Indore (Madhya Pradesh): The 112 km long Mhow-Khandwa section and 36 km long Dewas-Maksi raliway section’s track will be doubled, to cater to future needs. The Railway Board has sanctioned the Final Location Survey (FLS) of both sections.
It would be conducted with the help of drones and it is expected that the work would be completed in the next 5 to 6 months. The railway board informed the general manager (GM) of Western Railway of this decision on 20th of this month.
WR had sought permission for doubling both sections on June 22, 2023. While approving both projects, the Railway Board has also approved an amount of Rs 72 lakh for the final location survey of Dewas-Maksi section and Rs 2.24 cr. for the Mhow-Khandwa section.
Nagesh Namjoshi, former member of Passenger Amenities Committee of Railway Board, informed that the Railway Board has sanctioned the FLS of both projects.
After completion of Mhow-Khandwa Guuge conversion project traffic of passenger and goods trains going to South India will increase exponentially on this section as this is a shorter route connecting major North Indian cities to South Indian cities.
The gauge conversion work of Mhow-Khandwa section is currently going on and doubling of the section will be carried out separately. Similarly, following the completion of Indore-Manmad new rail line project, the traffic of goods trains from Guna, Gwalior and other north Indian cities to Mumbai will also increase significantly.
Ultimately, Indore-Manmad Rail line will go up to Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) for the shipment of the cargoes, Thus the doubling of Dewas-Maksi route was necessary, he said.
