New Delhi, Feb. 5 -- Indian Railways is undertaking a series of infrastructure projects to enhance rail connectivity and mobility in Andhra Pradesh, with a particular focus on the Guntur Division, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishna said in Lok Sabha.

In a written reply, the Minister said that key works in the Guntur Division include the 401-km Guntur-Guntakal doubling project, with an estimated cost of Rs 4,306 crore.Of this, 357 km has already been commissioned, while construction continues on the remaining stretches.

Another major project, the 239-km Guntur-Bibinagar doubling line costing Rs 2,853 crore, has been sanctioned and construction has begun.

The Minister noted a sharp increase in budgetary support for railway infrastruc...