**Executive Summary:**
This document provides details on new railway projects sanctioned for Uttar Pradesh since 2020, including project status, expenditures, and steps taken to ensure timely completion. It highlights the increase in railway infrastructure investment post-2014 and outlines completed and ongoing projects, along with factors affecting project completion. The information was presented to the Lok Sabha on August 20, 2025, in response to Unstarred Question No. 4559.
**Key Points / Main Content:**
* **Railway Development:**
* Railway is considered the most environmentally friendly and affordable mode of transport.
* Significant investment post-2014 led to substantial growth in the Indian Railway network.
* Track length increased from 90,000 km in 2014 to 115,000 km in 2025.
* **Uttar Pradesh Railway Projects:**
* Budget allocation for projects in Uttar Pradesh has increased nearly 18 times, from ₹1,109 crore/year (2009-14) to ₹19,858 Cr (2025-26).
* New track commissioning increased from 199.2 km/year (2009-14) to 479.3 km/year (2014-25).
* As of April 1, 2025, 49 sanctioned railway projects are underway in Uttar Pradesh, with a total cost of ₹62,360 crore.
* ₹30,611 crore has been spent on these projects up to March 2025.
* **Project Status (as of April 1, 2025):**
* New Lines: 10 projects, 1227 km total length, 340 km commissioned.
* Gauge Conversion: 2 projects, 67 km total length, 0 km commissioned.
* Doubling/Multitracking: 37 projects, 2513 km total length, 983 km commissioned.
* **Factors Influencing Project Completion:**
* Land acquisition, forest clearance, utility shifting, statutory clearances.
* Geological conditions, law and order, and the number of working months.
* **Project Approval Parameters:**
* Anticipated traffic, remunerativeness, connectivity, congestion relief.
* State government demands, operational requirements, socio-economic considerations, and fund availability.
**Impact Analysis**
* **Ministry of Railways:**
* *Impact:* Responsible for overseeing and managing railway projects in Uttar Pradesh, ensuring timely completion, and managing budgets.
* *Action Required:* Monitor project progress, address delays, and ensure efficient resource allocation.
* **Government of Uttar Pradesh:**
* *Impact:* Responsible for facilitating land acquisition, obtaining necessary clearances, and maintaining law and order for project sites.
* *Action Required:* Expedite land acquisition processes, assist in obtaining statutory clearances, and ensure a conducive environment for project execution.
* **Railway Passengers:**
* *Impact:* Will benefit from improved connectivity, reduced travel times, and enhanced safety upon completion of the projects.
* *Action Required:* No direct action required but will experience improved services as projects are completed.
* **Local Communities:**
* *Impact:* May experience temporary disruptions during construction but will benefit from improved transportation infrastructure and economic opportunities in the long term.
* *Action Required:* Cooperate with project authorities and adapt to temporary inconveniences during construction.
Key Entities Referenced
Uttar Pradesh: A state in India where the mentioned railway projects are located.
Indian Railways: The railway network in India, the subject of investment and expansion discussed in the document.
Ashwini Vaishnaw: The Minister of Railways, Information Broadcasting and Electronics Information Technology.
Northern Railway: A zonal railway that covers railway infrastructure projects in Uttar Pradesh.
North Central Railway: A zonal railway that covers railway infrastructure projects in Uttar Pradesh.
North Eastern Railway: A zonal railway that covers railway infrastructure projects in Uttar Pradesh.
East Central Railway: A zonal railway that covers railway infrastructure projects in Uttar Pradesh.
West Central Railway: A zonal railway that covers railway infrastructure projects in Uttar Pradesh.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4559
TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.08.2025
NEW RAILWAY PROJECTS IN UP SINCE 2020
4559. SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT:
Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:
(a) the details of new railway projects sanctioned for Uttar Pradesh
since 2020 to till date, zone, year and location-wise;
(b) the number of projects of the said projects that are underway and
their progress;
(c) the amount spent on these so far, project-wise; and
(d) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to complete these
projects on time?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND
ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)
(a) to (d): Among the major modes of transportation, railway is the most
environmentally friendly and affordable mode of transportation for the
people of the country. However, due to under investment in Indian
Railways, the growth of network expansion was very less before 2014
(about 60 years from independence). Due to significant increase in the
investment in Indian Railways post 2014, there has been substantial
jump in the growth of Indian Railway network. The details are as under:Year Running track Remarks
km
1948 ~ 60,000 km
2014 ~ 90,000 km ~30,000 km added (in more than 60 years)
2025 ~ 1,15,000 km 26,000 km (in just about 11 years)
UTTAR PRADESH:
Budget allocation in the recent years has increased significantly.
