| Project Detail : | Work is in progress on construction of 10 new stations and eight loop lines for Konkay Railway route. The project is being undertaken by the Konkan Railway Corporation (KRCL). The new stations are -- Indapur, Goregoan Road, Sape Wamane, Kalbani, Kadwai, Verawali, Kharepatan, Achirne, Mirjan and Innanje.
The work is likely to be completed by March 2020. Apart from this, five additional loop lines at Anjani, Sawarda, Rajapur Road, Vaibhavwadi Road and Murdeshwar stations have already been commissioned. The electrification of the entire Konkan Railway route will be completed by March 2021.
The project is estimated to cost around Rs 1,100 crore. Work on the doubling of the 46 km stretch between Roha and Veer section is in progress and will be completed by March 2020.
KRCL has also bagged the contract for conducting engineering survey of the proposed railway line between Raxaul in Bihar and Kathmandu in Nepal. The survey has been completed and submitted to Nepal through the Union External Affairs Ministry.
Work is also in progress for the 53.6 km stretch of Udampur Srinagar Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project. Excavation work for 10.26 km tunnel has been completed.
Work on the bridges over Anji and Chenab rivers is in progress. Apart from this, KRCL has constructed 11 km new railway line at NTPC Gadarwara project. This railway line includes 366 mtr long bridge on Shakkar river. |
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