Archive · 31 Jul 2025
Centre Seeks Uttarakhand's Consent for Tanakpur-Bageshwar Rail Line
Imagine building a new train track!
The government wants to start a new train line from Tanakpur to Bageshwar in the mountains.
They need permission from the Uttarakhand state government first.
The state government will send a letter soon to say yes.
They have already finished figuring out where the track will go.
The project aims to make it easier to travel by train in the Kumaon area.
The Rishikesh-Karnaprayag line is expected to be done in 2026, and the government is working hard on the new lines too.
The Centre has requested formal consent from the Uttarakhand government to begin work on the Tanakpur-Bageshwar rail line.
The project aims to expand the rail network in Uttarakhand's Kumaon region.
The state government will soon send an official letter to the Centre in response.
The final survey for the approximately 170 km project has been completed.
The Chief Minister has instructed the chief secretary to expedite the necessary formalities.
- Who
- The Centre and the Uttarakhand government.
- What
- The Centre requesting consent to begin work on the Tanakpur-Bageshwar rail line.
- When
- The formal consent is to be given soon.
- Where
- Uttarakhand, India.
- Why
- To expand the rail network in Uttarakhand's Kumaon region.
- Project Name
- Tanakpur-Bageshwar Rail Line
- Project Length
- Approximately 170 km
- Region
- Kumaon, Uttarakhand
- Status
- Awaiting state government's consent
