The Ministry of Railways has issued notification S.O. 4944(E), dated October 8, 2025, declaring the Banarhat (India)-Samtse (Bhutan) (19.55 KM) New Line project as a Special Railway Project. This notification, effective from the date of its publication, is issued under the power conferred by clause (37A) of Section 2 of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989). The project spans West Bengal (India) and Bhutan [F. No. W/207/CON/Banarhat-Samtse/APDJ]. Vivek Saxena, Chief Administrative Officer (Const.)/III.
Key Entities Referenced
Railways Act, 1989: Indian legislation providing the legal framework for railways in India; specifically section 2(37A) empowers the central government to declare a project as a Special Railway Project.
Special Railway Project: A railway project specifically designated under the Railways Act, 1989 which may receive special consideration or benefits.
Ministry of Railways: The Indian government ministry responsible for the railway sector.
Banarhat (India)-Samtse (Bhutan) New Line: A 19.55 km railway project connecting Banarhat in India with Samtse in Bhutan, declared as a Special Railway Project.
West Bengal: Indian state through which the Banarhat (India)-Samtse (Bhutan) new railway line passes.
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रेल मत्रं ालय
[पर्वू ोत्त र सीमातं रेलर्व े (जिमाणा सगं ठि)]
अजधसचू िा
मालीगांर्व, 8 अक्त ूबर, 2025
का.आ. 4944(अ).—रेलर्व े अजधजियम, १९८९ (२४ ऑफ १९८९) की धारा २ की उपधारा (३७ A) द्वारा प्रदत्त
िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, केंद्रीय सरकार द्वारा इस िोटिफफकेिि के आजधकाटरक रािपत्र में प्रकाजित होिे की जतजि से
प्रभार्वी होिे के साि, िीच े दी गई ताजलका के कॉलम (२) में उजललजखत जिम्नजलजखत पटरयोििा को जर्विेष रेलर्व े
पटरयोििा के रूप म,ें ताजलका के कॉलम (३) म ेंउजललजखत राज्य / देि में अजधसूजचत फकया िाता ह ै :
ताजलका
जर्विषे रेलर्व ेपटरयोििा
क्रम संख्या विशेष रेलिे पररयोजना का नाम राज्य/केंद्र शाससत प्रदेश/देश
(१) (२) (३)
१ बानरहाट (भारत)- समत्से (भटू ान) (१९.५५ किलोमीटर) नई लाइन पश्चिम बंगाल (भारत), भूटान
[फा. सं. W/207/CON/Banarhat-Samtse/APDJ]
जर्वर्वेक सक्सेिा, मुख्य प्रिासजिक अजधकारी (जिमााण)/III
7245 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
[North East Frontier Railway (Construction Organization)]
NOTIFICATION
Maligaon, the 8th October, 2025
S.O. 4944(E).—In exercise of the power conferred by clause (37A) of Section 2 of the railwaysAct,1989 (24
of 1989), the Central Government hereby notifies the following project as Special Railway Project, as mentioned in
column (2) of the table below in the state/Country mentioned in column (3) of the said table, with effect from the date
of publication of this notification in the Official gazette:
TABLE
Special Railway Project
Sl. No. Name of the Special Railway Project State/UT/Country
(1) (2) (3)
1 Banarhat (India)- Samtse (Bhutan) (19.55 KM) New Line West Bengal (India), Bhutan
[F. No. W/207/CON/Banarhat-Samtse/APDJ]
VIVEK SAXENA, Chief Administrative Officer (Const.)/III
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