New Delhi, July 23 -- Indian Railways has approved a Rs.440 crore project to construct a 14.52-km third railway line between Nimpura West Outer Cabin and Midnapur on South Eastern Railway, a move aimed at increasing freight capacity and easing congestion on one of the country's high-utilisation rail corridors.

According to the Ministry of Railways, the project is expected to support an additional freight traffic of 3.52 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) while improving the movement of passenger and freight trains on the route.

The sanctioned project forms part of Indian Railways' efforts to augment capacity on high-density routes to facilitate faster movement of passenger and freight services while meeting the growing transportation needs...