Parliament Question: Railway Projects in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4357 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.03.2026 RAILWAY PROJECTS IN MAHARASHTRA AND MADHYA PRADESH †4357. SHRI NILESH DNYANDEV LANKE: SHRI GYANESHWAR PATIL: Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state: (a) whether several railway projects are pending in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh; (b) if so, the details thereof including such railway projects where work is yet to be commenced and those pending for completion including their current status and timeline fixed for their completion; (c) the details of the budgetary provisions made in respect of railway projects which have formally sanctioned but are yet to be started and those projects which are currently ongoing; and (d) the project and year-wise details of the actual expenditure incurred on these projects? ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW) (a) to (d): The status of projects sanctioned in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh are as under: Maharashtra Railway Budget: Budget allocation during the last five years has increased significantly. Budget allocation for infrastructure projects and safety works, falling fully/partly in the State of Maharashtra is as under: ..P/2 §-:2:- Period Outlay 2009-14 ₹1,171 crore/year 2025-26 ₹23,778 crore (More than 20 times) Track construction: The details of constructing new track falling fully/partly in the State of Maharashtra during 2009-14 and 2014-25 is as under: Period New track Average commissioning of new tracks Commissioned 2009-14 292 Km 58.4 Km/year 2014-25 2,292 Km 208.4 Km/year (More than 3 times) Projects sanctioned: As on 01.04.2025, 38 projects (11 New Lines, 02 Gauge Conversion and 25 Doubling), of a total length of 5,098 km, costing ₹89,780 crore, falling fully/partly in Maharashtra, are sanctioned. The summary is as under:- Category No. of Total Length Exp. sanctioned Length Commissioned upto Mar'25 Projects (in Km) Upto Mar'25 (Km) (₹ in Cr.) New Line 11 1,355 234 10,504 Gauge Conversion 02 609 334 4,286 Doubling/ 25 3,134 1,792 24,617 Multitracking Total 38 5,098 2,360 39,407 Recently completed projects: Details of some of the recently completed projects falling fully/partly in Maharashtra are as under: ..P/3-:3:- S. No. Project Cost (₹ in crore) 1 Pune-Miraj-Londa Doubling (467 Km) 4,670 2 Jabalpur-Gondia Gauge Conversion (300 Km) 2,005 3 Chhindwara-Nagpur Gauge Conversion (150 Km) 1,512 4 Panvel-Pen Doubling (35 Km) 263 5 Pen-Roha Doubling (40 Km) 330 6 Udhna-Jalgaon Doubling (307 Km) 2,448 7 Mudkhed-Parbhani Doubling (81 Km) 673 8 Bhusawal-Jalgaon 3rd Line (24 Km) 325 9 Jalgaon-Bhusawal 4th Line (24 Km) 261 10 Daund-Gulbarga Doubling (225 Km) 3,182 Ongoing projects: To further improve the Railway Infrastructure in the state of Maharashtra, following works have been taken up:- S. No. Name of the project Cost (₹ In crore) 1 Ahilyanagar (Ahmednagar)-Beed-Parli Vaijnath 4,957 New Line (261 Km) 2 Baramati-Lonand New Line (64 Km) 1,844 3 Wardha-Nanded New Line (284 Km) 3,445 4 Indore-Manmad New Line (360 Km) 18,529 5 Wadsa-Gadchiroli New Line (52 Km) 1,886 6 Jalna-Jalgaon New Line (174 Km) 5,804 ..P/4-:4:- S. No. Name of the project Cost (₹ In crore) 7 Daund-Manmad Doubling (236 Km) 3,037 8 Kalyan-Kasara 3rd Line (68 Km) 1,433 9 Wardha-Nagpur 3rd Line (76 Km) 698 10 Wardha-Ballarshah 3rd Line (132 Km) 1,385 11 Itarsi-Nagpur 3rd Line (280 Km) 2,450 12 Rajnandgaon-Nagpur 3rd Line (228 Km) 3,545 13 Wardha-Nagpur 4th Line (79 Km) 1,137 14 Jalgaon-Manmad 4th Line (160 Km) 2,574 15 Bhusawal-Khandwa 3rd & 4th Line (131 Km) 3,285 16 Solapur-Tuljapur-Osmanabad New Line (95 Km) 2,933 17 Panvel-Chowk