Expansion of Railway Network in 2013-14
During the year 2013-14 the Railways have completed 1,532 km of New Line, Doubling and Gauge Conversion against a revised target of 1,525 km. Sections commissioned in 2013-14 include:
New Lines
a....
more... Karur – Salem (85 Km)
b. Koderma – Nawadih (34 Km)
c. Lalitpur – Tikamgarh (51.5 Km)
d. New Morinda to Sanewal (54 Km) thereby complete commissioning of Chandigarh – Ludhiana
e. Qazigund – Banihal (19 Km)
f. Kadur – Chikmaglur (46 Km)
Gauge Conversion:
a. Hanumangarh – Sriganganagar (64Km)
b. Manamadurai – Virudunagar (67 Km)
c. Darum Madhepura – Murliganj (22 Km)
d. Kolar – Chickballapur (85 Km)
e. Rangiya – Rangapara North – Dekargaon (145 Km)
Doubling:
a. Panskura – Shyamchak (27 km) 3rd Line
b. Muri – Tulin (1.5 km) Doubling 2nd Bridge over River Subernarekha
c. Jirat – Ambika Kalna (20.23 km)
d. Magrahat – Diamond Harbour (15 km)
e. Kursela-Karagola (17 km)
f. Katereah-Kosi cabin (4km)
g. Madur – Mandya (19 km)
h. Birur – Ajjampur (18km)
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Surveys for Ninteen New Lines Proposed
Surveys for nineteen new lines will be taken up during 2014-15. Surveys for doubling the five existing lines will also be taken up during the year.
New Lines
i. Tiptur – Dudda
ii. Nimach – Singoli - Kota
iii. Dahod – Modasa
iv. Karad – Kadegaon – Lenare – Kharsundi – Attapadi – Diganchi – Mahud - Pandharpur
v. Etah – Aligarh
vi. Karnal – Yamuna Nagar via Asandih
vii. Extension of Tindivanam – Nagari new line up to Puducherry
viii. Challekere – Hiriyur – Huliyur – Chikkanayakanahalli – KB Cross – Turuvekere - Channarayanpatna
ix. Betul – Chandur Bazar - Amravati
x. Chakia – Kesariya (Kaithwalia)
xi. Miraj – Kavathemahankal – Jath - Bijapur
xii. Pune – Baramati via Saswad, Jejuri, Moregaon
xiii. Etawah – Auraiya – Bhognipur – Ghatampur – Jahanabad – Bakewar – Bindki Road
xiv. Haldaur – Dhampur
xv. Belgaum – Hubli via Kitturu
xvi. Pune – Ahmednagar via Kegdaon Kasti
xvii. Bellary – Lingasugur via Siruguppa, Sindhanur
xviii. Ghatanandur – Shrigonda Road / Daund via Kaij, Manjarsumbha, Patoda and Jamkhed
xix. Birari – Mahatoni – Marwara – Mandanpur – Dhamoni - Sagar
Doubling
i. Latur Road – Kurduwadi
ii. Pune – Kolhapur
iii. Allahabad – Pratapgarh
iv. Salem – Omalur
v. Prabhani – Parli