-The project execution cost is estimated at around Rs. 1,278 Crs.
-It will serve as an alternate route and passes through the new place Sirsanna Town.
Giving special focus for strengthening rail connectivity in the State of Telangana, Ministry of Railways has sanctioned nearly 15 Final Location Survey (FLS) for New Railway Lines. These lines combinedly stretch for a distance of nearly 2,647 kms and is estimated to cost nearly Rs. 50,848 crs. Apart from these, another 11 projects FLS have been sanctioned for Doubling, Tripling and Quadrapling for a distance of nearly 2,588 kms and is estimated to cost nearly Rs. 32,695 crs.
The Adilabad - Gadchendur New Railway Line is one of the important projects for which Final Location Survey (FLS) has been sanctioned by the Railway Ministry. This important line is likely to stretch for a distance of nearly 71 Kms and is estimated to cost nearly Rs. 1,278 Crs. This line serves as an alternative route connecting the East & West Corridors and is likely to boost the freight transportation.
The New Railway Line will help in connecting Adilabad with main line of Kazipet - Balharshah near Gadchendur and the trains can be operated without touching Balharshah junction and thereby easing the congestion in the Grand Trunk route. Accordingly, the new railway line apart from connecting new place Sirsanna Town for the first time with rail facility will be useful for the socio-economic development of the region. It will aid in the passenger movement and also freight transportation.
This line will be very much useful for moving Cement from Gadchendur/ Manikgarh Cement industries to Nanded division and Central Railway. This line also helps in coal transportation from Singareni Collieries to Parli, Hotgi and Kudgi Thermal Power Plants.
Ministry of Railways has been giving special focus towards rail development in Telangana. Over the past 9 years, the rail budget allocation to the State has been increased by almost 17 times i.e., from Rs. 258 crores in 204-15 to Rs. 4,418 crs. This has led to creation of new rail infrastructure in the State. Over the past nine years, almost 575 kms of rail has been added to the rail network in the State. The sanctioning of Final Location Survey (FLS) FOR 15 New Railway Lines is likely to give further thrust to the rail development in the state.