Double Line (17 Km) 491 18 Wardha-Balharshah 4th Line (135 Km) 2,226 19 Itarsi-Nagpur 4th Line (297 Km) 5,010 20 Wardha-Bhusawal 3rd & 4th Line (314 Km) 9,197 21 Asangaon-Kasara 4th Line (35 Km) 794 22 Badlapur-Karjat 3rd & 4th Line (32 Km) 1,324 23 Gondia-Dongargarh 4th Line (84 Km) 2,223 24 Gondia-Balharshah Doubling (240 Km) 4,819 Increasing train handling capacity in Mumbai area: Presently, about 120 originating Mail/Express trains and about 3,200 sub urban trains are handled daily in Mumbai area. To increase train handling capacity at various stations in Mumbai area, following works have been completed/taken up/planned at various stations: ..P/5-:5:- SN Location Details 1 Bandra Terminus 3 Pit Lines have been completed 2 Mumbai Central Platform extension for 24 LHB coaches 3 Jogeshwari 2 additional platforms 4 Dadar 1 additional platform 5 Vasai road 6 platforms, 3 pit lines and 5 stabling lines 6 Panvel-Kalamboli 5 platforms , 4 pit lines and 2 sick lines 7 Kalyan 6 platforms and 4 pit lines 8 LTT 4 platforms and 2 pit lines 9 Parel 6 platforms, 5 pit lines, 6 stabling lines 10 Virar 25 stabling lines 11 Dahanu road 11 stabling lines 12 Mira road 25 stabling lines In addition to above, Platform extension work at 34 stations to accommodate 15 car EMUs have been taken up. New projects for increasing capacity: To improve the capacity of rail network in Mumbai suburban area, Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP)-II costing ₹8,087 crore, MUTP-III costing ₹10,947 crore and MUTP-IIIA costing ₹33,690 crore have been sanctioned. These projects include following works in Mumbai Suburban Area: SN Name of Project Cost (in Cr.) CSMT-Kurla 5th & 6th Line (MUTP-II) (17.5 km) 891 1 2 Mumbai Central-Borivali 6th Line (MUTP-II) (30 km) 919 ..P/6-:6:- SN Name of Project Cost (in Cr.) Extension of Harbour Line from Goregaon-Borivali 3 826 (MUTP-IIIA) (7 km) 4 Borivali-Virar 5th & 6th Line (MUTP-IIIA) (26 km) 2,184 5 Virar-Dahanu Road 3rd & 4th Line (MUTP-III) (64 km) 3,587 6 Panvel-Karjat Suburban Corridor (MUTP-III) (29.6 km) 2,782 Airoli-Kalwa (elevated) Suburban Corridor link 7 476 (MUTP-III) (3.3 km) 8 Kalyan-Asangaon 4thLine (MUTP-IIIA) (32 km) 1,759 9 Kalyan-Badlapur 3rd& 4th line (MUTP-IIIA) (14 km) 1,510 10 Kalyan-Kasara 3rd Line (67 km) 793 11 Naigaon-Juichandra double chord Line (6 km) 176 12 Nilaje-Kopar double chord Line (5 km) 338 13 Kalyan Yard remodeling work 866 New generation trains: To enhance passenger carrying capacity, 238 rakes of 12 cars each with doors have been sanctioned under MUTP-III & IIIA at a cost of ₹19,293 crore. The process for procurement of these rakes has been taken up. Capacity Augmentation works for Pune Area: Presently, about 33 originating Mail/Express trains are handled daily in Pune area. To increase train handling capacity at various stations in Pune area, following works have been completed/taken up/planned at various stations: ..P/7-:7:- SN Location Details 1 Pune Junction 6 additional Platforms and Extension of 5 Platforms. 2 Hadapsar Extension of 3 Platforms to handle full length trains. 3 Khadki Raising and Extension of PF-3/4 and extension of running lines completed in July’2025. 