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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 919
ANSWERED ON 06.02.2026
RAIL PROJECTS SANCTIONED FOR PUNJAB
919 SHRI SATNAM SINGH SANDHU:
Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:
(a) details and status of Rail projects sanctioned for Punjab in the last five years;
(b) details of capex expenditure on railways infrastructure in the State of Punjab during last five
years;
(c) details of major upcoming railways infrastructure projects in the State of Punjab; and
(d) whether Government is considering the Mohali-Rajpura link, if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND
ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)
(a) to (d): Railway projects are surveyed/ sanctioned/executed Zonal Railway wise and not State-
wise as the Railways’ projects may span across State boundaries.
Budget allocation for Infrastructure projects and safety works, falling fully/partly in the State of
Punjab is as under:
Period Outlay
2009-14 ₹225 crore/year
2025-26 ₹ 5,421 Cr. (More than 24 times)
As on 01.04.2025, 09 projects (04 new line and 05 doubling) of total length 714 Km, costing
Rs.21,926 crore, falling fully/partly in the State of Punjab are in different stages of
planning/sanctioning/execution, out of which 115 Km length has been commissioned and an
expenditure of Rs.8,079 crore has been incurred upto March’ 2025. The summary is as under:-Category No. of Total Length Length Expenditure upto March
projects Commissioned 2025
(Rs.in Crore)
New line 04 252 Km 64 Km 7,359
Doubling
05 462 Km 51 Km 720
/multitracking
Total 09 714 Km 115 Km 8,079
Details of some of the recently completed projects falling fully/partly in the State of Punjab are as
under:
Cost
S. No. Project
(Rs. in Cr.)
1 Chakki Bank-Bharoli Doubling (3 Km) 15
2 Jakhal- Mansa Doubling (45 Km) 163
3 Mirthal-Bhangala Beas River Doubling (2.5 Km) 74
4 Ambala-Dhapper-Chandigarh Doubling (45 Km) 339
5 Mansa – Bhatinda Doubling (49 Km) 216
6 Amritsar - Chheharta Doubling (7 Km) 31
7 Jallandhar-Pathankot-Jammu Tawi Doubling (209 km) 850
Kathua-Madhopur Punjab - doubling including Bridge on Ravi 257
8
(2.5 Km)
9 Rajpura-Bhatinda Doubling (173 Km) 2,459Some of the projects falling fully/partly in the State of Punjab which have been taken up are as under:
SN. Project Cost
(Rs. in Cr.)
1 Nangal Dam-Talwara - Mukerian New line (123 Km) 2,018
2 Bhanupalli-Bilaspur-Beri New Line(63 Km) 6,753
3 Qadian-Beas New Line(40 km) 842
4 Ferozpur-Patti New Line (26 Km) 300
5 Rama Mandi( Raman)-Maur Mandi(Maur) via Talwandi Sabo ( 29 154
km) New Line
6 Ludhiana-Kila Raipur doubling (19 Km) 238
7 Ludhiana-Mullanpur doubling (21 Km) 235
8 Rajpura-Mohali New Line (18 km) 443
Government of India is geared up to execute projects, however success depends upon the support
of Government of Punjab. For instance, details of some major projects which are delayed due to
land acquisition are as under: -
SN Name of the project Total land Land Balance Land to be
required acquired acquired
(in Ha) (in Ha) (in Ha)
1 Firozpur-Patti new line 166 0 166
2 Alal-Himmatana Chord line 20 0 20
3 Qadian-Beas New Line 151 0 151
4 Rama Mandi( Raman)- Talwandi 85 0 85
Sabo New Line
Firozpur-Patti New line (26 km) situated fully in Punjab is an important project near the international
border. Land for project was to be handed over free of cost for this project by State Govt. of Punjab.
Total 166 Ha land is to be acquired in the districts of Firozpur and Tarn Taran. Award for entire land
has been published in Mar’23. However, disbursement of award has not been done by state govt.
Considering delay in execution of this important border area project, Ministry of Railways has
decided to take up Firozpur-Patti New line (26 km) through its own funding.Rajpura – Mohali new line project (18 Km) has been sanctioned recently at a cost of Rs. 443
crore. The process of land acquisition has been taken up. The project has been declared as special
Railway Project. Competent Authority for land Acquisition (CALA) has also been nominated in
November 2025.
This project will directly connect Southern Punjab (Bathinda area), between Sirhind – Gobindgarh
and Rajpura area to Chandigarh avoiding Ambala.
In last three years i.e. 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25 and current financial year 2025-26, 22 surveys (09
New Line, 12 Doubling and 01 Gauge Conversion) covering a total length of 2,101 Km have been
taken up falling partly/fully in the State of Punjab.
Various steps taken by the Government for speedy approval and implementation of Railway projects
include (i) setting up of Gati Shakti units (ii) prioritisation of projects (iii) substantial increase in
allocation of funds on priority projects (iv) delegation of powers at field level (v) close monitoring of
progress of project at various levels, and (vi) regular follow up with State Governments and
concerned authorities for expeditious land acquisition, forestry and Wildlife clearances and for
resolving other issues pertaining to projects. This has led to substantial increase in rate of
commissioning since 2014.
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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