Union Budget 2022: Govt allocates 50% more revenue for Central Railways this year

The Union Budget's total plan outlay (net) for FY 2022-23 for Central Railways is INR 7,251 crores which is an increase of 50 per cent as compared to 2021-22.

Here are the highlights:

New lines – Rs.1455 crore

Ahmednagar-Beed-Parli Vaijnath        250 km           Rs.567 crore

Wardha-Nanded via Yevatmal Pusad  270 km           Rs.820 crore

Solapur-Osmanabad via Tuljapur         84 km            Rs.10 crore

Dhule-Nardana                                      50 km            Rs.50 crore

Kalyan-Murbad via Ulhasnagar             28 km             Rs.5 crore

Doubling / 3^rd Line / 4^th Line – Rs.3628 crore

Kalyan-Kasara 3^rd line 68 km                                             Rs.160 crore

Wardha-Nagpur 3^rd line 76 km                                           Rs.87 crore

Wardha-Balharshah 3^rd line 132 km                                 Rs.305 crore

Itarsi-Nagpur balance 280 km                                            Rs.610 crore

Pune-Miraj-Londa doubling 467 km                                  Rs.1567 crore

Daund-Manmad doubling 247 km                                     Rs.500 crore

Wardha-Nagpur 4^th line 79 km                                           Rs.130 crore

Manmad-Jalgaon 3^rd line 160 km                                      Rs.205 crore

Jalgaon-Bhusaval 4^th line 24 km                                       Rs.55 crore

Traffic facilities, yard remodelling and other works –

Panvel-Kalamboli coaching terminus Phase-I stage-I                     Rs.20 crore

Lokmanya Tilak Terminus augmentation of coaching facilities        Rs.20 crore

CSMT extension of platform 10, 11, 12, 13 for 24 coaches             Rs.20 crore

Hadapsar development as satellite terminal                                    Rs.21 crore

Ajni development as satellite terminal                                              Rs.35 crore

Pune extension of platform for 24/26 coaches                                 Rs.31 crore

Road safety works – ROB / RUB

Vikhroli ROB                         Rs.6 crore

Pulgaon ROB                       Rs.5.5 crore

Nagargaon ROB                  Rs.4.33 crore

Diva ROB                              Rs.4 crore

Provision of 115 escalators at platforms              Rs.23.92 crore

Badnera wagon repair workshop                          Rs.30 crore

Ratnagiri rolling stock component factory            Rs. 30 crore

Soft upgrade improvements at stations       Rs.13.5 crore

FOB at stations                                            Rs.60.67 crore

Provision of 143 lifts at stations                   Rs.34.18 crore

Construction of boundary wall                     Rs.10 crore

Metropolitan Transport Projects

Belapur-Seawood-Uran line                           Rs.150 crore

MUTP Phase-II                                               Rs.185 crore

MUTP Phase III                                              Rs.190 crore

MUTP Phase III-A                                           Rs.200 crore

Track Renewals –                                           Rs.1048 crore

Bridge works, Tunnel works                            Rs.90 crore

Signalling and Telecommunication works       Rs 216 crore