Parliament Question: New Railway Lines in Uttar Pradesh

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4124 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.08.2026 NEW RAILWAY LINES IN UTTAR PRADESH 4124. SHRI ANAND BHADAURIA: Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state: (a) whether Government proposes for laying of new railway lines from Hardoi-Lakhimpur, Farrukhabad-Gola and Jharekhapur-Bahraich (Uttar Pradesh) in view of the problems being faced by residents of these areas in absence of railway connectivity; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) whether the Government is likely to ensure survey for above mentioned new railway lines on priority basis and start laying of these lines during the current year; and (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor? ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW) (a) to (d): Hardoi and Lakhimpur are already connected through existing railway network via Balamau, Sitapur. Farrukhabad and Gola Gokarannath are already connected through existing railway network via Kasganj and Bareilly. Jharekapur and Bahraich are already connected through existing railway network via Burhwal and Gonda. To improve connectivity in the surrounding area, Bahraich-Khalilabad New Line project (240 Km) has been sanctioned at a cost of ₹4,940 crore. An expenditure of ₹1,525 crore has been incurred upto March 2026 and an § Page 1 of 6outlay of ₹686 crore has been provided for this project for the year 2026-27. The project has been notified as “Special Railway Project” for acquisition of land through State Government. Major section-wise progress is as under: Section Status Khalilabad-Bansi (54 Km)  246.81 Ha. out of 254.44 Ha. land has been acquired.  37.03L Cum. out of 61.71L Cum. earth work has been completed.  Section involves construction of 26 major bridges and 7 station buildings.  27 out of 56 RUBs have been completed.  4 ROBs have been planned. Bansi-Ikauna (120 Km)  48.02 Ha. out of 568.22 Ha. land has been acquired. Ikauna-Bahraich (66 Km)  274.17 Ha. out of 329.60 Ha. land has been acquired. To provide direct connectivity, survey for Farrukhabad-Shahjahanpur-Gola Gokarannath New Line (151 Km) was carried out. However, the project has low traffic projections. Also, to provide direct connectivity from Sitapur (approx. 20 Km from Jharekapur) to Bahraich, Final Location Survey (FLS) for Sitapur City- Bahraich New Line (99 Km) has been sanctioned for preparation of Detailed Project Report (DPR). Page 2 of 6After 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 depend upon appraisals and approvals by various stakeholders. Uttar Pradesh Railway Budget: Budget allocation for infrastructure projects and safety works, falling fully/partly in the State of Uttar Pradesh is as under: Period Outlay 2009-14 ₹1,109 crore/year 2026-27 ₹20,012 crore (More than 18 times) Track construction: The details of constructing new tracks falling fully/partly in the State of Uttar Pradesh are as under: Period New Track Average Commissioning of new Commissioned tracks 2009-14 996 Km 199 Km per year 2014-26 5,499 Km 458 Km per year (More than 2 times) Projects sanctioned: As on 01.04.2026, 49 projects (09 New Line, 01 Gauge Conversion and 39 Doubling) of 3,691 Km length, costing ₹62,417 crore falling fully/partly in the State of Uttar Pradesh are sanctioned. The summary is as under:- Category No of Total Length Exp Projects Length Commissioned upto Mar'26 (Km) (Km) (₹ in Cr.) New Line 09 1,200 365 11,885 Gauge