ONGOING PROJECTS OF RAILWAYS

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There are 233 railway projects in progress as on April 1, 2003 all over the country. The projects include new lines, doubling, rail bridges, railway electrification, metropolitan transport projects in Chennai and Mumbai and Metro Rail, Kolkata. The estimated cost of these projects is Rs.22,125 crores.

There are 10 projects in Central Railway followed by 22 projects in Eastern Railway, 23 in East Central Railway, 16 in East Coast Railway, 14 in Northern Railway, 12 in North Central Railway, six in North Eastern Railway, 13 in Northeast Frontier Railway, 10 in North Western Railway, 22 in Southern Railway, 20 in South Central Railway, eight in South Eastern Railway, six in South East Central Railway, 14 in South Western Railway, 10 in Western Railway, one in West Central Railway, 13 railway electrification projects, four metropolitan transport projects in Mumbai, two metropolitan transport projects in Chennai and two metro railway projects at Kolkata

When completed, these projects will augment rail services in bulk transportation of people and freight.