Railway Budget For Gujarat 2023-24
Railways: Expansion and Modernisation!
- Gujarat has received a record-breaking outlay of Rs.8,332 Cr. for a range of Railway Infrastructure and Safety projects.
Western Railway
Western Railway: Covers the states of Gujarat, parts of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.
Western Railway New Railway Lines in Budget 2023–24
- Dahod – Indore via Sardarpur, Jhabua & Dhar (200.97 km) incl. material modification for change in alignment via Amjhera (4.82 km)
- Chhota Udepur – Dhar (157 km)
- Bhimnath – Dholera (28 km)
- Nimach – Badi Sadri (48 km)
- Estimated investment through EBR (Partnership) for high speed railway (Mumbai – Ahmedabad)
- New BG line intersection (5 nos) between Geratpur – Sanand & Botad – Ahmedabad (16.51 km) (PB#29/NR/2022 – 23)
Western Railway Gauge Conversion in Budget 2023–24
- Rajkot – Veraval, Wansjalia – Jetalsar with new material modification for Shapur – Saradiya (46 km) and new line Veraval – Somnath (281 km) & Somnath – Kodinar (36.91 km)
- Bhildi – Viramgam (157 km) with new material modification for Mehsana – Taranga Hill (57.4 km) – gauge conversion
- Ratlam – Mhow – Khandwa – Akola (472.64 km) including material modification for Fatehabad – Chandrawati Ganj – Ujjain (22.96 km)
- Ahmedabad – Himmatnagar – Udaipur (299.2 km) incl. Modasa – Shamlaji Road (22.53 km)
- Bhuj – Naliya (101.35 km) with extension from Naliya to Vayor (24.65 km)
- Miyagam – Karjan – Dabhoi – Samlaya (96.46 km) – Gauge conversion with electrification
- Dhasa – Jetalsar (104.44 km)
- Ahmedabad – Botad (170.48 km)
- Ahmedabad – Mehsana (68.78 km)
- Kalol – Kadi – Katosan Road (37.23 km)
- Adraj Moti – Viajapur (39.75 km)
- Vijapur – Ambliyasan (41.53 km)
- Khijadiya – Visavdar (91.27 km)
- Junagarh – Visavadar (42.28 km)
- Veraval – Talala – Visavadar (71.95 km)
- Samni – Jambusar (24.08 km)
- Jambusar – Vishvamitri (48.2 km)
- Samlaya – Timba Road (53.53 km)
- Nadiad – Petlad (37.26 km)
- Petlad – Bhadran (22.5 km)
- Dabhoi – Chandod – Gauge conversion with extension upto Kevadiya (49.75 km)
- Talala – Delwada (70 km)
- Prachi Road – Kodinar (26 km)
- Himmatnagar – Khedbrahma (54.83 km)
- Gauge conversion of Meter Gauge/Narrow Gauge lines on Indian Railways (Umbrella work 2023 – 24)
- Western Railway Doubling Railway Line in Budget 2023–24
- Surat – Kosamba (Phase – I) (35 km)
- Akodia – Mohamed Khera – Shujalpur – Patch doubling (13.15 km)
- Udhna – Jalgaon with electrification (306.93 km)
- Viramgam – Surendranagar (65.26 km)
- Viramgram – Samakhiali (182.23 km)
- Vatva – Ahmedabad – 3rd line with automatic signalling (7.50 tkm)
- Palanpur – Samakhiali (274.73 km)
- Surendranagar – Rajkot – Doubling of broad gauge single line section (116.17 km)
- Nimuch – Chittaurgarh (55.73 km)
- Vatva – Ahmedabad – Sabarmati – 4th line (17.98km)
- Nagda – Ujjain – Doubling of Gambhir Bridge (1.58 km)
- Indore – Devas – Ujjain (79.23 km)
- Anand – Godhra (79 km)
- Nimach – Ratlam (133 km)
- Mehsana – Palanpur (65.1 km)
- Rajkot – Kanalus (111.20 km)
- Ujjain – Flyover (2.2 km)
- Bhildi – Bypass line (1.351 km)
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North Western Railway
North Western Railway: Covers the states of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Punjab and Haryana.
North Western Railway New Railway Lines in Budget 2023 – 24
- Dausa – Gangapur City (92.67 km)
- Bangurgram – Ras (27.8 km)
- Ratlam – Dungarpur via Banswara (176.47 km)
- Thiyat Hamira – Sanu (58.5 km)
- Ajmer – Kota (Nasirabad – Jalindri) (145 km)
- Pushkar – Merta (59 km)
- Ajmer (Nasirabad) – Sawai Madhopur (Chauth ka Barwara) via Tonk (165 km)
- Taranga Hill – Abu Road via Ambaji (89.38 km)
- Gudha – Thathana Mithri – Construction of dedicated test track for testing and trial of rolling stocks and infrastructure components (umbrella work PB#23/2018 – 19/NR)
- Dedicatedtest track for RDSO (Phase – 2) (34 km) (Umbrella work PB#22/2019 – 20/NR)
- IR station Gegal Akhri to WDFC station new Kishangardh (PB#29/NR/2022 – 23)
North Western Railway Gauge Conversion in Budget 2023 – 24
- Ajmer – Chittaurgarh – Udaipur (300 km), incl. material modifications for extension from Udaipur to Umra (11 km) and Mavli Jn. – Bari Sadri (82.01 km)
- Jaipur – Ringus – Churu & Sikar – Loharu (320.04 km)
- Suratpura – Hanumangarh – Sri Ganganagar (240.95 km)
- Sadulpur – Bikaner & Ratangarh – Degana (394.35 km)
- Marwar – Mavli (152 km)
North Western Railway Doubling Railway Line in Budget 2023 – 24
- Abu Road – Sarotra Road – Patch doubling (23.12 km)
- Swaroopganj – Abu Road – Patch doubling (25.36 km)
- Sarotra Road – Karjoda – Patch doubling (23.59 km)
- Rani – Keshav Ganj (59.5 km)
- Ajmer – Bangurgram (48.43 km)
- Guriya – Marwar (43.5 km) & Karjoda – Palanpur (5.4 km)
- Rewari – Manheru (69.02 km)
- Bangurgram – Guriya – Patch doubling (47 km)
- Rani – Marwar Jn – Patch doubling (54.50 km)
- Alwar – Bandikui (60.37 km)
- Phulera – Digana (108.75 km)
- Degana – Rai ka Bagh (145 km)
- Sawai Madhopur – Jaipur (131.27 km)
- Bhatinda – Bhildi via Sirsa, Hisar, Ratangarh, Degana, Luni, Samdari excl. Degana – Rai ka Bag (752.20 km) (Umbrella work PB#57/2019 – 20/NR)
- Ajmer – Chittorgarh (186 km) (Umbrella work PB#57/2019 – 20/NR)
- Sawaimadhopur – Bypass line (6.98 km) (Umbrella work PB#57/2019 – 20/NR)
Unprecedented Budget – Putting Railways on Fast Track
Allocation of Railway Budget for Gujarat for the year 2022-23
On Going Railway Projects
- 36 New Railway Line and Doubling Projects Costing Rs. 33,139 Crore for 4,002 Kilo Meter
- Total Outlay 2022-23 is Rs. 4,745 Crore
- Total Budget allocation in 2022-23 is 706% more than the Average of 2009-14.