GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 676
TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.07.2025
KRISHNANAGAR-KARIMPUR-DOMKAL RAILWAY LINE
676. MD ABU TAHER KHAN :
Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:
(a) the details of the current status of work of starting the long
awaited Krishnagar-Karimpur- Domkal rail line; and
(b) whether the Government has any plan to start the said...
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 676 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.07.2025 KRISHNANAGAR-KARIMPUR-DOMKAL RAILWAY LINE
676. MD ABU TAHER KHAN :
Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:
(a) the details of the current status of work of starting the long awaited Krishnagar-Karimpur- Domkal rail line; and
(b) whether the Government has any plan to start the said new Railway line, if so, the details thereof? ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)
(a) and (b): Railway projects are sanctioned on the basis of remunerativeness, traffic projections, last mile connectivity, missing links and alternate routes, augmentation of congested/saturated lines, demands raised by State Governments, Central Ministries, Members of Parliament, other public representatives, Railway’s own operational requirement, socio-economic considerations etc. depending upon throwforward of ongoing projects and overall availability of funds.
Survey of Krishnanagar-Karimpur (86 Km) New Rail Line project has been completed and Detailed Project Report (DPR) prepared at a cost of Rs.2433.51 Crore. However, the project could not be taken forward due to low traffic projection.
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