4 Alandi New Coaching Terminal with 9 additional Platforms, 8 pit lines and 8 stabling lines 5 Phursungi 5 Stabling Lines at Phursungi In addition to above, following capacity additional works have been undertaken in Pune Area to increase the train handling capacity: SN Name of Project 1 3rd Line between Hadapsar and Ghorpuri Yard 2 New Block station at Manjari Bhadrukin Pune-Daund Section and Ramtekdi in Pune-Sasvad section 3 Bidirectional Signalling in Pune Sasvad Road Section Bullet Train project: The Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR) Project (508 km) is the only HSR Project under execution. The Project is passing through the States of Gujarat, Maharashtra and Union Territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli with 12 stations planned at Mumbai, Thane, Virar, Boisar, Vapi, Billimora, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, Anand, Ahmedabad and Sabarmati. ..P/8-:8:- Entire land (1,389.5 Ha.) for MAHSR project has been acquired. All Statutory Clearances have been obtained. All 1651 utilities have been shifted. The delay in land acquisition in the State of Maharashtra has impacted the project till 2021. The land acquisition picked up in 2022 in Maharashtra. The progress of various major items so far is as under: Gujarat (352 KM): Item Progress Foundation 352 kms. Piers 352 kms. Girder Casting 342 kms. Girder Launching 331 kms. Track Bed Construction 152 kms. OHE Masts Erection 121 kms. Maharashtra (156KM): Item Progress Foundation 84 kms. Piers 75 kms. Girder Casting 12 kms. Girder Launching 5 kms. Out of total 12 stations, foundation works has been completed at 8 stations (Vapi, Bilimora, Surat, Bharuch, Anand, Vadodara, Ahmedabad, and Sabarmati). In Maharashtra section, foundation work is in progress at 3 stations (Thane, Virar, Boisar) and excavation work at BKC station is near completion and Casting of base slab started. ..P/9-:9:- 17 river bridges have been completed. Work is in advance stage for 4 major river bridges (Narmada, Mahi, Tapti and Sabarmati) in Gujarat & in progress in 4 river bridges in Maharashtra. Work on Depots (Thane, Surat and Sabarmati) is in full swing. Civil works at Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) are progressing satisfactorily. Excavation works have achieved about 91% progress, and concreting works are at various stages, with 100% completion of the basement slab at Level-4. The work of the under-sea tunnel (approximately 21 km) has commenced, out of which 4.8 km of tunnel between Ghansoli and Shilphata in Maharashtra has been completed. To ensure seamless passenger connectivity, the Government has planned multi-modal integration of Bullet Train stations with the existing Mumbai suburban railway network and upcoming metro lines. The integration includes passenger connectivity with Metro Line-2B and Metro Line-3 through convenient pedestrian access at BKC station. Bullet train project is a very complex and technology intensive Project. Exact timelines for the completion of the project can be reasonably ascertained after the completion of all associated works of Civil Structures, Track, Electrical, Signaling & Telecommunication and supply of Trainsets. Dedicated freight corridor: Western DFC also passes through Maharashtra. About 178 route Km of western DFC is situated in Maharashtra which is about 12% of overall route ..P/10-:10:- length of western DFC. 76 Km of this project from New Gholvad to New Vaitarna in Maharashtra has already been commissioned. Balance works have been taken up. Connectivity of WDFC to JNPT will boost the capacity to handle cargo and container traffic from port to Delhi NCR. Madhya Pradesh Railway Budget: Budget allocation in the recent years has increased significantly. Budget allocation for Infrastructure projects and safety works, falling fully/partly in the State of Madhya Pradesh is as under: Period Outlay 2009-14 ₹632 crore/year 2025-26 ₹14,745 crore (More than 23 times) Track construction: The details of commissioning/laying of new track falling fully/partly in the State of Madhya Pradesh during 2009-14 and 2014-25 is as under: New Track Average Commissioning of new Period Commissioned tracks 2009-14 145 Km 29 Km/year 2014-25 2,651 Km 241 Km/year (More than 8 times) Projects