India, March 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
Period
Outlay
2009-14
Rs.879 crore/year
2025-26
Rs. 6,626 crore (more than 7.5 times)
Category
No. of sanctioned
Total Length
Length Commissioned upto
Expenditure
New Line
9
812
24
1,337
Gauge Conversion
3
748
604
3,471
Doubling /Multitracking
3
140
37
2,783
Total
15
1,700
665
7,591
S.N.
Project
Cost
1
Dindigul-Palani-Pollachi gauge conversion (121 km)
610
2
Pollachi-Palghat gauge conversion (56 km)
350
3
Pollachi-Podhanur gauge conversion (40 km)
400
4
Quilon-Tirunelveli-Tiruchendur gauge conversion (357 km)
1,122
5
Mayiladuturai-Thiruvarur-Karaikkudi gauge conversion (187 km)
1,338
6
Madurai-Bodiyakannur gauge conversion (90...