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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4040
TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.08.2026
APPROVED RAILWAY PROJECTS IN WEST BENGAL
4040. SMT. MALA ROY:
Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:
(a) the number of railway projects sanctioned by the Government for West
Bengal during the last three months; and
(b) the details of the amount of fund release for current projects/new
projects for West Bengal during the last three months?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND
ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)
(a) & (b): Budget allocation in the recent years has increased significantly.
Budget allotment of projects is made commensurate to the progress
achieved in any project. Budget allocation for infrastructure projects and
safety works, falling fully/partly in the State of West Bengal is as under:-
Period Outlay
2009-14 Rs.4,380 Cr./year
2026-27 Rs. 14,205 Cr. (More than 3 times)
Projects Sanctioned:
As on 01.04.2026, 63 projects (14 New Lines, 04 Gauge Conversions and 45
Doubling), covering a total length of 5,148 Km, costing ₹83,433 crore,
falling fully/partly in West Bengal are sanctioned. The summary is as under:
§ Page 1 of 12Category No. of Total Length Total Exp.
projects Length Commissioned till upto March,
(in March, 2026 2026
Km) (in Km) (Rs. in Cr.)
New Lines 14 1,056 337 13,872
Gauge 4 1,201 854 3,676
Conversion
Doubling/Multi- 45 2,891 530 10,401
tracking
Total 63 5,148 1,721 27,949
Recently Completed Projects:
Details of some of the recently completed projects falling fully/partly in the
State of West Bengal are as under:
S. Project Cost
No. (Rs. in Cr.)
1 Rampurhat-Mandarhill new line (130 Km) 908
2 Azimganj-Murshidabad new line (7 Km) 164
3 Bardhaman-Katwa Gauge Conversion (52 Km) 696
4 Ahmedpur-Katwa Gauge Conversion (52 Km) 440
5 Panskura Kharagpur Doubling (45 Km) 408
6 Lalgola – Jiaganj Doubling (23 Km) 124
7 Krishnanagar-Bethuadahari Doubling (28 Km) 152
8 Nabadwipdham-Patuli Doubling (22 Km) 170
9 Bethuadhahari-Plassey Doubling (23 km) 132
10 Ambikakalna-Nabadwipdham Doubling (23 km) 145
11 Nalhati-Sagardighi Doubling (26 km) 193
12 Tamluk Jn.- Basulya Sutahata Doubling (24 km) 245
Page 2 of 12S. Project Cost
No. (Rs. in Cr.)
13 Plassey- Jiaganj Doubling (54 km) 234
14 Azimganj-Manigram Doubling (21 km) 150
15 New Coochbehar-Gumanihat Doubling (29 km) 330
16 New Coochbehar-Samuktala Road Doubling (29 km) 445
17 Sainthia-Tarapith 3rd line (22 Km) 186
18 Ambari Falakata-New Maynaguri Doubling (38 km) 843
19 Bandel-Boinchi - 3rd line (31 km) 546
20 Boinchi-Shaktigarh 3rd line (26 km) 424
21 Bazar Sau-Azimganj Jn. Doubling (42 km) 343
22 Sagardighi- Malda Town Doubling (25 Km) 248
23 Kharagpur-Narayangarh 3rd line (24 km) 270
24 Monigram-Nimtita Doubling (24 Km) 713
25 Purulia-Kotshila Doubling (36 Km) 393
Ongoing Projects:
Some of the projects falling fully/partly in the State of West Bengal which
have been taken up are as under:
SN. Project Cost
(Rs. in Cr.)
1 Chandil- Damodar 3rd Line(121 Km) 1,932
2 Tarakeshwar-Bishnupur New Line (83 Km) 1,542
3 Sivok-Rangpo New Line (44 Km) 11,973
4 Balurghat-Hilli New Line (30 Km) 1,209
5 Kaliyaganj-Buniadpur New Line (33 Km) 1,147
6 Katihar-Kumedpur and Katihar-Mukuria Doubling (65 943
Km)
Page 3 of 12SN. Project Cost
(Rs. in Cr.)
7 Kharagpur-Adityapur 3rd line (132 Km) 3,450
8 Narayangarh-Bhadrak 3rd line (153 Km) 3,425
9 Kalipahari-Bakhtarnagar 5th Line (18Km) 350
10 Dankuni-Baltikuri 3rd & 4th line (18 Km) 429
11 Murarai-Barharwa 3rd Line (49 Km) 935
12 Ranaghat-Krishnanagar City 3rd Line (26 Km) 446
13 Aluabari Road-New Jalpaiguri 3rd & 4th Line (57 1,630
Km)
14 Sainthia-Pakur 4th Line (81 Km) 1,569
15 Santragachi- Kharagpur 4th Line (111 Km) 2,905
16 Barbenda-Damrughutu Doubling, Damrughutu- 815
Bokaro Steel City 3rd & 4th Line (52 Km)
17 Ranaghat-Bangaon doubling (33 Km) 396
18 Hijli to Nimpura Through yard 3rd line (6 Km) 234
19 Doubling of New Jalpaiguri- Siliguri (7 Km) 215
20 Thakurganj-Siliguri Doubling (56 Km) 916
21 Bypass line at Rampur hat (12 Km) 190
The following projects falling fully/partly in the State of West Bengal, have
been sanctioned in last three months:
SN. Project Cost
(Rs. in Cr.)
