{"id":4506,"date":"2025-08-13T06:29:20","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T06:29:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/railtravels.org\/?page_id=4506"},"modified":"2025-08-13T06:29:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T06:29:20","slug":"railway-budget-for-odisha","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/railway-budget-for-odisha\/","title":{"rendered":"Railway Budget For Odisha"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Railway Budget For Odisha<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rail Budget for Odisha 2025-2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Allocation of Railway Budget for Odisha 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>39 New Railway Line, Gauge Conversion and Doubling Projects Costing Rs. 61,949 Crore for 4,877 Kilo Meter<\/li>\n<li>Total Outlay 2025-22 is Rs. 5,528 Crore<\/li>\n<li>Total Budget allocation in 2025-22 is 560% 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 the latest snapshot of Odisha\u2019s railways budget as per the <strong>2025-26 Union Budget (presented in early February 2025)<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Railway Budget Allocation for Odisha (FY 2025-26)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Total Allocation<\/strong>: \u20b910,599 crore \u2014 a modest increase of \u20b913 crore over the previous year\u2019s \u20b910,586 crore<\/li>\n<li>This represents a staggering <strong>12.5-fold increase<\/strong> compared to the average annual allocation (\u20b9838 crore) during 2009\u20132025<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Key Planned Investments &amp; Projects<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Station Redevelopment<\/strong>: \u20b92,379 crore earmarked to upgrade <strong>59 stations<\/strong> across Odisha\u2014including major hubs like Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Puri, Sambalpur, and Rourkela\u2014under schemes like <em>Amrit Bharat Station<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>New Track and Network Expansion<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>A total of <strong>4,784 km<\/strong> of new track projects are underway at a cost of \u20b973,723 crore<\/li>\n<li>Cumulative investments over the past decade under the NDA include \u20b978,000 crore, with an additional \u20b920,000 crore sanctioned for future projects<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Safety &amp; Electrification<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>Odisha has achieved <strong>100% rail electrification<\/strong>, with 1,516 km of track electrified<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Kavach automatic train protection system<\/strong> is being deployed on 1,898 km, with tendering underway for further coverage; approximately 1,000 locomotives will be fitted<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rail Track Expansion<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>Over <strong>2,046 km<\/strong> of new tracks laid between 2014 and 2025\u2014surpassing the length of Malaysia\u2019s entire rail network<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Major Projects Approved<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dangoaposi\u2013Jaroli 3rd and 4th lines<\/strong> (Odisha &amp; Jharkhand) approved under the PM\u2013Gati Shakti plan at a cost of \u20b911,169 crore, aiming for completion by <strong>2028\u201329<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>A <strong>fourth line (5.06 km)<\/strong> between Ranital Link Cabin and Bhadrak station has been sanctioned at \u20b9149.3 crore to decongest the Howrah\u2013Chennai main line and improve freight connectivity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Station Redevelopment Status<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>The redevelopment of <strong>Bhubaneswar railway station<\/strong>\u2014under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme\u2014is <strong>80% complete<\/strong>, with expected completion by <strong>November 2025<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Summary Table<\/h3>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Category<\/th>\n<th>Details<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Total Budget (FY 2025-26)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\u20b910,599 crore<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Comparison to Average (2009\u20132025)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>12.5\u00d7 higher<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Station Upgrades<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\u20b92,379 crore for 59 stations<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Track Expansion<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>4,784 km under \u20b973,723 crore<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Electrification<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>100% accomplished<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Safety Enhancements<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Kavach system deployment<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Key Projects<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Multi-tracking, new lines<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Bhubaneswar Station<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>80% done, completion due Nov 2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Why It Matters<\/h3>\n<p>This level of investment marks an unprecedented stride for Odisha\u2019s rail infrastructure\u2014spanning track expansion, station modernization, safety systems, and efficiency improvements. Projects like the Dangoaposi\u2013Jaroli multi-tracking and the additional line at Bhadrak address both passenger comfort and freight efficiency, particularly vital for mineral-rich regions.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Railway Budget For Odisha Rail Budget for Odisha 2025-2025 Allocation of Railway Budget for Odisha for the year 2025-22, for building world-class rail infrastructure. On Going Railway Projects 39 New Railway Line, Gauge Conversion and Doubling Projects Costing Rs. 61,949 Crore for 4,877 Kilo Meter Total Outlay 2025-22 is Rs. 5,528 Crore Total Budget allocation [&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-4506","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4506","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=4506"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4506\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}