanasi
- (vii) Varanasi-Siliguri

Being highly capital intensive, the decision to sanction any HSR Corridor/Project depends on many factors such as outcome of DPR, technoeconomic feasibility studies and availability of resources such as financing options etc.

## Dedicated freight corridor:

Western  DFC  also  passes  through  Maharashtra.  About  178  route  Km  of western DFC is situated in Maharashtra which is about 12% of overall route length  of  western  DFC.  76  Km  of  this  project  from  New  Gholvad  to  New Vaitarna  in  Maharashtra  has  already  been  commissioned.  Balance  works have been taken up. Connectivity of WDFC to JNPT will boost the capacity to handle cargo and container traffic from port to Delhi NCR.

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.

Various steps taken by the Government for effective and speedy implementation of rail projects include:

-  Substantial increase in allocation of funds.
-  Delegation of powers at field level.
-  Close monitoring of progress of project at various levels.
-  Regular follow up with State Governments and concerned authorities for expeditious land acquisition, forestry and Wildlife clearances and for resolving other issues pertaining to projects.

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