1 Rampurhat Bypass (12 Km) 190
2 Thakurganj-Siliguri doubling (56 Km) 916
3 Nimpura-Midnapur 3rd line (15 Km) 439
Page 4 of 12Zonal Railway wise details of Railway projects are made available in public
domain on Indian Railway’s website.
Coordination with State Government:
In order to strengthen coordination for expeditious implementation of
railway connectivity projects across state, monitoring progress of such
projects & facilitating coordinated resolution of implementation issues, a
task force has been constituted under chairmanship of Chief Secretary,
West Bengal by Govt of West Bengal.
Chingrighata Matter:
Further, temporary diversion of traffic at Chingrighata crossing for launching
of viaduct segments for construction of Kolkata Metro was permitted by
state government in May-26 after almost 1.5 years since the request made.
The work of Chingrighata crossing has finally been completed in May-26.
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.
Page 5 of 12ROBs/RUBs:
Sanctioning and execution of works of Road over Bridge (ROB)/Road under
Bridge (RUB) in lieu of Level crossings (LCs) is a continuous and dynamic
process of Indian Railway. Such works are prioritised and taken up on the
basis of its impact on safety in train operations, mobility of trains & impact
for road users and feasibility etc.
No. of ROBs/ RUBs constructed on Indian Railways during the period 2004-
14 viz-a-viz 2014-26 (Upto May’26) is as under:
Period ROBs/ RUBs constructed
2004-14 4,148 Nos.
2014-26 (Upto May’26) 14,451 Nos. (547 Nos. in the State of West
Bengal)
As on 01.06.2026, 4,993 Nos. ROB/ RUB works at an approximate cost of ₹
1,17,492 Cr are sanctioned on Indian Railways including 363 Nos. ROB/RUB
works at an approximate cost of ₹8,060 Cr are at various stages of
planning and execution in the State of West Bengal. Total 09 Nos. of
ROBs/RUBs have been completed in West Bengal during the year 2026-27
(Upto May’26).
During the last three months 15 Nos. ROB and 24 Nos. RUB works at an
approximate cost of ₹1,460 Cr have been sanctioned in the State of West
Bengal.
Completion & commissioning of ROB/RUB works depends on various
factors like cooperation of State Governments in giving consent for
closure of LC, fixing of approach alignment, approval of General
Page 6 of 12Arrangement Drawing (GAD), land acquisition, removal of encroachment,
shifting of infringing utilities, statutory clearances from various
authorities, law and order situation in the area of project / work sites,
duration of working season in a year for the particular project / area due to
climatic conditions etc. All these factors affect the completion time of the
projects / works. Therefore, it is not feasible to fix definite timelines for
completion of ROB/RUB works.
As on 01.04.2026, 99 Nos. ROB/RUB Works were held up on account of
State Govt. of West Bengal on account of non-finalisation of alignment, law
& order issues etc. However, in the last two and a half months, lots of
initiatives have been taken to resolve the long pending issues related to
ROB/RUB works:
(i) Govt. of West Bengal has constituted a task force headed by the chief
secretary and senior officers from Govt. of West Bengal, local bodies
and Railways which is proactively clearing the decision related to
ROB/RUB works.
(ii) As a result, the joint site visits are being conducted at all the held up/
delayed works and action is being done to finalize the feasible
alignment which is required before land acquisition is taken up. To
facilitate the finalisation of alignment, Govt. of West Bengal/PWD has
also issued a check list.
(iii) Further, Govt. of West Bengal has conveyed as in-principle approval to
make available free of cost the Government land for ROB/RUB works.
Due to the above mentioned proactive steps taken, till date, joint site visits
have been conducted at all 99 locations and 26 Nos. ROB/RUB works have
already been resolved.
Page 7 of 12Further, Railways have taken following measures to expedite the progress
of ROB/RUB works:
(i) Joint survey with concerned State Govt./Road Owning Authority is done
before finalizing the General Arrangement Drawing (GAD) to ensure
smooth execution.
(ii) Periodic meetings of Railway & State Government officials are done to
resolve various issues related to ROB/RUB works.
(iii) Standardization of superstructure drawings for various combinations of
span, skewness and width of road on Railway portion has been done to
avoid delays during the design approval. This has been issued in the
form of compendium, which can be directly adopted for Road Over
Bridge across Railway lines for expeditious planning.
Station Redevelopment:
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 of Indian Railways.
The master planning, keeping in view the necessity of each station,
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/subway to commensurate with
passenger traffic
Provision of lifts/escalators/ramps
Improvement of platform surface/ provision of platform shelter
Page 8 of 12 Provision of kiosks for local products through schemes like ‘One Station
One Product’
Parking development
Amenities for Divyangjans
Better passenger information systems
Provision of air concourse, executive lounges, Multimodal integration,
landscaping, etc.
