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Expansion of Railway Network

State-wise commissioning of New Line, Doubling and Gauge Conversion in the past two years are as under:-























Name of State

Commissioning of New Line, Doubling and Gauge Conversion (in km)

 

2016-17

2017-18

Assam & rest of North East

456

26.5

Andhra Pradesh

146

21

Bihar

286.1

36

Chhattisgarh

61.5

159.82

Delhi

0

26

Gujarat

84

74

Haryana

118

0

Jharkhand

176.1

94.8

Karnataka

160.57

196.45

Kerala

38.96

21

Madhya Pradesh

292.5

113.14

Maharashtra

75

118.88

Odisha

66.27

172.7

Punjab

16

2.5

Rajasthan

289

204.9

Telangana

124.6

19

Tamil Nadu

150.26

232.46

Uttar Pradesh

207.33

147.81

Uttarakhand

0

36

West Bengal

106.87

158.86

 

The completion of Railway projects requires clearances from various departments of State Government and Central Ministries like acquisition of land, statutory clearances like forestry and wild life, shifting of utilities etc., which imparts hurdles in completion of projects.

 

This information was given by the Minister of State of Railways, Shri Rajen Gohain in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.

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