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Railway Board Approves ₹16,403 Crore Nagda-Mathura Track Expansion Project
The Railway Board approved a large project to add two railway tracks between Nagda and Mathura.
The route is 567.86 kilometres long.
It passes through Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.
The extra tracks could let four trains run at the same time.
They are also meant to help more passenger and freight trains operate.
Train speeds could increase to 160 kilometres per hour from 130.
The project will add modern signalling and the Kavach safety system.
Two new stations are proposed, and Nagda will get a satellite station.
The Railway Board approved ₹16,403 crore to build third and fourth railway lines on the 567.86-kilometre Nagda-Mathura section.
The project crosses Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh and is expected to be completed within five years.
The additional tracks are intended to increase capacity, allow four trains to operate simultaneously and improve punctuality.
Train speeds are expected to rise from a current maximum of 130 kmph to as much as 160 kmph.
The project includes advanced signalling, Kavach, bridges, underpasses, two proposed stations and a satellite station at Nagda.
- Who
- The Railway Board approved the project, which will be executed by the Kota division of West Central Railway.
- What
- Construction of third and fourth railway lines on the 567.86-kilometre Nagda-Mathura section.
- Where
- The section runs between Nagda and Mathura on the Delhi-Mumbai route through Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.
- When
- The project is expected to be completed within five years; the approval was reported from Alot.
- Why
- The additional lines are intended to increase passenger and freight capacity, improve punctuality, facilitate new trains and allow four trains to operate simultaneously.
Key facts
- Approved cost
- ₹16,403 crore
- Railway section
- Nagda-Mathura, 567.86 kilometres
- States covered
- Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
- Land requirement
- 1,833.40 hectares, including 1,076.3 hectares to be acquired
- Forest clearance
- Clearance is underway for 254.32 hectares of forest land
- Speed target
- Up to 160 kmph, compared with the existing maximum of 130 kmph
- Major structures
- 11 important bridges, 131 major bridges, 1,118 minor bridges, nine overbridges and 360 underbridges
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