Parliament Question: Introduction of High Speed Trains

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6024 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.04.2026 INTRODUCTION OF HIGH SPEED TRAINS 6024. DR. ALOK KUMAR SUMAN: Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state: (a) the details of the total route kilometres added during the last three years; (b) the details of the progress of track electrification works; (c) the details of the number of semi-high-speed trains introduced; and (d) the details of the capital expenditure incurred on modernization? ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW) (a) to (d): Capacity enhancement of railway network has been taken up by Indian Railways in a big way during last 11 years. The details of commissioning/laying of new track across Indian Railways is given below:- New track Period Average commissioning of new tracks Commissioned 2009-14 7,599 Km 4.2 Km/day 2014-25 34,428 Km 8.6 Km/day (more than 2 times) Projects Sanctioned: As on 01.04.2025, across Indian Railways, 431 Railway infrastructure projects including port-connectivity (154 New Line, 33 Gauge Conversion and 244 Doubling) of total length 35,966 Km, costing approx. 6.75 lakh crore are sanctioned. The summary is as under:- § Page 1 of 16Length Total Length Total Exp upto No of Commissioned Category NL/GC/DL Mar'25 Projects till Mar'25 (km) ( in Cr) (Km) New Lines 154 16,142 3,036 1,45,318 Gauge 33 4,180 2,997 22,753 Conversion Doubling / 244 15,644 6,736 1,22,858 Multitracking Total 431 35,966 12,769 2,90,929 Zone-wise/year-wise details of all Railway projects are made available in public domain on Indian Railway’s website. Some of the recently completed Projects are as follows: Length S. No. Name of project (in Kms) Udhampur- Srinagar- Baramulla new line 272 1 2 Bhairabi - Sairang New Line 51 3 Deoband - Roorkee New Line 27 4 Churu - Ratangarh Doubling 43 5 Tori-Shivpur 3rd Line 44 6 Araria - Galgalia New Line 110 7 Himmatnagar - Khedbrahma Guage Conversion 55 8 Bahraich- Nanpara -Nepalganj Guage Conversion 56 Domingarh- Gorakhpur -Kusumi 3rd Line & Gorakhpur 9 21 -Nakaha Doubling 10 Vijapur - Ambaliyasan Guage Conversion 43 11 Pune- Miraj -Londa Doubling 467 12 Manmad - Jalgaon 3rd Line 160 Page 2 of 16Length S. No. Name of project (in Kms) 13 Phephna –Indara- Mau -Shahganj Doubling 150 14 Adraj -Moti -Vijapur Guage Conversion 40 15 Katni -Bina 3rd Line 279 16 Gandhidham- Adipur Quadrupling 21 17 Khatuwas - Narnaul Doubling 24 18 Penukonda- Dharmavaram Doubling 42 During last three years i.e. FY 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25 and the current FY 2025-26, 306 projects (53 New Line, 17 Gauge Conversion and 236 Doubling) of total length 13,968 Km have been sanctioned across Indian Railways. Some of the major projects sanctioned are as follows: SN Project Name Cost (₹ in Crore) 1 Chopan – Chunar doubling (102 Km) 1,553 2 Guntur – Bibinagar doubling (239 Km) 3,238 3 Mudkhed – Medchal & Mahbubnagar – Dhone doubling (418 5,655 Km) 4 Samakhiali – Gandhidham Quadrupling (53 Km) 1,571 5 Merta City – Ras & Bypass at Merta Road new line (56 1,038 Km) 6 Lumding – Furkating doubling (140 Km) 2,334 7 Ajmer – Chanderiya doubling (178 Km) 1,813 8 Motumari – Vishnupuram with RoR doubling (100 Km) 1,746 9 Bikramshila – Katareah new line with new bridge on river 2,549 ganga (26 Km) 10 Gunupur – Therubali new line (74 Km) 1,326 Page 3 of 16SN Project Name Cost (₹ in Crore) 11 Malkangiri – Pandurangapuram new line (174 Km) 4,109 12 Badampahar – Kendujhargarh new line (82 Km) 2,106 13 Junagarh – Nabarangpur new line (116 Km) 3,274 14 Buramara – Chakulia new line (60 Km) 1,639 15 Jalna – Jalgaon new line (174 Km) 7,105 16 Bangriposi – Gorumahisani new line (86 Km) 2,549 17 Chandil – Anara – Damodar 3rd line (121 Km) 2,170 18 Bargarh Road – Nawapara Road new line (138 Km) 2,926 19 Sardega – Bhalumuda