Parliament Question: Rowghat-Jagdalpur Rail Project

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1836 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.07.2026 ROWGHAT-JAGDALPUR RAIL PROJECT †1836. SHRI MAHESH KASHYAP:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the present progress of Rowghat-Jagdalpur rail project and the likely date of its completion thereof;

(b) the details of the proposals under consideration of the Government for starting new train services from Bastar Lok Sabha Constituency;

(c) the works undertaken to expand passenger amenities on the Kirandul- Visakhapatnam railway section; and

(d) the details of the plan to develop world class facilities at Jagdalpur Railway Station? ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (d): The work of Rowghat – Jagdalpur New Line (140 Km) Project has been sanctioned at a cost of ₹ 3,513 Cr. 249 Ha land out of total 818 Ha has been acquired for the project. The status is as under:

Section Status Jagdalpur – Palli – Kurkanar (12  Land acquisition completed.

Km)  Works on important major bridges, RoBs, earthwork, minor bridges etc. have been taken up.

Rowghat – Kurkanar (128 Km) Land acquisition has been taken up § Page 1 of 13CHHATTISGARH

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 Chhattisgarh is as under:

Period Outlay 2009-2014 ₹311 Cr./year 2026-2027 ₹7,470 Cr. (approx. 24 times)

Track Construction:

The details of commissioning/laying of new track falling fully/partly in the

State of Chhattisgarh is as under:

New Track Period Average Commissioning of new tracks Commissioned 2009-14 32 Km 6.4 Km per year 2014-26 1,311 Km 109.29 Km per year (17 times)

Projects Sanctioned:

As on 01.04.2026, 36 projects (8 New Lines and 28 Doubling), of total length of 2,398 Km, costing ₹48,202 crore falling fully/partly in the State of Chhattisgarh are Sanctioned. The summary is as under:- Category No. of Total Length Total Exp upto projects Length Commissioned till March 2026 (in km) March, 2026 (in Km) (₹ in cr.) NL 8 887 262 7,535 DL 28 1,512 889 11,298 TOTAL 36 2,398 1,151 18,833 Page 2 of 13Recently Completed Projects:

Details of some of the recently completed projects falling fully/partly in the

state of Chhattisgarh are as under:

S.No. Name of Project Cost (₹ in Cr.) 1 Kharsia-Korichhapar New Line (43 Km) 851 2 Bilaspur-Urkura 3rd line (110 Km) 365 3 Salka Road-Khongsara doubling (26 Km) 181 4 Durg-Rajnandgaon Doubling (31 Km) 250 5 Khodri Anuppur Doubling with flyover at Bilaspur 792 (72 Km) 6 Champa-Jharsuguda 3rd Line (152 Km) 1,227 7 Pendra Road – Annupur 3rd Line (50 Km) 394 8 Raipur - Titlagarh Doubling (203 Km) 1,171 9 Dallirajahra-Rowghat (95 Km) 1,628

Ongoing Projects:

Some of the major projects falling fully/partly in the State of Chhattisgarh

which have been taken up are as under:

S.N Name of Project Cost (₹ in Cr.) 1 Kharsia-Dharamjaygarh New Line (122 Km) 3,407 2 Gevra Road-Pendra Road New Line (135 Km) 3,724 3 Dharamjaigarh-Korba New Line (63 Km) 1,686 4 Chirimiri-Nagpur Halt New Line (17 Km) 670 5 Sardega-Bhalumunda New Line (37 Km) 1,282 6 Kharsia - Parmalkasa 5th and 6th line (278 Km) 7,854 7 Rowghat-Jagdalpur New Line (140 Km) 3,513 8 Kirandul-Jadgalpur Doubling (150 km) 1,780 Page 3 of 13S.N Name of Project Cost (₹ in Cr.) 9 Jagdalpur-Koraput Doubling (107 Km) 1,547 10 Jharsuguda-Bilaspur - 4th line (206 Km) 2,596 11 Gevra Rd-Pendra Rd Doubling (135 Km) 3,475 12 Rajnandgaon-Nagpur 3rd line (228 Km) 3,545 13 Raipur-Dhamtari & Abhanpur-Rajim gauge 3,250 conversion (67.20 km) 14 Boridand- Ambikapur Doubling (80 Km) 1,577 15 4th line between of Durg-Rajnandgaon (31 Km) 464 16 Gondia-Dongargarh 4th line (84 Km) 2,223 17 Baikunth- Urkura 4th line (26 Km) 426 18 Champa-Korba 3rd Line (42 Km) 755 To further improve the connectivity in Bastar Lok Sabha Constituency,

following surveys have been taken up:

