Project Unigauge
Appearance
Project Unigauge, started on April 1, 1992,[1] is an ongoing effort by Indian Railways to convert and unify all rail gauges in India to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge.
Progress
Gauge[2] | 2020 (Apr) Route km |
2020 (Apr) Route share |
1947 Route km[3] |
1947 Route share |
---|---|---|---|---|
Broad gauge (1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)) | 62,891 | 93.29% | 25,170 | 46.0% |
Metre gauge (MG) (1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)) | 2,839 | 4.21% | 24,153 | 44.2% |
Narrow gauges (NG) (762 mm (2 ft 6 in) and 610 mm (2 ft)) | 1,685 | 2.50% | 5,370 | 9.8% |
Total | 67,415 | 100% | 54,693 | 100% |
Lines that were scrapped (277 km)
Several lines are dismantled. These are:
- Godhra – Lunavada (41 km) (NG)[4][5]
- Champaner Road – Pani Mines (49 km) (NG)[4][5]
- Mahuva Junction – Velavadar (56 km) (MG)
- Victor – Dungar Junction (7 km) (MG)
- Than – Chotila (20 km) (MG)
- Sanganer – Toda Rai Singh (104 km) (MG)
Lines under conversion (3180 km)
Western Railway (1342.05 km)
- Talala – Prachi Road – Kodinar (46 km) (MG)
- Ambliyasan – Adraj Moti (81 km) (MG)
- Bilimora – Waghai (63 km) (NG)
- Choranda Jn – Moti Koral (19 km) (NG)
- Miyagam Karjan Jn – Malsar (37 km) (NG)
- Kosamba Jn – Umarpada (61 km) (NG)
- Pratapnagar Jn – Jambusar Jn (51 km) (NG)
- Choral – Omkareshwar road (33.6 km) (MG)
- Chhuchhapura Jn – Tankhala (38 km) (NG)
- Bhadran – Nadiad Jn (58 km) (NG)
- Jhagadiya Jn – Netrang (27 km) (MG)
- Samni Jn – Kavi (51 km) (MG)
- Sabarmati Jn – Hadala Bhal (98 km) (MG)[6]
- Botad Jn – Jasdan (54 km) (MG)
- Dhasa Jn – Jetalsar (104.44 km) (MG)
- Timba Road – Dabhoi – Chandod (118 km) (NG)
- Dabhoi – Miyagam Karjan Jn (33 km) (NG)
- Deshalpur – Naliya (74 km) in Gujarat (MG)
- Vadnagar – Taranga Hill (24 km) (MG)
- Nimar Kheri – Omkareshwar (18 km) (MG)
- Himmatnagar – Khedbrahma (54 km) (MG)
- Kalol – Katosan – Ranuj (102 km) (MG)
- Ujjain – Fatehabad (22 km) (MG)
- Khalipur Junction – Kakoshi Metrana Road (29.67 km) (MG)
- Chanasma Junction – Harij (20.94 km)(MG)
Central Railway (280 km)
- Murtizapur – Yavatmal (113 km) (NG)
- Murtizapur – Achalpur (76 km) (NG)
- Pachora – Jamner (56 km) (NG)
- Pulgaon – Arvi (35 km) (NG)
Eastern Railway (12 km)
- Krishnanagar – Nabadwip Ghat (12 km) (NG)
East Central Railway (174 km)
- Gawnaha – Bhikhna Thori (13 km) (MG)[7]
- Narkatiaganj – Gawnaha (22.6 km) (MG)[7]
- Tamuria – Nirmali (23.4 km) (MG)
- Jhanjharpur – Laukaha Bazar (43 km) (MG)
- Saraigarh – Forbesganj (60 km) (MG)
- Barhara Kothi – Bihariganj (12 km) (MG)[8]
North Central Railway (287 km)
North Eastern Railway (224 km)
- Nanpara – Nepalganj Road (19 km) (MG)
- Dudhwa – Gauri Phanta (23 km) (MG)
- Dudhwa – Chandan Chauki (23 km) (MG)
- Bisalpur – Shahjahanpur (47 km) (MG)
- Mailani – Pilibhit (64 km) (MG)
- Gainsari – Jarwa (15 km) in UP (MG)
- Dohrighat – Indara (33 km) (MG)
North Western Railway (173 km)
- Dungarpur – Kharwa Chanda (93 km) (MG)
- Mavli – Bari Sadri(82 km) (MG)
Northeast Frontier Railway (27.56 km)
- Simaluguri – Naginimora (14.51 km) (MG)
- Tirap Siding – Lekhapani(5.35 km) (MG)
- Dekargaon – Tezpur(7.70 km) (MG)
Southern Railway (147 km)
- Mayiladuthurai – Tarangambadi (29 km) (MG)[9]
- Thiruthuraipoondi – Kodikkarai (44 km) (MG)[10]
- Usilampatti – Bodinayakkanur (53 km) (MG)[11][12]
- Peralam – Karaikal (23 km) (MG)
South Central Railway (174 km)
South East Central Railway (372 km)
- Rajim – Abhanpur – Kendri (23 km) (NG)
- Abhanpur – Dhamtari (45 km) (NG)
- Chhindwara – Nainpur (141 km) (NG)
- Chiraidongri – Mandla Fort (22 km) (NG)
- Nagpur – Nagbhir (116 km) (NG)
- Lamta – Samnapur (25 km) (NG)
Lines where conversion is completed
