Ministry of Railways Approved Three Project of Doubling and Flyo…

KS Rao & Team

August 10, 2017

Ministry of Railways Approved Three Project of Doubling and Flyo…

Ministry of Railways
approved the following Projects:-

1.
Project of Doubling of Jaunpur- Akbarpur (Tanda).- Northern
Railway.

2. Project of Doubling of New Maynaguri-Gumanihat (51.65km) in
Northeast Frontier Railway.

3. Project of Etawah Flyover 10.978 km in North Central
Railway.

Salient Features of Projects Approved:-

1.
Project Doubling of Jaunpur-
Akbarpur (Tanda).- Northern Railway

Decision

Sanction of project of doubling of Jaunpur- Akbarpur (Tanda) 77.25 km
long section in Northern Railways

Background

The Jaunpur-Akbarpur section falls in Lucknow Division of Northern
Railways. At present detention of trains in Jaunpur-Akbarpur is high (140
minutes) as 31 trains are running on single line section. Present capacity
utilization is 133%. Also 14 more freight trains are expected each day with
augmentation of National Thermal Power Corporation plant at Tanda by January,
2019.Doubling is absolutely necessary and it would not only speed up
operation of goods and passenger trains but will also provide additional
capacity for meeting the increased traffic in future.

Strategy and targets

(i) Anticipated cost of Rs 676.36 crore with
completion cost of Rs 766.33 crore of the project is proposed to be funded
through Gross Budgetary Support

(ii) This project is
scheduled for completion by 2021-22

Expenditure Involved

Rs 676.36 Cr

States/Districts covered

Jaunpur, Ambedkar Nagar in Uttar Pradesh

2. Project of doubling of New Maynaguri-Gumanihat (51.65km)
in Northeast Frontier Railway

Decision

Sanction of Project of doubling of New Maynaguri-Gumanihat (51.65km)
in Northeast Frontier Railway

Background

The project section is a part of Malda-Guwahati Main line route. For
the route connecting to North East region this is the only 51 km patch left
for doubling and it is necessary for overall development of the region and to
reap the benefits of other doubling projects and gauge conversion projects
completed in the section. The line capacity utilization of the section
between Raninagar Jalpaiguri to Samuktala Road is 145.70% with maintenance
block during 2016-17. At present, 38 trains are running against the sectional
capacity of 22 trains. Doubling is therefore absolutely necessary to speed up
operation of goods and passenger trains and for overall development of the
region.

Strategy and targets

(i) Anticipated cost of Rs 602.27 crore with completion cost of Rs
648.19 crore of the project is proposed to be funded through Gross Budgetary
Support

(ii) This project is scheduled for completion by 2020-21

Expenditure Involved

Rs 602.27 Cr

States/Districts covered

Jalpaiguri and New Coochbehar in West Bengal

3. Project of Etawah Flyover 10.978 km in North Central
Railway

Decision

Sanction of Etawah Flyover 10.978 km in North Central
Railway

Background

This flyover will help in avoiding surface crossing on busy
Delhi Howrah route and will help in reducing detentions and removing
bottlenecks. Trains coming from Gwalior/Agra to Etawah will move via flyover
over UP & DN lines. Trains from Gwalior/Agra and going to Mainpuri will
move via flyover and branch off to Mainpuri. Trains coming from Etawah and
going to Mainpuri will move via flyover, over the UP & DN main lines.
This flyover at Etawah will help in improving punctuality of passenger trains
and smooth running of the routes i.e. Howrah- Kanpur-New Delhi, Etawah –Bhind
& Agra and Etawah- Mainpuri.

Strategy and targets

(i) Anticipated cost of Rs 830.73 crore with completion cost of
Rs 894.47 crore of the project is proposed to be funded through Gross
Budgetary Support

(ii) This project is scheduled for completion by 2020-21

Expenditure Involved

Rs 830.73 Cr

States/Districts covered

Etawah, Uttar Pradesh

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