S.No. Name of Survey 1 Kothagudem – Kirandul New Line (180 Km) 2 Gadchiroli – Bacheli via Bijapur New Line (490 Km) 3 Dhamtari – Kondagaon via Banskot and Amravati New Line (183 Km) 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 4 of 13All these factors affect the completion time and cost of the project/s.

As the railway network straddles across State boundaries/boundaries of Parliamentary constituencies, trains are introduced, as per network requirement, across such boundaries. However, Jagdalpur, Dantewara & Kirandul are the important stations serving the Bastar constituency.

Jagdalpur is served by 10 train services while Dantewara & Kirandul are served by 04 train services each. These are listed below:-

Trains serving Jagdalpur:

SN Train No. & Name 1 18005 Howrah -Jagdalpur Express 2 18006 Jagdalpur-Howrah Express 3 18107 Rourkela-Jagdalpur Express 4 18108 Jagdalpur-Rourkela Express 5 18447 Bhubaneswar-Jagdalpur Express 6 18448 Jagdalpur-Bhubaneswar Express 7 18515 Visakhapatnam-Kirandul Express 8 18516 Kirandul-Visakhapatnam Express 9 58501 Visakhapatnam-Kirandul Passenger 10 58502 Kirandul-Visakhapatnam Passenger Trains serving Dantewara & Kirandul:

SN Train No. & Name 1 18515 Visakhapatnam-Kirandul Express 2 18516 Kirandul-Visakhapatnam Express 3 58501 Visakhapatnam-Kirandul Passenger 4 58502 Kirandul-Visakhapatnam Passenger Page 5 of 13Besides, introduction of new train services which is an on-going process, depends on various factors which include-  Capacity of that section  Availability of path  Availability of required rolling stock  Availability of matching infrastructure for rolling stock  Maintenance requirement of railway tracks and other assets.

 Occupancy and the traffic requirement of the section.

Station Redevelopment:

Ministry of Railways has launched Amrit Bharat Station Scheme for redevelopment of stations with a long-term approach.

The scheme involves preparation of master plans and their implementation in phases to improve the stations of Indian Railways. The master planning, keeping in view the necessity of each station, includes:

 Improvement of access to station and circulating areas  Integration of station with both sides of city  Improvement of station building  Improvement of waiting halls, toilets, sitting arrangement, water booths  Provision of wider foot over bridge/subway to commensurate with passenger traffic  Provision of lifts/escalators/ramps  Improvement of platform surface/ provision of platform shelter  Provision of kiosks for local products through schemes like ‘One Station One Product’  Parking development Page 6 of 13 Amenities for Divyangjans  Better passenger information systems  Provision of air concourse, executive lounges, Multimodal integration, landscaping, etc.

The scheme also envisages sustainable and environment friendly solutions etc. as per necessity, phasing and feasibility and creation of city centre at the station in the long term.

So far, 1,340 stations have been identified for development under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, out of which, 7 stations including Araku, Kottavalasa Junction, Simhachalam and Visakhapatnam stations of Andhra Pradesh, Jagdalpur station of Chhattisgarh and, Jeypore and Koraput Junction stations of Odisha are located in Kirandul–Visakhapatnam railway

section. The names of stations identified for development under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme in Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Odisha are as

following:

