Indian Railways continues its overhaul with Rs 871 crore approvals for transformative infrastructure in Northern, Southern, and Eastern zones. Targeted outcomes: state-of-the-art coach maintenance, corridor decongestion, bottleneck elimination, and substantial hikes in passenger and freight handling.
Phase-I at Rajasthan’s Shri Ganganagar station bags Rs 174.26 crore for coach facilities supporting LHB and Vande Bharat, advancing the modernization of rolling stock upkeep.
Lalgarh in Rajasthan secures Rs 139.68 crore for Phase-II, scaling maintenance to match Vande Bharat/LHB expansion in Bikaner.
Kerala’s Southern Railway doubles down with Rs 450.59 crore for the 21.10 km Turavur-Mararikulam section – pivotal on the Ernakulam-Alappuzha-Kayankulam line ferrying passengers and port cargo.
Addressing Asansol pressures, Eastern Railway’s Rs 107.10 crore Kalipahari bypass (4.75 km) will trim 90 daily freight minutes and 30 for passengers, easing yards, accelerating turnarounds, and elevating performance in Eastern India’s dense railscape.
This suite of projects positions Indian Railways as a beacon of innovation, ready to power economic momentum through superior connectivity.