sanctioned: As on 01.04.2025, 24 Railway projects (08 New Lines, 02 Gauge Conversion and 14 Doubling), of total length of 4,740 Km costing ₹89,542 crore falling ..P/11-:11:- fully/partly in the State of Madhya Pradesh are sanctioned. The summary is as under: Category No. of Total Length Total Exp upto projects Length Commissioned Mar'25 (in Km) (in Km) (₹ in Cr) New Lines 8 1,914 544 15,069 Gauge 2 809 430 6,766 Conversion Doubling / 14 2,017 1,118 19,566 Multitracking Total 24 4,740 2,093 41,401 Recently completed projects: Details of some of the recently completed projects falling fully/partly in the State of Madhya Pradesh are as under: S.No. Name of Project Latest Cost (₹ in Crores) 1. Anuppur-Katni 3rd line (165 Km) 2,311 2. Pendra Road-Anuppur 3rd line (50 Km) 394 3. Khodri-Anuppur Doubling with flyover at Bilaspur (72 792 Km) 4. Bhopal-Bina 3rd line (145 km) 1,075 5. Bina-Kota Doubling (283 km) 2,477 6. Jabalpur-Gondia Gauge Conversion including 2,005 Balaghat-Katangi (300 Km) 7. Chhindwara-Nagpur Gauge Conversion (150 Km) 1,512 8. Chhindwara-Mandla Fort Gauge Conversion (182 Km) 1,268 ..P/12-:12:- S.No. Name of Project Latest Cost (₹ in Crores) 9. Ghat Pindari-Balkheda Doubling (6 Km) 29 10. Guna-Ruthiyai Doubling (20 Km) 175 11. Jukhei Chord line, Bye Passing the Katni Yard (2 Km) 12 12. Sontalai-Bagratawa Doubling (7 Km) 110 13. Itarsi-Budhni 3rd line (25 Km) 286 14. Teegaon-Chichonda Ghat Section 3rd line (17 Km) 176 15. Barkhera-Bhopal 3rd line (41 km) 473 16. Nagda-Ujjain Doubling of Gambhir Bridge (2 Km) 28 17. Nimach-Chittaurgarh Doubling (56 Km) 560 18. Budhni-Barkhera 3rd line (27 Km) 1,703 19. Indore-Dewas-Ujjain Doubling (79 Km) 757 20. Powerkheda-Jujharpur Rail flyover (16 Km) 443 21. Guna- Etawah New Line (348 Km) 683 22. Ramna-Singrauli doubling (160 Km) 2,436 23. Karaila Road- ShaktinagarDoubling(32 Km) 763 24. Malkhedi-Mahadeokhedi Doubling (12 Km) 59 Ongoing projects: Some of the projects falling fully/partly in the State of Madhya Pradesh which have been taken up are as under: S. No Project Cost (₹ in Crores) 1. Shahdol-Singhpur 4th Line (6 Km) (passing through 54 Shahdol constituency) 2. Katni- Grade separator / Bypass (35 Km) 2,300 ..P/13-:13:- S. No Project Cost (₹ in Crores) 3. Katni- Singrauli Doubling (257 Km) 4,377 4. Lalitpur-Satna, Rewa-Singrauli&Mahoba-Khajuraho 8,914 New Line (541 Km) 5. Ramganjmandi-Bhopal New Line (277 Km) 5,073 6. Indore-Budni New Line (198 Km) 7,474 7. Nimach-Badi Sadri New Line (48 Km) 495 8. Gwalior-Sheopurkalan Gauge Conversion with 2,913 extension to Kota (284 Km) 9. Itarsi- Nagpur 3rd line (280 Km) 2,450 10. Jhansi-Bina 3rd line (153 Km) 2,002 11. Mathura-Jhansi 3rd line (274 Km) 5,924 12. Jhansi-Kairar-Manikpur&Khirar-Bhimsen Doubling 4,330 (431 Km) 13. Satna-Rewa Doubling (50 Km) 590 14. Ruthiyai Bye Pass line (3 Km) 54 15. Guna Bye Pass line (2 Km) 179 16. Ujjain Fly Over (2 Km) 100 17. Manmad - Indore New Line (360 Km) 18,529 18. Bhusawal-Khandwa 3rd & 4th Line (131 Km) 3,285 19. Dahod-Indore New Line (205 Km) 9,746 20. Nimach-Ratlam Doubling (133 Km) 1,096 21. Chhota Udepur-Dhar New Line (147 Km) 1,794 22. Ratlam-Nagda 3rd and 4th line (41 Km) 964 23. Vadodara-Ratlam 3rd and 4th line (259 Km) 8,387 24. Ratlam-Khandwa Gauge Conversion (299 Km) 7,265 25. Bina-Itarsi 4th Line (237 km) 4,329 26. Itarsi-Nagpur 4th Line (297 Km) 5,010 ..P/14-:14:- 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. Various steps taken by the Government for effective and speedy implementation of rail projects include:  Substantial increase in allocation of funds.  Delegation of powers at field level.  Close monitoring of progress of project at various levels.  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. *****