Boost to Railway Connectivity between Allahabad and Mughalsarai

Cabinet approves the construction of 150 km long 3rd railway line between Allahabad - Mughalsarai (now Pt. DeenDayal Upadhyaya Jn.)

Project will help cope up with the future traffic and for removing capacity constraints

Project will enhance capacity and ease traffic congestion at Chheoki, Naini

Project will generate direct employment during construction for about 36 lakh man days

The total estimated cost of this project is ₹ 2649.44 crore & will be completed by 2023-24

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval to construct a 3rd railway line between Allahabad - Mughalsarai (now Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn.) (Length 150 km) with an estimated cost of ₹ 2649.44 crore. The project will be completed by 2023-24 and will be executed by Construction Organization of North Central.

The project will help cope up with the future traffic and remove capacity constraints. At present number of passenger and goods trains in this section are far more than its capacity, resulting in heavy detention to trains. This project will enhance capacity, reduce detention and cater for future growth of traffic. Construction of approved third Line between Allahabad and Mughalsarai will also ease traffic congestion at Chheoki, Naini and improve the punctuality of goods and passenger trains on vital route connecting National capital.

This project will also generate direct employment during construction for about 36 lakh mandays.

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Railway line approval expands capacity and reduces congestion on the Allahabad-Mughalsarai corridor, improving punctuality and employment. Cabinet approval authorizes construction of a third railway line on the Allahabad-Mughalsarai corridor, to be executed by the Construction Organization of North Central within the stated project timeline, as an operative capacity augmentation measure to reduce train detention, improve punctuality, and relieve congestion at Chheoki and Naini while generating direct employment during construction.