IR to take up Final Location Survey for Doubling 31 Sections

Indian Railways (IR) has decided to do the final location survey for doubling of 31 sections across its network.

The Railway Board conveyed this decision to all the zones concerned on January 16, 2020.

Once completed, IR would have doubled 4,499.23 route kilometres of its network.

The move will enhance capacity of these sections of these lines situated mostly between two main lines serving as a connector. The details of the sections are given below:-

ZoneProject typeProject nameRoute kmCost of survey in Rupees lakh
CRDoublingBhusaval-Wardha 3rd line313391.25
ECRDoublingPermanent diversion of Dhanbad  Chandrapura line by Dhanbad-Ispatnagar Line via Tetulmari,Nichitpur,Matari,Telo, including Y-shaped connection at Dhanbad and Ispatnagar43.854.75
ECRDoublingBarauni-Bachwara 3rd and 4th line including Barauni yard re-modelling3240
ECRDoublingSone-nagar byepass line Chiraila Pauthu BH to Bagaha-Bishnupur1012.5
ECRDoublingPradhan Khunta Jn-Pathardih Bazar-Bhojudih17.121.38
ECRDoublingNarkatiaganj-Raxaul-Sitamarhi-Darbhanga & Sitamarhi-Muzaffarpur255.5319.38
ERDoublingMadhupur byepass line7.549.43
NRDoublingPanipat-Rohtak71.489.25
NRDoublingFirozpur-Bathinda and Jakhal-Hisar168.8211
NRDoublingPalwal and New Prithala on Western DFC3.54.38
NCRDoublingBilli-Chunar108135
NERDoublingGorakhpur-Valmikinagar87108.75
NFRDoublingLumding-Tinsukia-Dibrugarh381476.25
NFRDoublingKatihar-Kumedpur and Katihar-Mukuria64.580.63
NWRDoublingAsthalbohar-Rewari75.294
NWRDoublingBathinda-Bhildi via Sirsa, Hisar,Ratangarh-Degana,Luni,Samdari excluding Degana-Rai-ka-Bagh752.2940.25
NWRDoublingAjmer-Chittaurgarh186232.5
SERDoublingBhojudih-Talgoria in connection with the permanent diversion of the fire affected Dhanbad Chadrapura line12.515.63
SERDoublingMuri-Barka-Kana5872.5
SERDoublingRourkela-Bondmunda A Cabin 5th line1012.5
SECRDoublingBoridand-Ambikapur118.81148.51
SRDoublingKatpadi-Villupuram160.1200.13
SRDoublingSalem-Karur-Dindigul160200
SRDoublingErode-Karur6581.25
SRDoublingChennai-Beach-Chennai Egmore4.35.38
SCRDoublingDharmavaram-Pakala-Katpadi290362.5
SCRDoublingGuntur-Bibinagar248310
SCRDoublingAkola-Dhone via Purna Mudkhed, Secunderabad Mehboobnagar excluding Purna-Mudkhed and Bolarum-Mehboobnagar including Dhone bypass626782.5
SWRDoublingHosur -Omalur147183.75
SWRDoublingChandargaon-Cansaulim Rail Flyover1620
WCRDoublingByepass line at Sawai Madhopur6.988.73
  Total4499.235624

The final location survey will include traffic surveys.

A detailed project report (DPR) for all these projects with proper due diligence has to be prepared.

 In addition, the concerned zones also have to estimate the actual cost and the rate of return of these lines without being guided by budget estimates outlined in the pink book.

These projects will then be put up for approval from the Rail Ministry, Finance Ministry and the Union Cabinet.

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