new double line (37 Km) 1,360 20 Varanasi – Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Multitracking with 2,642 rail cum road bridge on river ganga (15 Km) 21 Jalgaon – Manmad 4th line (160 Km) 2,773 22 Bhusawal – Khandwa 3rd & 4th line (131 Km) 3,514 23 Sambalpur – Jarapada 3rd & 4th line (127 Km) 3,916 24 Jharsuguda – Sason 3rd & 4th line (35 Km) 1,181 25 Gondia – Ballarshah doubling (240 Km) 4,819 26 Kharsia – Naya Raipur – Parmalkasa 5th & 6th line (278 8,741 Km) 27 Wardha – Balharshah Quadrupling (135 Km) 2,381 28 Ballari – Chikjajur doubling (185 Km) 3,342 29 Koderma – Barkakana doubling (133 Km) 3,063 30 Itarsi – Nagpur 4th line (297 Km) 5,451 31 Dangoaposi – Jaroli 3rd & 4th line (43 Km) 1,752 32 Secunderabad – Wadi 3rd & 4th line (173 Km) 5,012 33 Furkating – New Tinsukia doubling (194 Km) 3,634 34 Bakhtiyarpur – Rajgir – Tilaiya doubling (104 Km) 2,192 Page 4 of 16SN Project Name Cost (₹ in Crore) 35 Gondia – Dongargarh 4th line (84 Km) 2,223 36 Wardha – Bhusawal 3rd & 4th line (314 Km) 9,197 37 Hosapete – Bellary quadrupling (65 Km) 2,372 38 Kasara – Manmad 3rd & 4th line (131 Km) 10,154 39 Punarakh – Kiul 3rd & 4th line (50 Km) 2,668 40 Gamharia – Chandil 3rd & 4th line (55 Km) 1,168 41 Sainthia- Pakhur 4th Line (81 Km) 1,569 42 Santragachi- Kharagpur 4th line (111 Km) 2,905 43 Nergundi – Barang &Khurda Road – Vizianagaram 3rd line 5,618 (385 Km) 44 Son Nagar – Andal 3rd and 4th Line (375 Km) 13,606 45 Gorakhpur Cantt – Valmiki Nagar doubling (96 Km) 1,270 46 Jaipur – Sawai Madhopur doubling (131 Km) 1,269 47 Luni – Samdari – Bhildi doubling (272 Km) 3,531 48 Narkatiaganj – Raxaul – Sitamarhi – Darbhanga & 4,553 Sitamarhi – Muzaffarpur doubling (256 Km) 49 Prayagraj (Iradatganj) – Manikpur 3rd line (84 Km) 1,640 50 Tirupati – Pakala – Katpadi doubling (104 Km) 1,332 51 Ratlam – Nagda 3rd and 4th line (41 Km) 1,018 52 Aluabari Road – New Jalpaiguri 3rd & 4th line (57 Km) 1,786 53 Aurangabad (Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar) – Parbhani (177 2,179 Km) 54 Bhagalpur – Dumka – Rampurhat doubling (177 Km) 3,169 55 Itarsi – Bina 4th line (237 Km) 4,329 56 Vadodara – Ratlam 3rd & 4th line (259 Km) 8,885 57 Devbhumi Dwarka (Okha) – Kanalus doubling (141 Km) 1,457 58 Badlapur – Karjat 3rd and 4th line (32 Km) 1,324 Page 5 of 16SN Project Name Cost (₹ in Crore) 59 Delhi – Ambala Cantt 3rd & 4th line (194 Km) 5,983 60 Gondia – Jabalpur doubling (231 Km) 5,236 61 Manmad – Indore new line (360 Km) 18,529 62 Errupelam – Amaravati – Nambur new line (57 Km) 2,245 63 Vadhavan Port and New Palghar station new double line 1,507 (22 Km) 64 Deshalpar – Hajipir – Luna and Vayor – Lakhpat new line 2,526 (145 Km) Railway Electrification: Electrification of railway network on Indian Railways has been taken up in mission mode. So far, about 99.4% of Broad Gauge (BG) network has been electrified. The electrification in remaining network has been taken up. Electrification carried out during 2014-25 and before 2014 is as under: Period Route Kilometer Before 2014 (about 60 years) 21,801 2014-25 46,900 Indian Railways (IR) is focussed on providing affordable, good quality services to all sections of society. With a view to improve travel experience of the passengers, Indian Railways have introduced indigenously designed and manufactured Vande Bharat (Sleeper & Chair Car), Amrit Bharat, Namo Bharat Rapid Rail services with modern coaches, advanced safety features and passenger amenities. Vande Bharat Services (Sleeper Trains): For long distance travel the Sleeper variant of Vande Bharat Express has been indigenously designed and developed. Two such trains have already Page 6 of 16been manufactured. After extensive trials, these trains have been introduced on Indian Railways. The First Vande Bharat Sleeper service viz. 27575/27576 Howrah- Kamakhya Vande Bharat Sleeper Express has commenced regular operation w.e.f. 22.01.2026. As