Twenty-three lines commissioned since 2014

PIB. — The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi flagging-off the DEMU Service between Bidar and Kalaburagi, at Bidar Railway Station, in Karnataka on 29 October 2017. (file picture from PIB).

A total of 189 rail line projects are in different stages of planning, execution and approval since 1 April 2019, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has told the Rajya Sabha on 21 June 2019.

Passenger train services are provided on newly connected sections after receiving sanctions from Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS), subject to operational feasibility.

Since 2014 till date, 23 New Line Projects have been commissioned covering a total length of 2,165.49 Km. These projects have provided connectivity to large area including rural India.

Accordingly, 259 train services have been introduced on the new lines since 2014 as part of the Indian Railways Network, he said.

Rail projects are being evaluated on the basis of remunerativeness, last mile connectivity, missing links and alternate routes, augmentation of congested and saturated lines as well as socio-economic considerations.

As new lines generally straddle over more than one State, details of ongoing projects are maintained Zone-wise. fiinews.com

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