A boost to Nepal and India’s northeast rail connectivity

Gorakhpur Cantt-Valmiki Nagar rail section is one of the seven projects of the Ministry of Railways approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Other important project include Pachora – Jamner Gauge Conversion & Extension upto Bodwad, and Katihar – Mukuria and Katihar – Kumedpur doubling. The projects will cover 35 districts in nine states of the country (Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Telangana, Gujarat, West Bengal, Odisha, and Jharkhand). The projects will increase the existing network of Indian Railways by 2339 kms.

The projects identified by Network Planning Group under PM Gati Shakti include:

1. Gorakhpur-Cantt-Valmiki Nagar (Doubling of existing line)
2. Son Nagar-Andal Multi tracking Project (Multi Tracking)
3. Nergundi-Barang and Khurda Road-Vizianagaram (3rd Line)
4. Mudkhed-Medchal and Mahbubnagar-Dhone (Doubling of the existing line)
5. Guntur-Bibinagar (Doubling of the existing line)
6. Chopan-Chunar (Doubling of existing line)
7. Samakhiali-Gandhidham (Quadrupling)