Kalyan-Ahmednagar rail line survey is in progress

The Railway Ministry has undertaken a survey of around 250 kms railway line between Kalyan and Ahmednagar which will see the light of the day in the coming years.

This information is given in a Right to Information by the Central Railway to the Railway Passengers Association.

The President of the Association Om Prakash Sharma, had in a query to the Indian Railways sought information on the status of the project which was pending for a long time.

Giving details of the status of the project it is stated that updating the survey for the new line from Kalyan to Ahmedanagar (246 kms) had been included in the pink book in the year 2006-07 and the survey was in progress. It is most likely that the project will be included in the next rail budget.

The reply also stated that the traffic survey from Kalyan to Ahmednagar new BG line via Murbad (204 kms) was carried out in April 2000, and report submitted to Railway Board.

The project cost was of Rs 772.11 crores with the rate of return of (ROR) 0.55 per cent, Railway Board shelved the project on May 1, 2000 due to non-remunerative nature of the line and acute constraints of resources.

The letter stated that the board had now asked to update the survey report with a fresh survey which is now under way.

It is also learnt that the decision on the new railway line which will connect the three districts of Thane, Pune and Ahmednagar will be taken by the Railway Board after the submission of the updated survey report.