ADITYAPUR

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SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY

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BUDGET 2021-22 LAYS STRESS o­n CAPACITY AUGMENTATION WORKS IN HOWRAH-MUMBAI TRUNK ROUTE OF SER

Kolkata, 15^thFebruary, 2021:

South Eastern Railway connects Eastern Part of the Country with the Western Part and trains originating from SER jurisdiction are running towards Maharashtra, Gujarat and other States of Western India. This Howrah-Mumbai Trunk Route is o­ne of the busiest routes and augmentation of line capacity has become extremely necessary. In this route, SER jurisdiction is from Howrah to Jharsuguda which is of 515 km out of which approx 340 Km third line has already been constructed. To have a seamless train movement it is essential to have continuity in third line connectivity in this stretch to overcome the present saturated situation. Keeping this in view, Third Line Projects have been taken up between Kharagpur-Adityapur and Rourkela-Jharsuguda, so that the entire route from Howrah to Jharsuguda will have the same facility. Considering the above, provision has been made in the Budget 2021-22.

Kharagpur-Adityapur Third Line Project

The 132 KM Kharagpur-Adityapur Third Line Project was sanctioned in the year 2015-16 and the estimated cost is Rs.1,312 crores. This project covers 55 KM in the State of West Bengal and 77 KM in the State of Jharkhand. The Third Line work ofKalaikunda-Jhargram Section (30 KM) has already been completed. In the Budget 2021-22 an amount of Rs.225 crores has been allotted for this project.

Rourkela-Jharsuguda Third Line Project

The 101 KM long Rourkela-Jharsuguda Third Line Project was sanctioned in the year 2015-16 and the estimated cost is Rs.1,312.96 crores. The entire Third Line Project passes through the State of Odisha. Dhutra-Bamra Section (27.9 KM) has been commissioned in August 2020. Jharsuguda-Dhutra Section (8.8 KM) has been commissioned in December, 2020. In the Budget 2021-22 an amount of Rs.230 crores has been allotted for this project.

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SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY

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COMMISSIONER OF RAILWAY SAFETY INSPECTES NEWLY CONSTRUCTED THIRD LINE BETWEEN KALAIKUNDA - JHARGRAM

Kolkata, 9^th February, 2021:

Commissioner of Railway Safety, South Eastern Circle inspected the newly constructed 3^rd line between Kalaikunda-Jhargram stations of Kharagpur-Adityapur 3^rd line project in Kharagpur Division today (09.02.2021). A trial run was alsō conducted over Jhargram-Kalaikunda section with a speed of 130 Kmph.

Kalaikunda-Jhargram (30 Km) is a part of 132 Km long Kharagpur-Adityapur 3^rd line project. The Project covers 55 Km in the State of West Bengal and 77 Km in the State of Jharkhand. This project was sanctioned in the year 2015-16 at an estimated cost of Rs. 1312 crores. This section is extremely busy for moving raw materials and finished products of the core sector specially Steel Plants as well as power plants o­n Howrah-Mumbai Trunk Route.

This 3^rd line project will not o­nly increase the section capacity but will also help to accelerate the mobility of passenger and freight trains to establish seamless operation in the section which is in saturated point at present.

In the General Budget (2021-22), Rs. 225 crores has been allotted for this project.

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