Parliament Question: Sardarshahar to Hanumangarh Rail Line Survey (Rajasthan)

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4204 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.03.2026 SARDARSHAHAR TO HANUMANGARH RAIL LINE SURVEY (RAJASTHAN) †4204. SHRI AMRA RAM: Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state: (a) the details of the survey for the construction of a new railway line from Sardarshahar to Hanumangarh in Rajasthan along with the action taken in thereon; (b) whether the proposed rail connectivity from Jaipur to Hanumangarh and Sri Ganganagar and further up to international border with Pakistan are strategically important after the completion of the construction of railway line from Fatehpur to Ratangarh thus providing direct service for transportation or movement of materials and troops from Agra and Jaipur saving both time as well transportation costs; and (c) whether the Government proposes to conduct a survey and begin construction of the said railway lines and 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 (c): Sardarshahar and Hanumangarh are existing railway stations on Indian Railway Network and already connected via Ratangarh and Sadulpur. Also, Jaipur to Hanumangarh and Sri Ganganagar are already having rail connectivity via Ringas, Sikar, Fatehpur Sekhawati, Churu and Sadulpur. ...2/- §-:2:- Surveys for Sardarshahar - Hanumangarh New line (149 km) and Ratangarh – Fatehpur Sekhawati (39 Km) new line were conducted but the projects have low traffic projections. Rajasthan 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 Rajasthan is as under:- Period Outlay 2009-14 ₹682 crore/year 2025-26 ₹9,960 crore (Nearly 15 times) Track Construction: The details of constructing new track falling fully/partly in the State of Rajasthan during 2009-14 and 2014-25 is as under:- Period New Track Average commissioning of new Commissioned tracks 2009-14 798 Km 159.60 Km/year 2014-25 3,815 Km 346.82 Km/year (More than 2 times) Project Sanctioned: As on 01.04.2025, 28 projects (13 New Lines, 05 Gauge Conversion and 10 Doubling), covering a total length of 3,409 Km, costing ₹43,918 crore, falling fully/partly in Rajasthan are sanctioned. The summary is as under:- ...3/--:3:- Category No. of Total Length Expenditure projects Length Commissioned (₹ in Cr) (in Km) (in Km) New Lines 13 981 196 5769 Gauge 5 1252 788 6829 Conversion Doubling/ 10 1176 254 6357 Multitracking Total 28 3,409 1,238 18,954 Zone-wise/year-wise details of all Railway projects are made available in public domain on Indian Railway’s website. Recently completed projects: Details of some of the recently completed projects falling fully/partly in the State of Rajasthan are as under: S.No. Name of Project Latest Cost (₹ in crore) 1 Bangurgram-Ras New Line (28 km) 175 2 ThaiyatHamira-Sonu New Line (58 Km) 350 3 Suratpura- Sriganganagar Gauge Conversion (241 896 Km) 4 Sadulpur-Bikaner &Ratangarh-Degana Gauge 886 Conversion (438 Km) 5 Jaipur -Churu & Sikar-Loharu Gauge Conversion 1105 (320 Km) 6 Bhagat ki Kothi-Luni Doubling (28 Km) 128 ...4/--:4:- S.No. Name of Project Latest Cost (₹ in crore) 7 Rani-Keshav Ganj Doubling (59 Km) 290 8 Guriya-Marwar &Karjoda-Palanpur Doubling (49 Km) 251 9 Rani-Marwar Doubling (52 Km) 346 10 Abu Road-Swaroop Ganj Doubling (26 Km) 195 11 Abu Road-Sarotra Road Doubling (24 Km) 152 12 Alwar-Bandikui Doubling (60 Km) 450 13 Ajmer-Bangurgram Doubling (48 Km) 375 14 Bangurgram-Guriya Patch Doubling (47 Km) 395 15 Degana-Rai ka Bagh Doubling (146 Km) 809 16 Bina-Kota Doubling (283 Km) 2476 17 Nimach-Chittaurgarh Doubling (56 Km) 560 18 Dausa-Gangapur City Doubling (93 Km) 950 19 Phulera-Degana Doubling (108 Km) 702 20 Churu-Ratangarh Doubling (43 Km) 423 Ongoing projects: Some of the projects falling fully/partly in the State of Rajasthan which have been taken up are as under: S.No. Name of Project Cost (₹ in crore) 1 Nimach-Badi Sadri New Line (48 Km) 495 2 Taranga Hill-Abu Road New Line (116 Km) 2798 ...5/--:5:- S.No. Name of Project Cost (₹ in crore) 3 Ramganjmandi-Bhopal New Line (277 Km) 5073 4 Pushkar-Merta New Line (51 Km) 800 5 Ringus-Khatu Shyam Ji New Line (17 Km) 254 6 Merta city-Ras New Line & Bye Pass at Merta Road 947 Station (56 Km) 7 Gwalior-Sheopurkalan Gauge Conversion with 2913 extension to Kota (284 Km) 8 Dholpur-Sirmuttra Gauge Conversion with 747 extension to Gangapur City (145 Km) 9 Mavli-DevgarhMadariya Gauge Conversion (83 Km) 969 10 Mathura-Jhansi 3rd Line (274 Km) 5924 11 Agra Fort-Bandikui Doubling (150 Km) 988 12 Sawaimadhopur-Jaipur Doubling (131 Km) 1204 13 Churu-Sadulpur& Luni-Bhildi Doubling (330 Km) 3554 14 Ajmer-Chanderiya Doubling (178 Km) 1635 15 Bye Pass line at Sawaimadhopur (14 Km) 304 16 Rewari-Khatuwas Doubling (28 Km) 352 17 Khatuwas-Narnaul Doubling (24 Km) 313 18 Bye Pass line at Marwar (4 Km) 71 19 Bypass line at Churu (5 Km) 63 20 Bypass line at Samdari (1 Km) 26 21 Ramdevra-Pokhran new line (13 Km) 189 22 Lalgarh-Bikaner East Cabin doubling (11 Km) 279 23 Ringas-Sikar Doubling (50 Km) 470 24 Umra-Debari Doubling (25 Km) 492 ...6/--:6:- In last three years, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25 and current financial year 2025-26, 59 surveys (25 new line & 34 doubling) of total length 5,666 Km falling fully/partly in the State of Rajasthan have been sanctioned. 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 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. ...7/--:7:- Train Connectivity Presently, Hanumangarh and Sriganganagar are connected to Jaipur by 08 Express train services each. These services are listed below:- ● Jaipur to Hanumangarh SN Train Number and Name 1 20497/20498 Rameswaram - Firozpur Cant Express 2 54703/54704 Bathinda - Jaipur Express 3 14701/14702 Shri Ganganagar - Bandra Terminus Express 4 22981/22982 Kota - Shri Ganganagar Express ● Jaipur to Sriganganagar SN Train Number and Name 1 20471/20472 Sriganganagar - Puri Express 2 14701/14702 Sriganganagar - Bandra (T) Express 3 22981/22982 Kota - Sriganganagar Express 4 22997/22998 Jhalawar City - Sriganganagar Express Besides, introduction of train services on any route/section, 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. *****