New rail lines to link Amaravati

New rail lines to link Amaravati

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAJYA SABHA

QUESTION NO  3010

ANSWERED ON  11.08.2017

New rail lines to link Amaravati

3010 Dr. K.V.P. Ramachandra RaoWill the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to satate :-

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state whether any timeline has been drawn to complete the survey of new railway lines linking Amaravati, if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER   MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

Reconnaissance-Engineering-Cum-Traffic Survey (RETS) of new line Vijayawada-Guntur via Amaravathi (106 Km) has been completed and this project has been included in Pink Book 2017-18 at a cost of ? 2679.59 Cr. subject to requisite approvals. Now work of preparation of Detailed Project Report (DPR) has been taken up. Project consists of:-

(i) Double line connecting Errupalam on Vijayawada – Kazipet section and Numbur on Vijayawada – Guntur section for a length of 56.8 Km via Amaravathi.
(ii) Single line connecting Amaravathi – Peddakurapadu on Guntur – Secunderabad line for a length of 24.5 Km.
(iii) Single line connecting Sattenapalli on Guntur – Secunderabad section and Narsaraopet on Guntur – Guntakal section for a length of 25 Km.