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:-

Zone	Project type	Project name	Route km	Cost of survey in Rupees lakh
CR	Doubling	Bhusaval-Wardha 3rd line	313	391.25
ECR	Doubling	Permanent diversion of Dhanbad  Chandrapura line by Dhanbad-Ispatnagar Line via Tetulmari,Nichitpur,Matari,Telo, including Y-shaped connection at Dhanbad and Ispatnagar	43.8	54.75
ECR	Doubling	Barauni-Bachwara 3rd and 4th line including Barauni yard re-modelling	32	40
ECR	Doubling	Sone-nagar byepass line Chiraila Pauthu BH to Bagaha-Bishnupur	10	12.5
ECR	Doubling	Pradhan Khunta Jn-Pathardih Bazar-Bhojudih	17.1	21.38
ECR	Doubling	Narkatiaganj-Raxaul-Sitamarhi-Darbhanga & Sitamarhi-Muzaffarpur	255.5	319.38
ER	Doubling	Madhupur byepass line	7.54	9.43
NR	Doubling	Panipat-Rohtak	71.4	89.25
NR	Doubling	Firozpur-Bathinda and Jakhal-Hisar	168.8	211
NR	Doubling	Palwal and New Prithala on Western DFC	3.5	4.38
NCR	Doubling	Billi-Chunar	108	135
NER	Doubling	Gorakhpur-Valmikinagar	87	108.75
NFR	Doubling	Lumding-Tinsukia-Dibrugarh	381	476.25
NFR	Doubling	Katihar-Kumedpur and Katihar-Mukuria	64.5	80.63
NWR	Doubling	Asthalbohar-Rewari	75.2	94
NWR	Doubling	Bathinda-Bhildi via Sirsa, Hisar,Ratangarh-Degana,Luni,Samdari excluding Degana-Rai-ka-Bagh	752.2	940.25
NWR	Doubling	Ajmer-Chittaurgarh	186	232.5
SER	Doubling	Bhojudih-Talgoria in connection with the permanent diversion of the fire affected Dhanbad Chadrapura line	12.5	15.63
SER	Doubling	Muri-Barka-Kana	58	72.5
SER	Doubling	Rourkela-Bondmunda A Cabin 5th line	10	12.5
SECR	Doubling	Boridand-Ambikapur	118.81	148.51
SR	Doubling	Katpadi-Villupuram	160.1	200.13
SR	Doubling	Salem-Karur-Dindigul	160	200
SR	Doubling	Erode-Karur	65	81.25
SR	Doubling	Chennai-Beach-Chennai Egmore	4.3	5.38
SCR	Doubling	Dharmavaram-Pakala-Katpadi	290	362.5
SCR	Doubling	Guntur-Bibinagar	248	310
SCR	Doubling	Akola-Dhone via Purna Mudkhed, Secunderabad Mehboobnagar excluding Purna-Mudkhed and Bolarum-Mehboobnagar including Dhone bypass	626	782.5
SWR	Doubling	Hosur -Omalur	147	183.75
SWR	Doubling	Chandargaon-Cansaulim Rail Flyover	16	20
WCR	Doubling	Byepass line at Sawai Madhopur	6.98	8.73
		Total	4499.23	5624

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.