State No. of Names of Stations Stations Andhra 74 Adoni, Anakapalle, Anantapur, Anaparthi, Araku, Pradesh Bapatla, Bhimavaram Town, Bobbili Jn, Chipurupalli, Chirala, Chittoor, Cuddapah, Cumbum, Dharmavaram, Dhone, Donakonda, Duvvada, Elamanchili, Eluru, Giddalur, Gooty, Gudivada, Gudur, Gunadala, Guntur, Hindupur, Ichchpuram, Kadiri, Kakinada Town Jn, Kottavalasa Jn, Kuppam, Kurnool city, Macherla, Machilipatnam, Madanapalle Road, Mangalagiri, Page 7 of 13State No. of Names of Stations Stations Mantralayam Road, Markapur Road, Nadikude Jn, Nandyal Jn, Narasapur, Narasaraopet, Naupada Jn, Nellore, Nidadavolu Jn, Ongole, Pakala Jn, Palasa, Parvatipuram, Piduguralla, Piler, Pithapuram, Rajahmundry, Rajampet, Rayanapadu, Renigunta, Repalle, Samalkot , Sattenapalle, Satya Sai Prashanti Nilayan, Simhachalam, Singaraykonda, Sri Kalahasti, Srikakulam Road, Sullurpeta, Tadepalligudem, Tadipatri, Tenali, Tirupati, Tuni, Vijayawada, Vinukonda, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram Jn.

Chhattisg 32 Akaltara, Ambikapur, Baikunthpur Road, Balod, arh Baradwar, Belha, Bhanupratappur, Bhatapara, Bhilai, Bhilai Nagar, BhilaiPower House, Bilaspur, Champa, Dallirajhara, Dongargarh, Durg, Hathbandh, Jagdalpur, Janjgir Naila, Korba, Mahasamund, Mandir Hasaud, Marauda, Nipania, Pendra Road, Raigarh, Raipur Jn, Raj Nandgaon, Sarona, Tilda-Neora, Urkura, Uslapur Odisha 59 Angul, Badampahar, Balangir, Baleshwar, Balugaon, Barbil, Bargarh Road, Baripada, Barpali, Belpahar, Betnoti, Bhadrak, Bhawanipatna, Bhubaneswar, Bhubaneswar New, Bimlagarh, Brahmapur, Brajrajnagar, Chatrapur, Cuttack, Damanjodi, Dhenkanal, Gunupur, Harishanker Road, Himgir, Hirakud, JajpurKeonjhar Road, Jaleswar, Jaroli, Jeypore, Jharsuguda Jn, Page 8 of 13State No. of Names of Stations Stations Jharsuguda Road, Kantabanji, Kendujhargarh, Kesinga, Khariar Road, Khurda Road Jn, Koraput Jn, Lingaraj Temple Road, Mancheswar, Meramandali, Muniguda, Panposh, Paradeep, Parlakhemundi, Puri, Raghunathpur, Rairakhol, Rairangpur, Rajgangpur, Rayagada, Rourkela, Sakhi Gopal, Sambalpur, Sambalpur City, Soro, Talcher, Talcher Road, Titlagarh Jn.

Completed Stations:

Development works at railway stations under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme in Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Odisha have been taken up at a good pace. Details of stations completed in Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and

Odisha are as under:

No. of State Name of Stations Stations Andhra 08 Cumbum, Eluru, Kakinada Town Junction, Pradesh Mangalagiri, Nidadavolu Junction, Rayanapadu, Sullurpeta, Tuni Chhattisgarh 10 Ambikapur, Balod, Bhanupratappur, Bhilai, Champa, Dallirajhara, Dongargarh, Raj Nandgaon, Sarona, Urkura Odisha 09 Balangir, Baripada, Barpali, Bimalgarh, Cuttack, Kesinga, Khariar Road, Parlakhemundi, Talcher Page 9 of 13The activities for development at other stations have also been taken up at

good pace and progress of some of the stations is as given below:

Andhra Pradesh  Araku station: The works of platform shelters, 12 m wide foot over bridge and parking have been completed. The works of new station building, improvement of circulating area and lifts have been taken up.

 Kottavalasa Junction station: The structural works of new station building and platform shelters have been completed. The works of 12 m wide foot over bridge and improvement of platform surface have been taken up.

 Simhachalam station: The works of platform shelters and 12 m wide foot over bridge have been completed. The works of new station building, improvement of platform surface and improvement of circulating area have been taken up.

