₹24,210 crore railway projects covering 1,481 km underway in TG, AP: SCR GM

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South Central Railway (SCR) General Manager Sanjay Kumar Srivastava on Thursday informed that 1,481 km of new line, doubling and tripling projects are currently under progress at an estimated cost of ₹24,210.18 crore across Telangana and Andhra Pradesh under the zone’s jurisdiction.

He said that 14 trains have been extended to various terminals, 56 trains have been provided additional stoppages at different stations, and 30 pairs of trains have been regularised so far this year. In addition, four pairs of new trains and five pairs of Amrit Bharat trains have been introduced since the last financial year, he told Members of Parliament (MPs) from both States during a meeting held at Rail Nilayam.

Around 16 MPs, including Union Coal and Mines Minister G. Kishan Reddy, attended the meeting and raised issues related to the construction of Road Under Bridges (RUBs) and Road Over Bridges (ROBs), new railway lines, introduction of new trains, additional stoppages for existing services, extension of trains, and improvement of passenger amenities.

The MPs emphasised the need to expedite various infrastructure development works to ensure completion of projects within the targeted timelines. Responding to their concerns, the General Manager assured them that their suggestions would be given utmost priority and that every effort would be made to implement them.

MPs Vaddiraju Ravi Chandra, Mandadi Anil Kumar Yadav, Vem Narender Reddy, Eatala Rajender, M. Raghunandan Rao, Dr Kadiyam Kavya, Vamsi Krishna Gaddam, Kunduru Raghuveer, R. Raghuram Reddy, Suresh Kumar Shetkar, Porika Balram Naik, G. Nagesh, D.K. Aruna, Bastipati Nagaraju and Kesineni Sivanath, among others, participated in the meeting.

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