Railways to Conduct Survey for 55 New Lines

While presenting the Railway Budget for the year 2010-2011 in the Lok Sabha today, the Minister of Railways, Kumari Mamata Banerjee has announced that survey for 55 new railway lines have been proposed. The proposed railway lines are:

1. Giddalur-Bakrapet
2. Baptala-Nizampatnam-Reppalle
3. Mellacheruvu-Janpahad
4. Pagidipalli-Shankarpalli
5. Vijayanagaram-Palasa via Rajam
6. Jogigopa to Guwahati via Barpeta, Sarthebari
7. North Lakhimpur-Along-Silapathar
8. Majhi-Lar Road viz Raghunathpur, Darauli & Guthani
9. Somnath-Kodinar
10. Rohtak-Hansi
11. Bijwasan-Jhajjar-Charkridadri
12. Delhi-Sohna-Nuh-Firozpur Jhirka-Alwar
13. Ghanoli-Dehradun via Baddi, Nalagarh, Jagadhari, Surajpur-Kala Amb-Paonta Saheb
14. Bijapur-Athani-Shedbal
15. Chikaballapur-Gowribidanur
16. Padubidri-Karkala-Belthagady-Dharmashthala-Nettan
17. Byndoor-Kolluru-Halady-Hebri-Karkal-Moodabidri-Venoor-Belthangady-Dharmashthala-Nettane
18. Belur-Sringheri
19. Nangli-Chittoor
20. Krishnagiri-Chamrajnagar
21. Mysore-Kushalnagar-Madikere
22. Belgaum-Bagalkot-Raichur
23. Marikuppam-Kuppam
24. Belgaum-Samantwadi
25. Chenganur-Trivandrum via Adoor-Kottarakara
26. Gadchandur-Adilabad
27. Bodhan-Bidar
28. Nasik-Dhanu Road
29. Badisadri-Neemach
30. Guna-Aron-Sironj-Vasoda-Vidisha
31. Sagar-Chatarpur-Khajuraho-Bhopal
32. Talcher-Phulbani-Lanjigarh
33. Junagarh-Jaypore-Malkangiri-Bhadrachalam
34. Tanda-Hoshiarpur
35. Bhiwani-Loharu-Pilani-Churu
36. Pushkar-Merta
37. Jaisalmer to Sanu via Hamira
38. Bharatpur-Deeg-Kama-Kosi
39. Hamirpur-Hamirpur Road
40. Phaphund-Konch
41. Hastinapur-Meerut
42. Bacharwan-Lalganj
43. Kapilvasthu-Basti via Bhansi
44. Piran Kaliyar Sharif-Haridwar
45. Tanakpur-Bageshwar
46. Tanakpur-Jauljivi
47. Digha-Raichak-Kulpi
48. Diamond Harbour-Budge Budge-Akra
49. Digha-Balichak (Debra)
50. Kanthi-Belda
51. Ikra-Churuliya-Gourandi
52. Pandabeswar-Ikra
53. Panathur-Kaaniyur
54. Bongaon-Kalyani
55. Ranaghat-Dattaphulia

In addition following Gauge Conversion Surveys, Doubling Surveys and Other Surveys have also been proposed during the next financial year. These are:

Gauge Conversion Surveys

1. Lucknow-Sitapur-Lakhimpur-Pilibhit
2. Ahmedabad-Botad & Dhasa-Jetalsar

Doubling Surveys

1. Manikgarh-Gadchandur
2. Guwahati-Lumding-Tinsukhia-Dibrugarh
3. Kiul-Gaya
4. Kanpur-Manikpur
5. Mathura-Jhansi 3rd line
6. Sirhind-Nangal Dam
7. Guntur-Guntakal

Other Surveys

1. Howrah-Sealdah link
2. Chhatarpatti Shivaji Terminal Mumbai-Churchgate link
3. Bye-pass line at Rewari from Alwar to Sadulpur
4. Byepass line with direct connection to Andal-Sainthia branch line
5. Grade separator at Kurla Yard

Source : Equity Bulls

Keywords