The scheme also envisages sustainable and environment friendly solutions
etc. as per necessity, phasing and feasibility and creation of city centre at
the station in the long term.
So far, 1,340 stations have been identified for development under this
scheme, out of which 102 stations, are located in West Bengal. The
names of stations identified for development under Amrit Bharat Station
Scheme in West Bengal are as following:
State No. of Name of Stations
Stations
West Bengal 102 Adra, Alipurduar Jn., Aluabari Road, Ambika
kalna, Anara, Andal Jn., Andul, Asansol Jn.,
Azimganj, Bagnan, Bally, Balurghat, Bandel
Jn., Bangaon Jn., Bankura, Barabhum,
Barasat, Barddhaman, Barrackpore, Belda,
Berhampore Court, Bethuadahari, Bhaluka
Road, Binnaguri, Bishnupur, Bolpur
Shantiniketan, Burnpur, Canning, Chandan
nagar, Chandpara, Chandrakona Road,
Dalgaon, Dalkhola, Dankuni, Dhulian Ganga,
Dhupguri, Digha, Dinhata, Dum Dum Jn.,
Falakata, Garbeta, Gede, Haldia, Haldibari,
Page 9 of 12State No. of Name of Stations
Stations
Harishchandrapur, Hasimara, Hijli, Howrah
Jn, Jalpaiguri, Jalpaiguri Road, Jangipur
Road, Jhalida, Jhargram, Joychandi Pahar
Jn, Kaliyaganj, Kalyani, Kalyani Ghoshpara,
Kamakhyaguri, Katwa Jn, Khagraghat
Road, Kharagpur Jn, Kolkata, Krishnanagar
City Jn, Kumedpur Jn, Madhukunda,
Madhyamgram, Malda Court, Malda Town,
Mecheda, Medinipur (Midnapore), Nabadwip
Dham, Naihati Jn, New Alipurduar, New
Cooch Behar, New Farakka Jn, New
Jalpaiguri Jn, New Mal Jn, Ondagram,
Panagarh, Pandabeswar, Panskura Jn,
Purulia Jn, Rampurhat Jn, Ranaghat,
Sainthia Jn, Salboni, Samsi, Santragachi,
Sealdah, Shalimar, Shantipur, Sheoraphuli
Jn., Shrirampur, Siliguri Jn., Sitarampur,
Siuri, Sonarpur Jn., Suisa, Tamluk,
Tarakeswar, Tulin, Uluberia
Completed Stations located in West Bengal:
Development works at railway stations under Amrit Bharat Station
Scheme in West Bengal have been taken up at a good pace. Details of
stations completed in West Bengal are as under:
State No. of Name of stations
stations
West Bengal 13 Anara, Barabhum, Digha, Garbeta, Haldia,
Page 10 of 12Haldibari, Jalpaiguri Road, Joychandi Pahar
Junction, Kalyani Ghoshpara, Kamakhyaguri,
Panagarh, Siuri, Tamluk
The activities for development at other stations of West Bengal have
also been taken up at good pace and progress of some of the stations is
as given below:
Asansol Junction station: The structural work of new station building
block no. 4 of South Wing, building block no. 1, 2 and 3 of North Wing
have been completed. The structural work of new station building
block no. 3 of South Wing, extension of 6 m wide foot over bridge and
air concourse have been taken up.
New Jalpaiguri Junction station: The works of new station building at
second entry, Rail Mail Service office building and structural work of
new departure station building up to fourth floor have been
completed. The structural works of new arrival station building at
main entry, structural work of fifth and sixth floor of new departure
station building, podium parking, elevated road and air concourse
have been taken up.
Aluabari Road station: The works of extension of platform no. 2,
improvement of platform surface at platform no. 1 and 2, circulating
area, parking, approach road and boundary wall have been
completed. The works of 12 m wide foot over bridge, new station
building block and improvement of platform shelter have been taken
up.
New Farakka Junction station: The works of improvement of station
building, waiting halls, toilet, entrance porch, signages and
Page 11 of 12installation of Train Indication Board have been completed. The works
of improvement of circulating area and parking have been taken up.
Barddhaman station: The works of new station building at second
entry, entrance porch, waiting hall, booking counter, toilet,
improvement of platform surface and platform shelters have been
completed. The works of 6 m wide foot over bridge and improvement
of circulating area have been taken up.
Further, development / redevelopment / upgradation / modernisation of
stations on Indian Railways, 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.
Development / upgradation / modernisation of stations including under
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 station-wise or state-
wise. West Bengal is covered under the jurisdiction of four railway zones,
namely Eastern Railway, Northeast Frontier Railway, South Eastern
Railway and Metro Railway. For these zones, an allocation of ₹ 1,231 crore
has been made for the financial year 2026-27, out of which an expenditure
(up to June, 2026) of ₹ 471 crore has been incurred so far.
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