Question : THIRD RAILWAY LINE IN THE COUNTRY



(a) whether the Railways have proposals to lay third line between various sections in the country;

(b) if so, the sections identified for the same; and

(c) the time by which the said work is likely to be started?

Answer given by the minister


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

(a) to (c): A Statement is attached.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3969 BY SHRI C.K. CHANDRAPPAN TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 03.05.2007 REGARDING THIRD RAILWAY LINE IN THE COUNTRY

(a) and (b): For laying third line, surveys on the following sections have been taken up:-

Sl. No.	Name of the section
1. Igatpuri-Bhusaval 2. Bhadrak-Nergundi 3. Baruipur - Sealdah 4. Jhansi-Bina 5. Ballarshah-Kazipet 6. Kazipet-Vijaywada-Gudur 7 Renigunta-Arakkonam 8. Secunderabad-Bhongir 9. Durg-Nagpur 10. Itarsi-Nagpur-Wardha-Ballarshah 11. Jharsuguda-Champa 12. Chakradharpur-Bondamunda 13. Extension of Pendrasali-Rajkharswan bypass to Chakradharpur 14. Dongraposi-Pendrasali extended upto Rajkharswan 15. Kharagpur-Jharsuguda 16. Rajkharswan-Adityapur 17. Bhopal-Itarsi 18. Ratlam-Vadodra 19. Viramgam-Ahmedabad

(c): The proposals are at survey stage and decision to take up the work or otherwise will depend on survey report.