Conversion 01 11 0 27 Doubling/ 39 2,480 985 21,631 Multitracking Total 49 3,691 1,350 33,543 Page 3 of 6Recently completed projects: Details of some of the recently completed projects falling fully/partly in the State of Uttar Pradesh are as under: SN Project Cost (₹ in Cr.) 1 Meerut-Muzaffarnagar Doubling (55 Km) 430 2 Bahraich-Nepal Ganj Gauge Conversion (56 Km) 342 3 Ballia-Ghazipur City Doubling (65 Km) 650 4 Ghazipur City-Tarighat New Line (17 Km) 1,766 5 Gonda-Gorakhpur Loop Gauge Conversion (260 Km) 863 6 Gonda-Bahraich Gauge Conversion (60 Km) 318 7 Barabanki-Akbarpur Doubling (161 Km) 1,700 8 Kaptanganj-Chhapra Gauge Conversion (234 Km) 819 9 Pilibhit-Shahjahanpur Gauge Conversion (83 Km) 589 10 Indara-Dohrighat Gauge Conversion (34 Km) 213 11 Lucknow-Pilibhit Gauge Conversion (263 Km) 1,634 12 Bhadoi-Janghai Doubling (31 Km) 168 13 Lahota-Bhadoi Doubling (39 Km) 184 14 Etawah-Mainpuri New Line (58 Km) 313 15 Phaphamau-Prayagraj Doubling (14 Km) 212 16 Muzaffarnagar-Tapri Doubling (52 Km) 525 17 Utretia-Raibareilly Doubling (66 Km) 662 18 Raibareilly-Amethi Doubling (60 Km) 668 19 Alamnagar-Utretia Doubling (20 Km) 358 20 Bhimsen-Jhansi Doubling (206 Km) 2,620 21 Domingarh-Kusumhi 3rd Line and Gorakhpur-Nakaha 508 Jungle Doubling (21 Km) 22 Malhaur-Daliganj Doubling (13 Km) 183 23 Ruma Chakeri-Chandari 3rd Line (13 Km) 177 24 Bareilly-Tanakpur Gauge Conversion (102 Km) 313 25 Rosa- Burhwal Doubling (181 Km) 2,094 26 Jaunpur-Akbarpur Doubling (77 Km) 676 27 Ramna-Singrauli Doubling (160 Km) 2,436 28 Janghai-Phaphamau Doubling (47 Km) 414 29 Varanasi-Prayagraj Doubling (120 Km) 2,018 30 Karaila Road-Shaktinagar Doubling (32 Km) 763 Page 4 of 631 Deoband-Roorkee New Line (27 Km) 1,289 32 Agra-Etawah New Line(110 Km) 427 33 Phephna-Indara, Mau-Shahganj Doubling (150 Km) 1,778 34 Janghai-Pratapgarh-Amethi Doubling (87 km) 1,429 35 Burhwal-Gonda 3rd Line (62 Km) 1,308 Ongoing projects: Some of the projects falling fully/partly in the State of Uttar Pradesh which have been taken up are as under: SN Project Cost (₹ in Cr.) 1 Barabanki-Burhwal 3rd Line (27 Km) 426 2 Burhwal-Gonda Kacheri 4th Line (56 Km) 796 3 Bahraich-Khalilabad New Line (240 Km) 4,940 4 Katra-Ayodhya Dham Doubling (10 Km) 466 5 Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya-Prayagraj 3rd Line (150 Km) 2,649 6 Billi-Chunar Doubling (102 Km) 1,424 7 Chhapra-Ballia Doubling (65 Km) 1,046 8 Etah-Kasganj New Line ( 29 Km) 389 9 Gorakhpur-Valmikinagar Doubling (96 Km) 1,121 10 Varanasi-Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya 3rd and 4th Line 2,464 (15 Km) 11 Jhansi- Manikpur & Khairar-Bhimsen Doubling (431 Km) 4,330 12 Sahjanwa-Dohrighat New Line (81 Km) 1,320 13 Prayagraj (Iradatganj)-Manikpur 3rd Line (84 Km) 1,508 14 Bhatni-Aunrihar Doubling (117 Km) 2,529 15 Mathura-Jhansi 3rd line (274 Km) 5,961 16 Agra Fort-Bandikui Doubling (150 Km) 988 17 Barabanki-Malhaur 3rd & 4th Line (33 Km) 450 18 Phaphamau-Unchahar Doubling (72 Km) 899 19 Aunrihar-Varanasi City 3rd Line (31 Km) 497 20 Ghaziabad-Sitapur 3rd & 4th Line (403 Km) 14,926 21 Nagda-Mathura 3rd & 4th Line (568 Km) 16,403 22 Burhwal-Sitapur City 3rd & 4th Line (103 Km) 2,276 Page 5 of 6In last three years 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 and current financial year 2026-27, 78 surveys (13 New Line, 02 Gauge Conversion and 63 Doubling) covering a total length of 3,860 Km has been sanctioned falling fully/partly in the State of Uttar Pradesh. 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. ***** Page 6 of 6