on 25.03.2026, the following 02 Vande Bharat train services (Sleeper Car) are being operated on the Indian Railways network: SN Train No. and Name 1 27575/27576 Howrah - Kamakhya Vande Bharat Sleeper Express Vande Bharat services (Chair Car): Indian Railways, with a view to improve travel experience of the passengers, have introduced indigenously designed and manufactured Vande Bharat trains with modern coaches, advanced safety features and passenger amenities. As on 25.03.2026, the following 81 pairs Vande Bharat train services (Chair Car) are being operated on the Indian Railways network, as under:- SN Train No. and Name 1 22435/22436 New Delhi - Varanasi Vande Bharat Express 2 22439/22440 Sri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra - New Delhi Vande Bharat Express 3 20901/20902 Gandhinagar Capital - Mumbai Central Vande Bharat Express 4 22447/22448 Amb Andura - New Delhi Vande Bharat Express 5 20607/20608 Mysuru - MGR Chennai Central Vande Bharat Express 6 20825/20826 Nagpur - Bilaspur Vande Bharat Express Page 7 of 16SN Train No. and Name 7 22301/22302 New Jalpaiguri - Howrah Vande Bharat Express 8 20833/20834 Secunderabad - Visakhapatnam Vande Bharat Express 9 22223/22224 Sainagar Shirdi - Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (T) Vande Bharat Express 10 22225/22226 Solapur - Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (T) Vande Bharat Express 11 20171/20172 Nizamuddin - Rani Kamlapati Vande Bharat Express 12 20701/20702 Tirupati - Secunderabad Vande Bharat Express 13 20643/20644 Coimbatore - Chennai Vande Bharat Express 14 20977/20978 Chandigarh - Ajmer Vande Bharat Express 15 20633/20634 Thiruvananthapuram- Kasargod Vande Bharat Express 16 22895/22896 Puri - Howrah Vande Bharat Express 17 22457/22458 Dehradun - Anand Vihar Vande Bharat Express 18 22227/22228 Guwahati - New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat Express 19 20911/20912 Nagpur - Indore Vande Bharat Express 20 22229/22230 Madgaon - Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (T) Vande Bharat Express 21 22349/22350 Ranchi - Patna Vande Bharat Express 22 20661/20662 Dharwar - Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express 23 20173/20174 Rewa - Rani Kamlapati Vande Bharat Express 24 22549/22550 Gorakhpur - Prayagraj Vande Bharat Express 25 12461/12462 Sabarmati - Jodhpur Vande Bharat Express 26 22925/22926 Okha - Ahmedabad Vande Bharat Express 27 20665/20666 Tirunelveli - Chennai Egmore Vande Bharat Express Page 8 of 16SN Train No. and Name 28 20677/20678 Narsapur - Chennai Vande Bharat Express 29 20703/20704 Yesvantpur - Kacheguda Vande Bharat Express 30 20631/20632 Thiruvananthapuram- Mangaluru Vande Bharat Express 31 26963/26964 Udaipur - Asarva Vande Bharat Express 32 22347/22348 Patna - Howrah Vande Bharat Express 33 20835/20836 Puri - Rourkela Vande Bharat Express 34 20897/20898 Ranchi - Howrah Vande Bharat Express 35 22415/22416 New Delhi - Varanasi Vande Bharat Express 36 20641/20642 Coimbatore - Bengaluru Cant Vande Bharat Express 37 20645/20646 Mangaluru - Madgaon Vande Bharat Express 38 20705/20706 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (T) - Nanded Vande Bharat Express 39 22477/22478 Sri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra - New Delhi Vande Bharat Express 40 22425/22426 Anand Vihar - Ayodhya Cantt. Vande Bharat Express 41 22487/22488 Amritsar - Delhi Vande Bharat Express 42 22962/22961 Mumbai Central - Ahmedabad Vande Bharat Express 43 20707/20708 Visakhapatnam - Secunderabad Vande Bharat Express 44 20663/20664 Chennai - Mysuru Vande Bharat Express 45 22233/22234 Patna - New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat Express 46 22470/22469 Khajuraho - Nizamuddin Vande Bharat Express 47 22231/22232 Bengaluru - Kalburagi Vande Bharat Express 48 20841/20842 Visakhapatnam - Bhubaneswar Vande Bharat Express Page 9 of 16SN Train No. and