Budget allocation for Infrastructure projects and safety works, falling
fully/ partly in Uttar Pradesh is as under:
Period Outlay
2009-14 ₹1,109 crore/year
2025-26 ₹ 19,858 Cr. (nearly 18 times)
The details of commissioning / laying of new track falling fully/partly in
the State of Uttar Pradesh during 2009-14 and 2014-25 is as under :-
New Track Average Commissioning of new
Period
Commissioned tracks
2009-14 996 Km 199.2 Km/year
2014-25 5272 Km 479.3 km per year (More than 2
times)
As on 01.04.2025, 49 Railway projects at a total cost of ₹62,360 crore
falling fully/partly in the State of Uttar Pradesh are sanctioned. The
status of work is summarized as under:-Category No. of Total Length Expenditure
projects Length Commissioned upto March
(in Km) (in Km) 2025
(₹in Cr)
New Lines 10 1227 340 10517
Gauge
2 67 0 281
Conversion
Doubling /
37 2513 983 19813
Multitracking
Total 49 3808 1323 30611
Details of some of the recently completed projects, falling fully/partly in
the State of Uttar Pradesh are as under:
S.No. Name of Project Latest Cost (cr.)
1 Agra-Etawah New Line (110 Km) 427
2 Guna-Etawah New Line (348 Km) 683
3 Etawah-Mainpuri New Line (58 Km) 313
4 Ghazipur city-Tarighat New Line (17 1766
Km)
5 Kanpur-Bareilly Gauge Conversion 1790
(545 Km)
6 Bareilly-Tanakpur Gauge 313
Conversion (102 Km)
7 Gonda-Bahraich Gauge Conversion 318
(60 Km)
8 Pilibhit-Shahjahanpur Gauge 589
Conversion (83 Km)
9 Indara-Dohrighat Gauge Conversion 213
(34 Km)
10 Lucknow-Pilibhit (263 Km) 1634
11 Utretia-Zafrabad Doubling (148 Km) 890
12 Bhadoi-Janghai Doubling (31 Km 168
13 Meerut-Muzaffarnagar Doubling (55 430
Km)
14 Muzaffarnagar – Tapri Doubling (52 525
Km)
15 Mathura-Palwal 4th line (80 Km) 669
16 Utretia-Raibareilly Doubling (66 Km) 662
17 Raibareilly-Amethi Doubling (60 Km) 668
18 Bhimsen—Jhansi Doubling (206 Km) 262019 Ballia-Gazipur city Doubling (65 Km) 650
20 Aunrihar-Jaunpur Doubling (60 Km) 405
21 Barabanki-Akbarpur Doubling (161 1700
Km)
22 Rosa-Burhwal Doubling (181 Km) 2094
23 Jaunpur- Akbarpur Doubling (77 Km) 676
24 Ramna-Singrauli Doubling (160 Km) 2436
25 Janghai- Phaphamau Doubling (47 414
Km)
26 Varanasi-Prayagraj Doubling (120 2018
Km)
Some of the main projects, falling fully/partly in the State of Uttar
Pradesh which have been taken up, are as under:
S. Name of Project Cost
NO. (Cr)
1 Sahjanwa-Dohrighat New Line (81 Km) 1320
2 Bahraich & Khalilabad New Line (240 Km) 4940
3 Unchhar-Amethi Doubling (66 Km) 1229
4 Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhayay- Prayagraj 3rd line 2649
(150 Km)
5 Billi- Chunar Doubling (102 Km) 1424
6 Chhapra-Ballia Doubling (65 km) 937
7 Varanasi- Prayagraj Doubling (120 Km) 2018
8 Domingarh- Kusumhi - 3rd line (21km) 508
9 Burhwal Gonda 3rd line (62 Km) 800
10 Phephna-Indara, Mau-Shahganj Doubling (150 1529
Km)
11 Bhatni-Aurnihar Doubling (125 Kms) 2529
12 Gorakhpur- Valmikinagar Doubling (96 Km) 1121
13 Janghai- Amethi Doubling (87 Km) 719
14 Janghai- Phaphamau Doubling (47 Km) 414
15 Varanasi-Pt. Deen Dayal Updadhyaya 2464
multitracking (15km) including construction of a
new Rail-cum-Road Bridge across Ganga River.Railway infrastructure projects falling fully/partly in the State of Uttar
Pradesh are covered under Northern Railway, North Central Railway,
North Eastern Railway, East Central Railway and West Central Railway
zones. Zonal Railway wise details of Railway projects including cost,
expenditure and outlay are made available in public domain on Indian
Railway’s.
Sanction of any railway project depend 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
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.
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