Parliament Question: Farrukhnagar-Jhajjar-Charkhi Dadri-Loharu Railway Line

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2923 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.08.2026 FARRUKHNAGAR-JHAJJAR-CHARKHI DADRI-LOHARU RAILWAY LINE 2923. SHRI DEEPENDER SINGH HOODA: Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state: (a) the details of the present stage of processing of the proposed Farrukhnagar-Jhajjar- Charkhi Dadri-Loharu new railway line including the status of the survey, DPR preparation and inter-departmental approvals; (b) the details of the factors responsible for the delay in moving the project beyond the planning stage despite its long-standing inclusion in regional rail connectivity proposals; (c) the details of the estimated cost, expected completion date and funding pattern (Centre/State share) for the project; (d) the details of the expected socio-economic benefits, including improved mobility, trade, employment and regional connectivity in southern and western Haryana; and (e) whether the Government proposes a time-bound roadmap or priority status to expedite this railway line project and integrate it with broader rail infrastructure plans such as the South Haryana Economic Rail Corridor and if so, the details thereof? ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW) (a) to (e) : Farrukhnagar, Jhajjar, Charkhi Dadri and Loharu are already connected with Railway Network. To further improve connectivity and also provide direct connectivity, following surveys have been taken up :- § Page 1 of 6S. N. Name of Project Status 1 Farrukhnagar – Jhajjar (25 Final Location Survey (FLS) has Km) New Line been sanctioned for preparation of Detailed Project Report (DPR). Field Survey work has been completed. 2 Jhajjar – Charkhi Dadri – Final Location Survey (FLS) has Loharu Jn (94 Km) New Line been sanctioned for preparation of Detailed Project Report (DPR). After preparation of DPR, project requires consultation with various stake- holders including State Governments and necessary approvals viz. appraisal of NITI Aayog, Ministry of Finance etc. As consultation with stake-holders is a continuous and dynamic process, exact timelines cannot be fixed. The Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor (HORC) project (126 Km) has been taken up by Haryana Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (HRIDC), a Joint Venture company of State Government of Haryana (51%) and Ministry of Railways (49%) at a cost of Rs. 5618 Cr. for development. Patli – Manesar (7 Km.) section has been commissioned. The work in the balance section has been taken up. The status of the project is as under:  Land Acquisition has been Completed.  Earthwork : 79 lakh cum out of 229 lakh cum has been completed  Tunnel : 02 Km out of 05 Km has been completed  Major Bridges : 02 out of 84 have been completed  Minor Bridges : 82 out of 360 have been completed  Track Linking : 19 TKM out of 315 TKM has been completed Page 2 of 6Haryana: Railway Budget: Budget allocation for Infrastructure projects and safety works, falling fully/partly in the State of Haryana is as under: Period Outlay 2009-14 ₹ 315 crore/year 2026-27 ₹ 3,566 Cr. (More than 11 times) Projects sanctioned: As on 01.04.2026, 09 projects (01 New Lines and 08 Doubling), covering a total length of 711 km, costing ₹13,317 crore, falling fully/partly in Haryana are sanctioned. The summary is as under: Category No. of Total Length Expenditure projects Length Commissioned (in upto March (in Km) Km) 2026 (₹in Cr) New Lines 1 28 0 1,056 Doubling/ 8 683 62 1,783 Multitracking Total 9 711 62 2,839 Recently completed projects: Details of some of the recently completed projects falling fully/partly in the State of Haryana are as under: S. Project Cost No. (Rs. in Cr.) 1 Jind-Sonepat New Line (89 Km) 800 Page 3 of 62 Rewari-Rohtak New Line (85 Km) 1,001 3 Rohtak-Mehem-Hansi New Line (64 Km) 889 4 Suratpura- Sriganganagar Gauge Conversion (241 Km) 896 5 Jaipur-Churu & Sikar-Loharu Gauge Conversion (320 Km) 1,105 6 Jakhal- Mansa Doubling (45 Km) 163 7 Ambala-chandigarh Doubling (45 Km) 339 8 Rewari-Manheru Doubling (69 Km) 465 9 Tughlakhabad-Palwal 4th line (34 Km) 366 10 Mathura – Palwal 4th Line (80 Km) 669 11 Khatuwas – Narnaul Doubling (24 Km) 313 12 Khukhrana-Panipat Doubling(8 Km) 58 13 Palwal – New Prithala New Line (10 Km) 66 Ongoing projects: Some of the projects falling fully/partly in the State of Haryana which have been taken up are as under: SN. Project Cost (Rs. in Cr.) 1 Chandigarh – Baddi New Line (28 Km) 1,942 2 Bhiwani- Bahali Doubling (42 Km) 471 3 Manheru-Bawani Khera Doubling (32 Km) 413 4 Delhi- Ambala 3rd & 4th line (194 Km) 5,983 5 Rewari – Khatuwas Doubling (28 Km) 352 Ongoing Surveys/DPRs: In last three years 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 and current financial year 2026-27, 16 surveys (06 New Line and 10 Doubling) covering a total length of 1041 Km has been sanctioned falling fully/partly in the State of Haryana. Page 4 of 6Sanction 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 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. Completion of Railway project/s depends on various factors which include the following:  Land acquisition by State Government  Forest clearance  Shifting of infringing utilities Page 5 of 6 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 6 of 6