Lok Sabha Question No. 4204 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-18
Subject: Sardarshahar to Hanumangarh Rail Line Survey (Rajasthan)
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Amra Ram

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4204

## LOK SABHA TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.03.2026

## SARDARSHAHAR TO HANUMANGARH RAIL LINE SURVEY (RAJASTHAN)

†4204. SHRI AMRA RAM:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the survey for the construction of a new railway line from Sardarshahar to Hanumangarh in Rajasthan along with the action taken in thereon;
- whether the proposed rail connectivity from Jaipur to Hanumangarh and Sri Ganganagar and further up to international border with Pakistan are strategically  important  after  the  completion  of  the  construction  of railway line from Fatehpur to Ratangarh thus providing direct service for transportation  or  movement  of  materials  and  troops  from  Agra  and
- (b) Jaipur saving both time as well transportation costs; and
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  conduct  a  survey  and  begin construction of the said railway lines and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND

## ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (c):  Sardarshahar and Hanumangarh are existing railway stations on Indian Railway Network and already connected via Ratangarh and Sadulpur.  Also,  Jaipur  to  Hanumangarh  and  Sri  Ganganagar  are  already having rail connectivity via Ringas, Sikar, Fatehpur Sekhawati, Churu and Sadulpur.

Surveys for Sardarshahar - Hanumangarh New line (149 km) and Ratangarh

-  Fatehpur  Sekhawati (39 Km) new line were conducted but the projects have low traffic projections.

## 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   | Expenditure (₹ in Cr)   |
|-------------------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|                         |                   | (in Km)        | (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 | Bangurgram-Ras New Line (28 km)                              |                        175 |
|       2 | ThaiyatHamira-Sonu New Line (58 Km)                          |                        350 |
|       3 | Suratpura- Sriganganagar Gauge Conversion (241 Km)           |                        896 |
|       4 | Sadulpur-Bikaner &Ratangarh-Degana Gauge Conversion (438 Km) |                        886 |
|       5 | Jaipur -Churu & Sikar-Loharu Gauge Conversion (320 Km)       |                       1105 |
|       6 | Bhagat ki Kothi-Luni Doubling (28 Km)                        |                        128 |

|   S.No. | Name of Project                                  |   Latest Cost (₹ in crore) |
|---------|--------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|       7 | Rani-Keshav Ganj Doubling (59 Km)                |                        290 |
|       8 | Guriya-Marwar &Karjoda-Palanpur Doubling (49 Km) |                        251 |
|       9 | Rani-Marwar Doubling (52 Km)                     |                        346 |
|      10 | Abu Road-Swaroop Ganj Doubling (26 Km)           |                        195 |
|      11 | Abu Road-Sarotra Road Doubling (24 Km)           |                        152 |
|      12 | Alwar-Bandikui Doubling (60 Km)                  |                        450 |
|      13 | Ajmer-Bangurgram Doubling (48 Km)                |                        375 |
|      14 | Bangurgram-Guriya Patch Doubling (47 Km)         |                        395 |
|      15 | Degana-Rai ka Bagh Doubling (146 Km)             |                        809 |
|      16 | Bina-Kota Doubling (283 Km)                      |                       2476 |
|      17 | Nimach-Chittaurgarh Doubling (56 Km)             |                        560 |
|      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 | Nimach-Badi Sadri New Line (48 Km)      |                 495 |
|       2 | Taranga Hill-Abu Road New Line (116 Km) |                2798 |

|   S.No. | Name of Project                                                             |   Cost (₹ in crore) |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|       3 | Ramganjmandi-Bhopal New Line (277 Km)                                       |                5073 |
|       4 | Pushkar-Merta New Line (51 Km)                                              |                 800 |
|       5 | Ringus-Khatu Shyam Ji New Line (17 Km)                                      |                 254 |
|       6 | Merta city-Ras New Line & Bye Pass at Merta Road Station (56 Km)            |                 947 |
|       7 | Gwalior-Sheopurkalan Gauge Conversion with extension to Kota (284 Km)       |                2913 |
|       8 | Dholpur-Sirmuttra Gauge Conversion with extension to Gangapur City (145 Km) |                 747 |
|       9 | Mavli-DevgarhMadariya Gauge Conversion (83 Km)                              |                 969 |
|      10 | Mathura-Jhansi 3 rd Line (274 Km)                                           |                5924 |
|      11 | Agra Fort-Bandikui Doubling (150 Km)                                        |                 988 |
|      12 | Sawaimadhopur-Jaipur Doubling (131 Km)                                      |                1204 |
|      13 | Churu-Sadulpur& Luni-Bhildi Doubling (330 Km)                               |                3554 |
|      14 | Ajmer-Chanderiya Doubling (178 Km)                                          |                1635 |
|      15 | Bye Pass line at Sawaimadhopur (14 Km)                                      |                 304 |
|      16 | Rewari-Khatuwas Doubling (28 Km)                                            |                 352 |
|      17 | Khatuwas-Narnaul Doubling (24 Km)                                           |                 313 |
|      18 | Bye Pass line at Marwar (4 Km)                                              |                  71 |
|      19 | Bypass line at Churu (5 Km)                                                 |                  63 |
|      20 | Bypass line at Samdari (1 Km)                                               |                  26 |
|      21 | Ramdevra-Pokhran new line (13 Km)                                           |                 189 |
|      22 | Lalgarh-Bikaner East Cabin doubling (11 Km)                                 |                 279 |
|      23 | Ringas-Sikar Doubling (50 Km)                                               |                 470 |
|      24 | Umra-Debari Doubling (25 Km)                                                |                 492 |

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 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.

## Train Connectivity

Presently, Hanumangarh and Sriganganagar are connected to Jaipur by 08 Express train services each. These services are listed below:-

## ● Jaipur to Hanumangarh

|   SN | Train Number and Name                                 |
|------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|    1 | 20497/20498 Rameswaram - Firozpur Cant Express        |
|    2 | 54703/54704 Bathinda - Jaipur Express                 |
|    3 | 14701/14702 Shri Ganganagar - Bandra Terminus Express |
|    4 | 22981/22982 Kota - Shri Ganganagar Express            |

## ● Jaipur to Sriganganagar

|   SN | Train Number and Name                             |
|------|---------------------------------------------------|
|    1 | 20471/20472 Sriganganagar - Puri Express          |
|    2 | 14701/14702 Sriganganagar - Bandra (T) Express    |
|    3 | 22981/22982 Kota - Sriganganagar Express          |
|    4 | 22997/22998 Jhalawar City - Sriganganagar Express |

Besides, introduction of train services on any route/section, which is an ongoing process, depends on various factors which include:

- 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.

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