Khamgaon-Jalna Railway Line

Khamgaon-Jalna Railway Line

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO: 33

ANSWERED ON: 03.02.2021

Khamgaon-Jalna Railway Line

Prataprao Jadhav

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:-

(a) Whether the Government has received requests from the public-representatives in the month of January, 2021 for laying of Khamgaon-Jalna railway line via Shegaon in place of Jalamb;

(b) If so, the details thereof;

(c) Whether the Government has taken or proposes to take any action in this regard; and

(d) If so, the details thereof including the current status in this regard?

ANSWER: MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMERCE & INDUSTRY AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a) to (d): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF STARRED QUESTION NO. 33 BY SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 03.02.2021 REGARDING KHAMGAON – JALNA RAILWAY LINE

(a) to (d): Yes, Sir. Request has been received to consider extension of Jalna-Khamgaon (162 km) new line survey to Shegaon in place of Jalamb. Both the stations Jalamb and Shegaon exist on Bhusaval-Wardha Broad Gauge line. Since Shegaon is already connected to Khamgaon via Jalamb (19 km), currently there is no proposal for direct survey from Khamgaon to Shegaon (17.5 km).

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