Railways Approves Rs 493 Cr Project For Construction Of New Rail Line Between Mukutban And Gadchandur In Maharashtra
Indian Railways has approved a 493 crore rupees project for the construction of around 38 kilometre new rail line between Mukutban (Adilabad) and Gadchandur in South Central Railway. The Railways Ministry today said that the new rail line will provide a shorter and more efficient rail route, reducing travel distance, transportation time and associated costs.
It will also provide an alternative route to decongest the existing Wardha-Manikgarh section, supporting smoother movement of freight traffic. The Ministry noted that Mukutban in Yavatmal district and Gadchandur in Chandrapur district are important industrial and mining centres, and this will strengthen rail connectivity to these industrial clusters and facilitate more efficient movement of freight. The project is also expected to support around six Million Tonnes Per Annum of freight traffic, along with two MEMU trains in each direction per day after commissioning.
The Ministry said that the new line will provide direct connectivity between the coal and cement cluster and the Majri-Nanded route, facilitating shorter leads for coal, cement and Raw Materials for Steel Plants. It will also reduce dependence on the congested Balharshah-Nagpur High-Density Network route, while improving rail connectivity to the relatively less-connected areas of Yavatmal and Chandrapur districts.