Name 49 22345/22346 Gomti Nagar - Patna Vande Bharat Express 50 20887/20888 Varanasi - Ranchi Vande Bharat Express 51 22545/22546 Dehradun - Lucknow Jn Vande Bharat Express 52 22490/22489 Varanasi - Meerut City Vande Bharat Express 53 20627/20628 Nagercoil - Chennai Egmore Vande Bharat Express 54 20671/20672 Bengaluru Cantt - Madurai Vande Bharat Express 55 22500/22499 Deoghar - Varanasi Vande Bharat Express 56 22309/22310 Jamalpur - Howrah Vande Bharat Express 57 20871/20872 Rourkela - Howrah Vande Bharat Express 58 20893/20894 Patna - Tatanagar Vande Bharat Express 59 20892/20891 Tatanagar - Brahmapur Vande Bharat Express 60 22303/22304 Gaya - Howrah Vande Bharat Express 61 20669/20670 Pune - Hubballi Vande Bharat Express 62 20673/20674 Pune - Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj (T) Vande Bharat Express 63 20101/20102 Secunderabad - Nagpur Vande Bharat Express 64 20829/20830 Visakhapatnam - Durg Vande Bharat Express 65 21893/21894 Patna - Tatanagar Vande Bharat Express 66 21895/21896 Patna - Tatanagar Vande Bharat Express 67 20176/20175 Banaras - Agra Cantt. Vande Bharat Express 68 26901/26902 Veraval - Sabarmati Vande Bharat Express 69 26401/26402 Srinagar - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Vande Bharat Express Page 10 of 16SN Train No. and Name 70 26403/26404 Srinagar -Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Vande Bharat Express 71 26502/26501 Patliputra - Gorakhpur Vande Bharat Express 72 26751/26752 KSR Bengaluru - Belagavi Vande Bharat Express 73 26406/26405 Amritsar - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Vande Bharat Express 74 26101/26102 Pune - Ajni Vande Bharat Express 75 26302/26301 Jogbani - Danapur Vande Bharat Express 76 26481/26482 Delhi Cantt - Jodhpur Vande Bharat Express 77 26471/26472 Delhi Cantt - Bikaner Vande Bharat Express 78 26462/26461 Delhi - Firozpur Cantt. Vande Bharat Express 79 26651/26652 Ernakulam - KSR Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express 80 26506/26505 Khajuraho - Banaras Vande Bharat Express 81 26504/26503 Saharanpur - Gomtinagar Vande Bharat Express Besides, introduction of new train services, including Vande Bharat sleeper services, replacement/discontinuation of existing services is an on-going 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. ● Occupancy and the traffic requirement of the section. Station Redevelopment: Page 11 of 16Ministry 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. Completed stations: Page 12 of 16So far, 1,338 stations have been identified for development under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme. Development works at railway stations under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme have been taken up at a good pace. Till now, works have been completed at 208 stations. Names of stations completed so far are as following: Aishbagh Jn., Alnavar, Amb Andaura, Ambikapur, Amgaon, Anandpur Sahib, Anara, Angamali For Kaladi, Ayodhya Dham Junction, Badami, Bagalkot, Baheri, Baijnath Paprola, Balaghat, Balrampur, Bantawala, Barabhum, Baramati, Bareilly City, Baripada, Barmer, Barpali, Begumpet, Beohari, Bhanupratappur, Bhilai, Bhind, Bijnor, Bimalgarh, Bommidi, Bundi, Byculla, Chalakudi, Champa, Chanda Fort, Changanassery, Chennai Park, Chhindwara, Chidambaram, Chinchpokli, Chinna Salem, Chirayinkeezh, Chunar Jn., Coonoor, Cumbum, Cuttack, Dakor, Dausa, Deeg, Derol, Deshnoke, Devlali, Dhampur, Dharwad, Dhule, Dongargarh, Eluru, Fatehabad, Fatehpur, Fatehpur Shekhawati, Ferok, Gadag, Gangapur City, Godda, Godhra Jn., Gogameri, Gokak Road, Gola Gokarnath, Gomtinagar, Govardhan, Govind Garh, Govindpur Road, Govindpuri, Hafizpeta, Haibargaon, Haldia, Haldibari, Hapa, Harpalpur, Hathras City, Hi-tech city, Himayatnagar, Hodal, Idgah Agra Jn., Izzatnagar, Jaisalmer, Jam Jodhpur, Jam Wanthali, Joychandi Pahar Jn., Junnor Deo, Kakinada Town Jn, Kalyani