{"id":4484,"date":"2025-08-13T06:26:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T06:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/railtravels.org\/?page_id=4484"},"modified":"2025-08-13T06:26:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T06:26:13","slug":"railway-budget-for-north-eastern-region","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/railway-budget-for-north-eastern-region\/","title":{"rendered":"Railway Budget For North Eastern Region"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Railway Budget For North Eastern Region<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rail Budget for North Eastern Region 2025-2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Allocation of Railway Budget for North Eastern Region for the year 2025-22, for building world-class rail infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On Going Railway Projects<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>19 New Railway Line and Doubling Projects Costing Rs. 75,795 Crore for 2,008 Kilo Meter<\/li>\n<li>Total Outlay 2025-22 is Rs. 6,913 Crore<\/li>\n<li>Total Budget allocation in 2025-22 is 226% more than the Average of 2009-14.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Note: Projects falling fully and partly in the state<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a detailed look at the <strong>Railway Budget 2025\u201326<\/strong>\u2014focusing specifically on the <strong>North Eastern Region<\/strong> (NER) of India:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Overview: Railway Budget for North Eastern Region (NER)<\/h2>\n<h3>1. <strong>Record Budget Allocation<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>For <strong>FY 2025-26<\/strong>, the <strong>North Eastern Region<\/strong> was allocated <strong>\u20b910,440 crore<\/strong>, marking about a <strong>fivefold increase<\/strong> over the annual average (\u20b92,122 crore) during 2009\u201314.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>2. <strong>Major Infrastructure Projects<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>A total of <strong>12 railway projects<\/strong> (8 new lines and 4 doubling tracks) spanning <strong>777 km<\/strong> were sanctioned at a cost of <strong>\u20b969,342 crore<\/strong>. Of this, <strong>278 km<\/strong> of track has already been commissioned at an expenditure of <strong>\u20b941,676 crore<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>3. <strong>Ongoing Network Expansion<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Across previous years, <strong>18 ongoing projects<\/strong> totaling <strong>1,368 km<\/strong> of new track construction carry a combined investment of <strong>\u20b974,972 crore<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>4. <strong>Station Redevelopment<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>60 stations<\/strong> across the NER are set for redevelopment under the <strong>Amrit Bharat Stations Scheme<\/strong>, including:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Assam<\/strong>: 50 stations<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tripura<\/strong>: 4 stations<\/li>\n<li><strong>Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim<\/strong>: 1 station each<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>5. <strong>Track and Station Upgrades<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The region has seen an increase in new track construction, averaging <strong>173 km per year<\/strong> during 2025\u201324, compared to just <strong>67 km per year<\/strong> in 2009\u201314.<\/li>\n<li>Electrification also improved from zero to an average of <strong>142 km per year<\/strong> post-2025.<\/li>\n<li>Additionally, <strong>470 rail overbridges (ROBs) and underbridges (RUBs)<\/strong> have been built since 2025 to improve safety and reduce level crossings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>6. <strong>Strategic Connectivity Projects<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dhansiri\u2013Zubza Line (Nagaland)<\/strong>: A crucial 82.5 km project connecting Dimapur and Kohima is underway, with <strong>52% of work completed<\/strong>. The Molvom\u2013Pherima stretch targets completion by October 2026, and full completion by December 2029.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sivok\u2013Rangpo Line (Sikkim)<\/strong>: A 45 km project connecting West Bengal to Sikkim, expected to be extended to Gangtok in later phases, aimed at boosting strategic and economic development.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Imphal\u2013Moreh Line (Manipur)<\/strong>: The final location survey for this 111 km project toward the Myanmar border has been completed. A detailed project report (DPR) is expected by mid-2025. Construction may begin post <strong>2026\u201327<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Summary Table: Railway Budget Impact on Northeast<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th><strong>Category<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Details<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Budget Allocation<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\u20b910,440 crore for FY 2025\u201326<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>New Projects Sanctioned<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>12 (8 new lines + 4 doubling), totaling 777 km, \u20b969,342 cr<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Commissioning Achieved<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>278 km completed, \u20b941,676 cr spent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Ongoing Projects<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>18 projects, 1,368 km, \u20b974,972 cr<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Station Upgrades<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>60 stations under redevelopment<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Track &amp; Electrification<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>173 km\/year new track; 142 km\/year electrified<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Strategic Lines<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Dhansiri\u2013Zubza (Nagaland), Sivok\u2013Rangpo (Sikkim), Imphal\u2013Moreh (Manipur)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Key Takeaways<\/h2>\n<p>The 2025\u201326 Railway Budget reflects an unprecedented push to improve <strong>connectivity<\/strong>, <strong>safety<\/strong>, and <strong>rail infrastructure<\/strong> in Northeast India. With high capital allocation, major new line projects, station modernization, and strategic border links underway, the region is being integrated more closely into the national rail network.<\/p>\n<p>Let me know if you&#8217;d like a deep dive into any specific project\u2014be it the Dhansiri\u2013Zubza line, station redevelopment, or electrification progress.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Railway Budget For North Eastern Region Rail Budget for North Eastern Region 2025-2025 Allocation of Railway Budget for North Eastern Region for the year 2025-22, for building world-class rail infrastructure. On Going Railway Projects 19 New Railway Line and Doubling Projects Costing Rs. 75,795 Crore for 2,008 Kilo Meter Total Outlay 2025-22 is Rs. 6,913 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4484","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4484","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4484"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4484\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4484"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}