Muzaffarpur-Sagauli & Sagauli-Valmiki Nagar Lines Doubling with Electrification

摘要

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the 100.6 km long Muzaffarpur-Sagauli & 109.7 km Sagauli-Valmiki Nagar lines Doubling projects with electrification at completion costs of ? 1347.61 crore, ^1381.49 crore respectively. These projects will cover the districts of Muzaffarpur, East Champaran (Motihari) and West Champaran (Bettiah) in Bihar. Areas served by this route are densely population regions of north Bihar. At present passenger trains suffer congestion and stoppages on Muzaffarpur to Valmiki Nagar route as the line capacity utilization is upto 213%. 38 mail/express trains are running in this section with thousands of passengers travelling daily. Additional capacity will ease congestion and allow faster and reliable movement with minimum delays. In addition, it will enhance safety through more availability of maintenance blocks.