- 2020
- Raigadh – Dungarpur[13]
- Nainpur – Lamta in Madhya Pradesh
- Madurai – Usilampatti in Tamil Nadu[11][12]
- Pilibhit – Bisalpur in Uttar Pradesh[14]
- Udaipur – Kharwa Chanda in Rajasthan[15][16]
- Supaul – Saraigarh
- Dhasa Junction – Khijadiya Junction in Gujrat
- 2019
- Itwari – Bhandarkund in Maharashtra/MP
- Lucknow – Sitapur – Mailani in UP
- Mandhana – Brahmavart in UP
- Saharsa – Supaul in Bihar
- Banmankhi – Barhara Kothi in Bihar[8]
- Sakri – Jhanjharpur in Bihar
- Ahmedabad – Himmatnagar – Raigadh in Gujarat
- Thiruthuraipoondi – Pattukkottai in Tamil Nadu
- Jaipur – Ringas in Rajasthan
- Mahesana – Vadnagar in Gujarat
- Mathela – Nimar Kheri in Madhya Pradesh
- Botad – Hadala Bhal in Gujarat[6]
- 2018
- Balaghat – Samnapur in Madhya Pradesh
- Balgona – Katwa in West Bengal[17]
- Sikar – Ringas in Rajasthan
- Karaikudi – Pattukkottai in Tamilnadu
- Majhola Pakarya – Tanakpur in Uttar Pradesh/Uttarakhand
- Nainpur – Chiraidongri in Madhya Pradesh
- Ahmedpur – Katwa in West Bengal[18]
- Aryankavu – Edamann in Kerala
- Bahraich – Gonda in Uttar Pradesh
- Narkatiaganj – Raxaul in Bihar
- Thiruvarur – Thiruthuraipoondi in Tamil Nadu
- Bhuj – Deshalpur in Gujarat
- 2017
- Bareilly City – Ramganga in Uttar Pradesh
- Punalur – Edamann in Kerala
- Sengottai – Aryankavu in Tamil Nadu/Kerala
- Ratangarh – Sardarshahar in Rajasthan
- Pollachi – Podanur in Tamil Nadu
- Baraigram – Dullabcherra in Assam
- Churu – Sikar in Rajasthan
- Sukrimangla – Nainpur in Madhya Pradesh[19]
- Chhindwara – Bhandarkund in Madhya Pradesh
- Pilibhit – Majhola Pakarya in Uttar Pradesh[20]
- 2016
- Badarpur – Agartala in Assam/Tripura[21]
- Silchar – Jiribam in Assam/Manipur
- Katakhal – Bairabi in Assam/Mizoram[22]
- Indore – Mhow in Madhya Pradesh[23]
- Hanumangarh – Sadulpur in Rajasthan[24]
- Banmankhi – Purnia in Bihar (36 km)[25]
- Thawe – Chhapra in Bihar[26]
- Kotturu – Gunda Road in Karnataka[27]
- Jabalpur – Sukrimangla in Madhya Pradesh
- Maishashan – Karimganj[28]
- Bhojipura – Pilibhit
- 2015
- 2014
- Raxaul – Chauradano in Bihar
- Palani – Pollachi in Tamil Nadu[33]
- Fatehabad – Indore in Madhya Pradesh[34]
- Ankleshwar – Rajpipla in Gujarat[35]
- Bareilly – Kasganj in Uttar Pradesh[36]
- Rangapara North – Tezpur in Assam
- Dauram Madhepura – Banmankhi in Bihar
- Rangiya – Rangapara North – Harmuti in Assam
- 2013
- Ratlam – Fatehabad in Madhya Pradesh[37]
- Virudhunagar – Manamadurai in Tamil Nadu[38]
- Kolar – Chikkaballapur in Karnataka[39]
- 2012
- Bareilly City – Lalkuan in Uttar Pradesh
- Mayiladuthurai – Thiruvarur in Tamil Nadu
- 2011
- Krishnanagar – Shantipur in West Bengal
- Sitamarhi – Bairgania in Bihar
- Kaptanganj – Thawe in Uttar Pradesh
- Katihar – Tejnarayanpur in Bihar
- Mavli – Nathdwara in Rajasthan
- Anandapuram – Talguppa in Karnataka
- Dindigul – Palani in Tamil Nadu
- Tirunelveli – Tenkasi in Tamil Nadu
- Bodeli – Chottaudepur in Gujarat
- Bardhman – Balgona in West Bengal
- Aunrihar – Jaunpur in Uttar Pradesh
- Aluabari Road – Siliguri in West Bengal
- Ratangarh – Bikaner in Rajasthan
- Bharuch – Samni – Dahej in Gujarat
- Parlakhemundi – Gunupur in Odisha
- Mathura – Achhnera in Uttar Pradesh
- Katihar – Manihari in Bihar
- Shimoga – Anandapuram in Karnataka
- Mysore –Nanjangud – Chamarajanagar in Karnataka
- Bagalkot – Gadag in Karnataka
- Bijapur – Bagalkot in Karnataka
- Sakleshpur – Subrahmanya Road in Karnataka
- 2010
- Before 2010
See also
References
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The Project Unigauge was launched on April 1, 1992 to develop the backward regions and to connect important places with broad gauge network.
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