New Delhi: The Indian Railways will introduce several new railway lines which are now in different stages of execution. The information about the number of railway lines in each state was given by Minister of State of Railways, Rajen Gohain, in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha on Thursday.
The completion of Railway projects requires clearances from various departments of State Government and Central Ministries like acquisition of land, statutory clearances like forestry and wildlife, shifting of utilities etc. The decision for taking new lines is made in Railway Budget only which is a yearly exercise.
Here is the list of state-wise details of ongoing New Line projects:
Assam & North Eastern Region: 15
Andhra Pradesh: 18
Bihar: 34
Chhattisgarh: 8
Delhi: 1
Gujarat: 4
Haryana: 7
Himachal Pradesh: 4
Jammu & Kashmir: 1
Jharkhand: 14
Karnataka: 16
Kerala: 2
Madhya Pradesh: 8
Maharashtra: 12
Odisha: 10
Punjab: 6
Rajasthan: 10
Telangana: 9
Tamil Nadu: 8
Uttar Pradesh: 15
Uttarakhand: 3
West Bengal: 18