Mumbai-Indore Rail Link to Get Rs 180.36 bn Investment

Approved by the Cabinet in September 2024, the project will pass through six districts across the two states. The alignment will cover Nashik and Dhule in Maharashtra, and Barwani, Khargone, Dhar and Indore in Madhya Pradesh. Thirty new stations are planned along the route to improve access to passenger rail services.

According to the Ministry of Railways, the line will provide connectivity to around 1,000 villages and benefit approximately 3 mn people. It is also intended to create a shorter and more direct rail route between the two commercial centres, while extending services to regions with limited access to the existing railway network.

Central Railway has invited bids for construction of a 75.50-km section between Wanihar and Gyaspur Khedi in Madhya Pradesh. The Rs. 25.48 bn contract includes bridges, tunnels, track laying, signalling systems, overhead electric lines, railway facilities and associated electrical works.