Date: 2026-03-26Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Publication of notification of extraordinary gazette under Part II section 3 Sub Section (II) Notification under clause 37A of section 2 of the Railway (Amendment) Act 2008 for construction of Viramgam Samakhiali Quadrupling 247.57Km Project in Ahmedabad Division Western Railway to be declared as a Special Railway Project in the State of Gujarat
**Notification Summary: Special Railway Project Designation for Ahmedabad-Viramgam-Samakhiali Quadrupling**
**Issuing Authority:** Ministry of Railways (Western Railway Construction Organization), Government of India
**Notification Number:** S.O. 1605(E)
**Date of Issue:** March 23, 2026 (Published March 26, 2026)
**Statutory Authority:** Clause 37A of Section 2 of the Railways (Amendment) Act, 2008
**Project Overview**
The Central Government has officially notified the **Ahmedabad-Viramgam-Samakhiali Quadrupling project** as a "Special Railway Project." This designation is specifically intended to facilitate the acquisition of land required for the project within the State of Gujarat.
**Key Project Data and Metrics**
* **Project Scope:** Quadrupling of the railway line.
* **Total Distance:** 247.57 Kilometers (Km).
* **Jurisdiction:** Ahmedabad Division of the Western Railway.
* **Geographic Location:** State of Gujarat.
**Administrative Details**
* **File Reference:** F. No E office file No. 724100
* **Signatory:** S.R. Prasad, Chief Project Manager (C)-II
* **Gazette Identification:** No. 1540, CG-MH-E-27032026-271324
* **Publication Location:** New Delhi, Thursday, March 26, 2026 / Chaitra 5, 1948
Key Entities Referenced
Railways (Amendment) Act 2008: The primary legislation under which the Central Government exercises powers to notify infrastructure projects for land acquisition.
Ahmedabad-Viramgam-Samakhiali Quadrupling Project: A 247.57 km railway project in the Ahmedabad Division notified as a Special Railway Project for land acquisition purposes.
Ministry of Railways: The central ministry responsible for issuing the notification and overseeing the Western Railway construction organization.
Gujarat: The state where the land acquisition for the specified railway project is legally authorized to take place.
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 1540] िई कदल्ली, बहृ स्ट्प जतवार माच ा26, 2026/ चत्रै 5, 1948
No. 1540] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2026/ CHAITRA 5, 1948
रेल मत्रं ालय
[पजिम रेलव े(जिमाणा सगं ठि)]
अजधसचू िा
म ंबई, 23 माच,ा 2026
का.आ. 1605(अ).—रेलवे (सिं ोधि) अजधजियम 2008 की धारा 2 के खडं 37क द्वारा प्रदत्त िजियों का प्रयोग
करत े हुए, केंद्र सरकार एतद्द्वारा अहमदाबाद जडवीिि म ें पजिमी रेलव े पर अहमदाबाद-जवरामगाम-समाजखयाली
चौग िीकरण (247.57 ककमी) पररयोििा को ग िरात राज्य म ें भूजम अजधग्रहण हते एक जविेष रेलवे पररयोििा के रूप म ें
अजधसूजचत करती ह,ै और इस अजधसूचिा को आजधकाररक रािपत्र म ें प्रकाजित करि े का प्रावधाि करती ह ै
[फा. सं. ई-कायाालय फाइल संख्या 724100]
एस.आर. प्रसाद, मख् य पररयोििा प्रबंधक (जिमााण)-II
2227 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
[Western Railway (Construction Organization)]
NOTIFICATION
Mumbai, the 23rd March, 2026
S.O. 1605(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by clause 37A of Section 2 of the Railways
(Amendment) Act 2008 the Central Government hereby notifies Ahmedabad-Viramgam-
Samakhiali Quadrupling (247.57Km) project in Ahmedabad Division on Western Railway as a
Special Railway Project for acquisition of land in the State of Gujarat, for providing of this
notification in the Official Gazette.
[F. No E office file No. 724100]
S.R. PRASAD, Chief Project Manager (C)-II
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