Archive · 15 Jun 2025
Mathura-Vrindavan Railway Project Canceled Due to Costs, Objections
The government decided to stop a project to make the train tracks between Mathura and Vrindavan better.
They were changing the old tracks to new, wider ones, but they stopped because it was too expensive.
The work had already started, but the government said it wasn't worth the money.
People living nearby didn't want the new tracks because they would be harder to cross.
The old trains were slow and at ground level, but the new ones were going to be faster and higher up, which made it inconvenient for the local residents.
The Mathura-Vrindavan railway project has been permanently canceled by the Railway Ministry.
The project aimed to convert the metre gauge line to broad gauge at an estimated cost of Rs 402 crore.
Work began two years ago, with tracks laid from both Mathura and Vrindavan.
The Railway Ministry cited the project as 'uneconomical' for the cancellation.
Local residents opposed the new track's construction, which was to be built on an embankment.
- Who
- The Railway Ministry canceled the project; local residents opposed it.
- What
- The Mathura-Vrindavan railway project conversion from metre gauge to broad gauge was canceled.
- When
- Work on the rail line started about two years ago; cancellation announced June 6.
- Where
- Mathura and Vrindavan, India
- Why
- The project was deemed 'uneconomical' and faced opposition from residents.
Pro-Project View
Anti-Project View
Project Viability
Pro-Project View
Conversion would have modernized the line and improved transportation.
Anti-Project View
The project was uneconomical and faced local opposition.
Public Perspective
Pro-Project View
The conversion was started from Vrindavan but faced local resistance after the work commenced from Mathura.
Anti-Project View
Residents wanted a road constructed instead of the broad gauge rail line.
- Project Cost
- Rs 402 crore
- Gauge Conversion
- Metre to Broad
- Contractor (ISC)
- Rs 191 crore
- Contractor (HOG Projects)
- Rs 38 crore
- Service
- Metre gauge rail bus
- Reasons for Cancellation
- Uneconomical and local opposition