Based on demands raised by State Governments, Central Ministries, Members of Parliament, other public representatives & Railways' own requirement, the proposals for new line projects are considered. They are taken up on the basis of remunerativeness, last mile connectivity, missing links and alternate routes, augmentation of congested/saturated lines, socio-economic considerations etc. depending upon throwforward of ongoing projects, overall availability of funds and competing demands which covers connectivity in backward & rural areas also. Since new lines generally straddle over more than one State, details of ongoing projects are maintained Zone-wise. Since 2014 till date, 23 New Line Projects have been commissioned covering a total length of 2165.49 Km. These projects have provided connectivity to large area including rural India. Details of these New Line Projects is given as under.
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