Question : CONSTRUCTION OF RAIL LINES

(a) whether the Railways has completed trial run on Badnera-Chandurbazar line of Amarawati Markned Railway line under construction;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Railways has formulated any time limit for completion of Amarawati-Markned line; and

(d) if so, the time by which the construction work on the said line will be completed and opened for traffic?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI R. VELU)

(a): Yes, Sir.

(b): The section trom Amaravati to Chandurbazar (44 Kms.) of Amravati-Narkher New Line project (138 Kms.) has been completed and engine trial run conducted successfully on Badnera-Chandurbazar sub-section on 21.3.2005.

(c): No, Sir.

(d): Does not arise.