Rail
Budget 2001-2001 Highlights
PART - I
DOUBLING
Target for doubling works - 200 km in the current year and 300 km for
2001-02.
New doubling works included in the Budget are :-
* Ernakulam-Mulanturutti section on
Ernakulam-Kottayam-Kayankulam line
* Bandel-Jirat section on Bandel-Katwa line.
* Baruipur to Magraghat
* Harishchandrapur-Kumarganj section on
Malda-Kumedpur line
* Gooty-Renigunta section-Doubling of remaining
single line sections
Following on-going works extended :-
Extension of Sultanganj-Deogarh new line project with a new link from
Banka to Barahat
Extension of BDR gauge conversion project by a new link from
Bowai-Chandi to Khana to connect Midnapur, Bankura and Purulia.
Extension of Mansi-Saharsa Gauge Conversion project upto
Dauram-Madhepur
Gauge conversion from Krishnanagar-Shantipur as an extension to the
sanctioned doubling from Kalinarayanpur to Krishnanagar
Extension of Fatua-Islampur-Dhaniawan-Biharsharif new railway line
project to Barbhigha.
Extension of sanctioned doubling project from Kalinarayanpur to
Krishnanagar by providing a new link from Krishnanagar to Charatala on
the Krishnagar-Karimpur.
Extension to Rajkot -Veraval GC project by taking up gauge conversion
from Wansjalia to Jetalsar.
Extension of Eklakhi-Balurghat project by a new link from Gazol to
Itahar as Phase-I of Gazol-Raiganj.
Extension of Rewari-Sadulpur gauge conversion project to Hissar.
Extension of Kanpur-Mathura-Kasganj-Bareilly gauge conversion project
to Lalkuan.
Extension of Lumding-Badarpur-Silchar gauge conversion project from
Badarpur to Baraigram.
Extension of sanctioned GC from Ajmer-Chhitaurgarh-Udaipur project to
Umra
New line from Banka-Bhitiah Road as extension to Sultanganj-Deogarh new
line project
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Following restoration works to be undertaken in 2001-02 :-
Nasipur (Azimganj) - Jiaganj Railway line
Teesta Valley narrow gauge line from Sevok to Gillikhola (to benefit
people of Sikkim and West Bengal)
Mogra-Tarakeshwar line
New Moinaguri-Jogighopa line to be routed through Changrabandha to
facilitate better communication links with neighbouring states.
SURVEYS
Following surveys to be taken up in 2001-02 :-
New Line Surveys
