INFRASTRUCTURE
Cabinet’s green signal for Rs 11,169-crore railway multi-tracking projects
- IBJ Bureau
- Aug 01, 2025
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved four key railway multi-tracking projects worth approximately Rs 11,169 crore. These projects, spanning six States and 13 districts, are expected to expand Indian Railways’ network by 574 km and are scheduled for completion by 2028-29.
The projects span 13 districts across Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha and Jharkhand and will add around 574 km to the existing railway network. The approved corridors include the fourth line between Itarsi and Nagpur, doubling of the Aurangabad (Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar)-Parbhani section and the third and fourth lines on the Aluabari Road-New Jalpaiguri and Dangoaposi-Jaroli routes.
These multi-tracking works are aligned with the government’s PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan, focusing on multi-modal connectivity through integrated planning and consultations with stakeholders. The enhanced capacity of rail lines is expected to alleviate congestion, increase operational efficiency and provide more reliable services for both freight and passenger trains.
The proposed upgrades will benefit approximately 2,309 villages with a population of about 43.6 lakh and generate an estimated 2.29 crore of person-days of direct employment during the phase of construction.
The corridors identified are vital freight routes for commodities such as coal, cement, clinker, gypsum, fly ash, containers, agricultural produce and petroleum products. The augmentation of capacity is projected to handle an additional 95.91 mtpa of freight traffic.
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