Parliament Question: New Railway Line between Savalyapuram to Bapatla

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 174 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.02.2026 NEW RAILWAY LINE BETWEEN SAVALYAPURAM TO BAPATLA *174. SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNA DEVARAYALU: Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government has received any proposal/representation for the construction of a new railway line connecting Savalyapuram and Bapatla in Andhra Pradesh; (b) if so, the details thereof and the present status of the said proposal; (c) whether the Government proposes to undertake a feasibility survey/Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the Savalyapuram–Bapatla railway line, considering its potential to decongest the Guntur– Vijayawada section and improve connectivity between Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai and the eastern coastal region and if so, the details thereof; (d) whether the Government has assessed the economic, freight, tourism and passenger potential of the proposed line, particularly for agricultural produce, mineral transport and pilgrimage traffic to Kotappakonda (Sri Trikoteswara Swamy Temple); and (e) if so, the details thereof including the timeline proposed for initiating further action on the project? ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW) (a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House. ***** §STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF STARRED QUESTION NO.174 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.02.2026 IN LOK SABHA (a) to (e): Savalyapuram and Bapatla are already connected through existing railway network via Guntur & Tenali. To decongest Guntur-Vijayawada double line section and to improve connectivity in the region, following projects have been taken up: Name of project Cost Status (Cr.) Errupalem-Amravati- 2,047 The project has been sanctioned and Namburu new line land acquisition has been taken up. (57 Km) Kotipalli-Narsapur new 2,120 The project has been sanctioned and line (57 Km) land acquisition and works on important bridges have been taken up. Guntur- Bibinagar 2,853 The project has been sanctioned and doubling (239 Km) work has been taken up. Guntur-Guntakal 4,306 So far, 357 Km length has been doubling (401 Km) commissioned and work on balance section has been taken up Multitracking and 147 The project has been sanctioned connectivity of Guntur recently. Yard (8 Km) Kotappakonda is about 11 Km away from Narasaraopet Railway Station which serves as the transportation hub for the town & nearby region. In addition, to improve connectivity in the region, following surveys have been sanctioned for preparation of Detailed Project Report: S. No. Name of project 1 Ballarshah-Gudur via Vijayawada 4th line (745 Km) 2 Vijayawada-Eluru 3rd and 4th line (120 Km) 3 Gudiwada-Tenali bypassing Vijayawada (49 Km) 4 Nallapadu Rail Over Rail (RoR) flyover (31 Km) Contd…2-2- After preparation of DPR, sanctioning of project requires consultation with various stake-holders including State Governments and necessary approvals viz. appraisal of NITI Aayog, Ministry of Finance etc. As sanctioning of projects is a continuous and dynamic process, exact timelines cannot be fixed. Proposals/requests/suggestions/representations, both formal and informal for Railway projects/Works across the country are received on the basis of demands raised by State Governments, Members of Parliament, Ministries of Central Government, elected representatives, Railways’ requirements, organizations/rail users etc. at various levels including Railway Board, Zonal Railways, Division Office etc. As receipt of such proposals/complaints/suggestions is a continuous and dynamic process, centralized compendium of such requests is not maintained. However, these are examined and action as found feasible and justified is taken from time to time. ANDHRA PRADESH: Budget allocation in the recent years has increased significantly. Budget allocation for infrastructure projects and safety works, falling fully/partly in the State of Andhra Pradesh is as under: Period Outlay 2009-2014 ₹886 Cr./year (including Telangana) 2025-2026 ₹9,417 Cr. (more than 10 times) The details of commissioning/laying of new track falling fully/partly in the State of Andhra Pradesh during 2009-14 and 2014-25 is as under: Contd…3-3- New Track Average Commissioning of new Period Commissioned tracks 2009-14 363 Km 72.6 Km per year 2014-25 1,582 Km 143.8 Km per year (Nearly 2 times) As on 01.04.2025, 39 projects (12 New Line and 27 Doubling), covering a total length of 4,499 Km length, costing ₹70,232 crore, falling fully/partly in the State of Andhra Pradesh, have been sanctioned, out of which 1,178 Km length has been commissioned and an expenditure of ₹28,039 crore has been incurred upto March 2025. The status of the work is summarized as: No. of Total Length Total Exp. Category projects Length Commissioned upto March, (Km) till March, 2025 2025 (Rs. in (in Km) Cr.) New Line 12 1595 199 6,413 Multi- 27 2904 979 21,626 tracking/D oubling Total 39 4,499 1,178 28,039 Zonal Railway wise details of Railway projects are made available in public domain on Indian Railway’s website. Details of some of the recently completed projects falling fully/partly in the State of Andhra Pradesh are as under: S.No. Name of Project Cost (Cr.) 1 Vijayawada–Gudivada–Bhimavaram-Narsapur, 4,688 Gudivada-Machlipatnam & Bhimavaram- Nidadavolu doubling (221 Km) 2 Guntur-Tenali doubling (24 Km) 205 3 Nandyal-Yerraguntla new line (126 Km) 1,050 Jaggayyapeta-Mellacheruvu-Janpahad new line 4 737 (48 Km) Contd…4-4- Obulavaripalle-Krishnapattnam new line 5 2,300 (113 Km) 6 Vizianagaram-Kottavalsa 3rd line (35 Km) 285 7 Raichur-Guntakal doubling (81 Km) 388 8 Guntakal-Kalluru doubling (41 Km) 410 9 Yelahanka-Penukonda doubling (123 Km) 1,104 10 Gooty-Dharmavaram doubling (90 Km) 1,800 Some of the projects falling fully/partly in the State of Andhra Pradesh which have been taken up are as under: S.N Name of Project Cost (Cr) 1 Kotipalli-Narsapur new line (57 Km) 2,120 2 Nadikude-Srikalahasti new line (309 Km) 3,122 3 Rayadurg-Kalyandurg-Tumkur new line 2,496 (207 Km) 4 Marikuppam-Kuppam new line (24 Km) 297 5 Malugur–Palasamudram new line (18 Km) 342 6 Malkangiri-Bhadrachalam-Pandurangapuram 3,592 new line (174 Km) 7 Errupalem-Amravati-Namburu new line 2,047 (57 Km) 8 Kottavalasa-Koraput doubling (189 Km) 2,500 9 Vijayawada-Gudur 3rd line (287 Km) 6,509 10 Guntakal-Guntur doubling (401 Km) 4,306 11 Pennukonda-Dharmavarm doubling (42 Km) 308 12 Gooty-Pendekallu doubling (29 Km) 352 13 Duvvada-Simhachalam North 3rd & 4th line 356 (21 Km) 14 Kottavalasa-Vizianagram 4th line (35 Km) 493 15 Gudur-Renigunta 3rd line (83 Km) 877 16 Nergundi-Palasa-Vizianagaram 3rd line 4,963 (385 Km) In addition, In last three Years i.e. 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25 and current financial year 2025-26, 65 surveys (15 new line and 50 doubling), covering a total length of 6,985 Km have been taken up falling fully/partly in the Contd…5-5- State of Andhra Pradesh including projects which will help decongest Guntur-Vijayawada section and improve connectivity in the region. 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 operational requirements  Socio-economic considerations  Overall availability of funds 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. *****