 Vishakhapatnam station: The works of improvement of parking on east side have been completed. The works of foot over bridge, improvement of circulating area, construction of platform no. 14, west side parking and foundation work of new west side station building have been taken up.

 Hindupur station: The works of improvement of waiting hall and Rail Main Service building have been completed. The works of improvement of station building at main entry, entrance porch at main entry, new station building at second entry, platform shelter, parking, toilets, improvement of circulating area, lift and 12 m wide foot over bridge have been taken up.

Page 10 of 13Chhattisgarh  Jagdalpur station: The works of new station building, 12 m wide foot over bridge, improvement of platform surface, improvement of circulating area, toilets, platform shelters and waiting hall have been completed. The works of lifts, signages and installation of Coach Indication Boards have been taken up.

 Akaltara station: The works of improvement of station building, improvement of circulating area, parking, waiting halls, booking counter, platform shelters, new toilet, landscaping, installation of CCTV and signages have been completed. The work of 12 m wide foot over bridge has been taken up.

 Bilaspur station: The foundation works of new North-East side station building and new South-West side station building have been completed. The works of superstructure of new North-East side station building, new South-West side station building, residential quarters, substation building and service buildings have been taken up.

 Korba station: The works of improvement of station building, waiting halls, booking counter, improvement of circulating area, parking, platform shelters, landscaping, installation of CCTV and signages have been completed. The work of 12 m wide foot over bridge has been taken up.

 Mahasamund station: The structural works of new station building, improvement of platform surface and platform shelters have been completed. The finishing works of new station building, improvement of circulating area and 12 m wide foot over bridge have been taken up.

Page 11 of 13Odisha  Jeypore station: The works of improvement of waiting hall, toilet and 12m wide foot over bridge have been completed. The works of improvement of station building, circulating area, installation of signages and lifts have been taken up.

 Koraput Junction station: The structural works of new station building, 12 m wide foot over bridge and parking have been completed. The works of new station building, platform shelters, 12 m wide foot over bridge and improvement of circulating area have been taken up.

 Cuttack station: The works of new second entry station building, structural work of new main entry station building and improvement of platform surface have been completed. The works of air concourse, improvement of circulating area, foot over bridge, platform shelters, finishing works of new main entry station building, lifts and escalators have been taken up.

 Mancheswar station: The works of extension of station building, improvement of circulating area, approach road, booking office, platform shelters and toilet have been completed. The works of improvement of station building, skywalk connecting extended station building and lifts have been taken up.

 Puri station: The structural works of new station building and platform shelters have been completed. The works of improvement of platform surface, improvement of circulating area, finishing works of new station building, lifts and escalators have been taken up.

Page 12 of 13Further, development / redevelopment / upgradation / modernisation of stations on Indian Railways is a continuous and ongoing process and works in this regard are undertaken as per requirement, subject to inter-se priority and availability of funds. Development / redevelopment / upgradation / modernisation of a station is carried out based on category of station/condition/traffic handled etc.

Development / upgradation / modernisation of stations including under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme is generally funded under Plan Head-53 ‘Customer Amenities’. The details of allocation and expenditure under Plan Head-53 are maintained Zonal Railway-wise and not station-wise or state- wise.

Andhra Pradesh is covered under the jurisdiction of five railway zones, namely, East Coast Railway, Southern Railway, South Central Railway, South Western Railway and South Coast Railway. For these zones, an allocation of ₹ 3,134 crore has been made for the current financial year, out of which an expenditure (up to June, 2026) of ₹ 1,361 crore has been incurred so far.

Chhattisgarh is covered under the jurisdiction of two railway zones, namely, South East Central Railway and East Coast Railway. For these zones, an allocation of ₹ 1,132 crore has been made for the current financial year, out of which an expenditure (up to June, 2026) of ₹ 486 crore has been incurred so far.

Odisha is covered under the jurisdiction of three railway zones, namely, South Eastern Railway, East Coast Railway, and South East Central Railway. For these zones, an allocation of ₹ 1,517 crore has been made for the current financial years, out of which an expenditure (up to June, 2026) of ₹ 670 crore has been incurred so far.

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