Lok Sabha Question No. 5504 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-25
Subject: Rail Connectivity for Nagarkurnool
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Dr. Mallu Ravi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5504 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.03.2026

## RAIL CONNECTIVITY FOR NAGARKURNOOL

## 5504.   DR. MALLU RAVI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the Government  is  aware  that large parts of southern Telangana, particularly Nagarkurnool Lok Sabha Constituency still lack direct railway connectivity despite decades of proposals and if so, the
- details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has received representations seeking construction of new railway lines such as Dornakal-NalgondaKalwakurthy-Nagarkurnool, Wanaparthy-Gadwal and JadcherlaNandyal via Nagarkurnool and Kollapur to improve connectivity in the region and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has conducted any feasibility study or  Final Location Survey for new railway corridors connecting unserved districts  of  southern  Telangana  including  Nagarkurnool and  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (d) whether it  is  a  fact  that  railway  infrastructure  projects  in  Telangana have faced delays due to land acquisition issues and funding gaps and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) the  details  of  railway  projects  sanctioned,  under  survey  or  pending approval  in  Telangana  during  the  last  five  years  particularly  those affecting backward districts such as Nagarkurnool; and
- (f) the timeline proposed by the Government for improving rail connectivity and initiating new railway line projects in the region?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (f): Dornakal, Nalgonda, Gadwal, Jadcherla, Nandyal  are existing railway stations. For improving the connectivity in Southern Part of Telangana,

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survey  for  Dornakal-Gadwal  new  line  (296  Km)  has  been  sanctioned  for preparation of Detailed Project Report (DPR). The survey has been completed. The line passes through Suryapet, Nalgonda, Kalwakurthy, Nagarkurnool and Wanaparthy.

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.

Survey for Jadcherla-Nandyal new line (182 Km) was carried out. The project has low traffic projections.

## TELANGANA:

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 Telangana is as under:

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

Track Construction:

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) |

Projects sanctioned:

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

## State of Telangana have been sanctioned. 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 (₹ in Cr.)   |
|--------------------------|-------------------|------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| New Line                 |                 6 | 840                    |                                            245 | 4,611                                    |
| Doubling/Mult i-tracking |                14 | 1,326                  |                                            303 | 6,939                                    |
| Total                    |                20 | 2,166                  |                                            548 | 11,550                                   |

Recently completed projects:

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

|   S. No. | Project                                                           | Cost (₹ 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                |

## Ongoing Projects:

Details  of  some  of  the  projects  falling  fully/partly  in  the  State  of  Telangana which have been taken up 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       |

|   S.N | Name of Project                                             | Cost (Cr)   |
|-------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
|     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         |

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.

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

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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