Ghoshpara, Kamakhyaguri, Kanalus Jn, Karaikkudi Jn., Karamsad, Karimnagar, Katni South, Kedgaon, Kesinga, Khairthal, Khalilabad, Khambhaliya, Koppal, Kosamba Jn, Kulitturai, Kuttippuram, Lasalgaon, Limbdi, Lohardaga, Lonand Jn., Madhupur Jn., Mahe, Mahuva, Mailani Jn., Mambalam, Manaparai, Mandal Garh, Mandawar Mahwa Road, Mandi Dabwali, Mangalagiri, Mannargudi, Matunga, MCS Chhatarpur, Mithapur, Morappur, Morbi, Muktsar, Munirabad, Muri Jn., Murtizapur Jn., Nainpur Jn., Namakkal, Nandura, Narmadapuram, Narwana Jn., Netaji Subhash Chandra Page 13 of 16Bose Itwari Junction, Nidadavolu Jn., Nilambur Road, Okha, Orchha, Palitana, Panagarh, Panki Dham, Parappanangadi, Parel, Parlakhemundi, Pirpainti, Piska, Pokhrayan, Pollachi Jn., Polur, Porbandar, Rajgarh, Rajmahal, Rajula Jn., Ramagundam, Ramghat Halt, Rayanapadu, Sabaur, Saharanpur Jn., Sahibganj, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar Mohali, Samakhiyali, Samalpatti, Sanchi, Sankarpur, Sarona, Savda, Seoni, Shahad, Shajapur, Shivanarayanpur, Sholavandan, Shoranur Jn., Shridham, Siddharth nagar, Sihor Jn., Simultala, Siuri, Somesar, Sri Bala Brahmeswara Jogulamba, Srirangam, Srivilliputtur, St.Thomas Mount, Sullurpeta, Suraimanpur, Swaminarayan Chappia, Talcher, Tamluk, Tanakpur, Thalassery, Thawe, Thiruvarur Jn., Tiruvannamalai, Tripunithura, Tuni, Udagamandalam, Ujhani, Urkura, Utran, Vadakara, Vadala Road, Vidisha, Vindhyachal, Vriddhachalam Jn., Wadakancheri, Warangal. The activities for development at other stations have also been taken up at good pace and progress of some of the above stations is as given below: • Tirupati station: The structural framework of new second entry station building on South side, 2 nos. air concourses and sewage treatment plant have been completed. The finishing works of new second entry station building on South side and air concourses, structural work of station building on North side, platform shelter, lift, escalator etc. have been taken up. • Nellore station: The structural framework, brickwork and plastering of station building on both East and West sides have been completed. The finishing works of station building on both East and West side and air concourse, extension work of subway, parking, water tanks and sewage treatment plant have been taken up. Page 14 of 16• Bangalore Cantonment station: The works of diversion road on South side, training centre, hostel on North side, electric substation building have been completed. The works of South side station building, North side station building, circulating area and Foot Over Bridge have been taken up. • Kota Junction station: The structural works of front departure hall, front arrival hall and rear side station building have been completed. The finishing works of front departure hall, rear side station building, air concourse, through roof, circulating area have been taken up. • Bhubaneshwar station: The structural work of new station building at East and West side and air concourse have been completed. The structural work of elevated driveway at East and West side station, extension of Foot Over Bridge and platform shelter have been taken up. The finishing works of new station building at East and West side, works of MEP (Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing), HVAC(Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning) and escalators 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 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 Page 15 of 16cables, 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. Further, 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 state-wise. The fund allocation of ₹ 12,120 crore (Revised Estimate) has been made for the financial year 2025-26 under Plan Head–53 and expenditure of ₹ 11,892 crore (up to February, 2026) has been incurred so far. 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. ***** Page 16 of 16