Rail revolution in Chhattisgarh: Rail development projects worth Rs 47 thousand crores are in progress

Rail network will double by the year 2030

32 Amrit Bharat stations will have world class facilities

Survey of new rail projects in final stage

Along with rail facilities, tourism, trade, industry and employment possibilities will increase

Raipur, 27 June 2025: On the initiative of Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai, new rail projects are getting approval to fulfill the concept of developed India and developed Chhattisgarh and to boost the economy of Chhattisgarh. From the year 1853 to 2014, in 161 years, only 1100 route kilometers of rail line was laid in Chhattisgarh. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, from the year 2014 to the year 2030, the rail network in the state will double to 2200 route kilometers. In the budget of the year 2025-26, an amount of Rs 6925 crore has been allocated to Chhattisgarh by the Central Government. Currently, with the help of the Central Government, work on rail development projects is in progress in Chhattisgarh at a cost of Rs 47 thousand crore. The state has received the gift of two new Vande Bharat trains Raipur-Visakhapatnam and Raipur-Nagpur. Apart from this, the state government has also decided to conduct a survey for the metro train. It is worth noting that during the tenure of former Prime Minister Late Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the zonal office in Bilaspur in Chhattisgarh was approved.

With the completion of the new and ongoing rail project of Chhattisgarh, along with the increase in rail facilities in the state, the possibilities of tourism, trade, industry as well as employment will also increase here. These rail projects will accelerate socio-economic development. World Class Railway Station 32 stations of Chhattisgarh state are being developed as world class railway stations under the Amrit Bharat Station Yojana. These stations are being equipped with modern passenger facilities, world class facilities. Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated 5 redeveloped Ambikapur, Urkura, Bhilai, Bhanupratappur and Dongargarh stations of the state under the Amrit Bharat Railway Station Yojana. Under the Amrit Bharat Railway Station Scheme, 32 railway stations are being redeveloped at a cost of approximately Rs 1680 crore, which also includes comprehensive redevelopment of three major stations Bilaspur (cost 435 crores), Raipur (cost-463 crores) and Durg Station (cost-456 crores). Under Amrit Bharat Station, stations of Bhatapara, Bhilai Power House, Tilda Nevra, Bilha, Balod, Dallirajhara, Hathband, Sarona, Maroda, Mandirhasaud, Nipania, Bhilai Nagar, Raipur, Durg, Rajnandgaon, Raigarh, Baradwar, Champa, Naila, Janjgir, Akaltara, Korba, Uslapur, Pendra Road, Baikunthpur Road, Bilaspur, Mahasamund, Jagdalpur are being redeveloped.

Railway projects in progress: Currently, approved railway projects worth Rs 47 thousand crore are being constructed in Chhattisgarh. The major projects among these are as follows- Rajnandgaon-Nagpur third line, length 228 km, 48 km in Chhattisgarh, cost 3544.25 crore, Bilaspur-Jharsuguda fourth line, length-206 km, 153 km in Chhattisgarh, cost 2135.34 crore, Kharsia-Dharamjaygarh new rail line, length-162.5 km, cost 3438.39 crore, Gaurela-Pendra Road-Gevra Road project, length 156.81 km, cost 4970.11 crore, Kendri-Dhamtari and Abhanpur-Rajim gauge conversion, length-67.20 km, cost- 544 crore, Boridand-Ambikapur doubling, length 80 km, cost- 776 crore, Chirmiri-Nagpur new halt line, length-17 km, cost- 622.34 crore rupees are included. Newly approved rail projects in Bastar region The Railway Ministry of the Government of India has approved the Raoghat-Jagdalpur new rail line (140 km) project. This project will cost Rs 3513.11 crore. This decision will prove to be a milestone in the social, economic and industrial development of the Bastar region.

With the approval of Raoghat-Jagdalpur rail line, the possibilities of travel, tourism, business and employment will increase in the Bastar region. This rail project will also play an important role in the eradication of Naxalism. The work of doubling the KK rail line (Kotvalsa to Kinrdul) in Bastar is going on at a fast pace. 170 km of the 446 km long rail line is in Chhattisgarh. 148 km of doubling work of this rail line has been completed in Chhattisgarh. Sukma-Dantewada-Bijapur is also in the rail network. After the approval of the Central Government for the final location survey work of the proposed 160.33 km long new railway line from Kothagudem (Telangana) to Kirandul, the survey is now in its final stage. 138.51 km of this proposed railway line will pass through Sukma, Dantewada and Bijapur of Chhattisgarh, which have been deprived of rail connectivity till now. This project will not only make transportation easier, but will also bring revolutionary changes in the socio-economic development of these districts.

Survey of new rail projects in final stage; DPR of rail projects is being prepared in Chhattisgarh including Ambikapur-Barwadih 200 km costing 9718 crores, Kharsia-Naya Raipur-Parmalkasa new rail line 278 km costing 7854 crores, Raoghat-Jagdalpur new rail line 140 km costing 3513 crores, Sardega-Bhalumaada new rail line 37.24 km costing 1282 crore rupees and Dharamjaigarh-Pathalgaon-Lohardaga 301 km costing 16,834 crore rupees. Survey work for Dharamjaigarh-Lohardaga and Ambikapur-Barwadih rail project is in final stage. Project of Chhattisgarh Railway Corporation: To increase rail connectivity, Chhattisgarh government has made a budget provision of Rs 300 crore for construction of Katghora to Dongargarh rail line. With the construction of this railway line, the load of goods trains running on the Nagpur-Jharsuguda railway route will be reduced. The Chhattisgarh Mineral Development Fund Advisory Committee approved the grant of Rs 300 crore to Chhattisgarh Railway Corporation for land acquisition and initial construction work for the Dongargarh-Kabirdham-Mungeli-Katghora railway line.