The development work on the Kharagpur-Adityapur 3rd Line Project is going on at a fast pace. The length of the entire project is 132 km, out of which 121.5 km rail line was commissioned, informed the Ministry of Railways.
After completion, the Kharagpur-Adityapur 3rd Line will benefit steel and power plants along the Howrah-Mumbai Trunk Route, the ministry added.
“Kharagpur-Adityapur 3rd Line Project (132 km). Progress: 121.5 km Rail line Commissioned. Once complete, it will benefit steel & power plants along the Howrah-Mumbai Trunk Route by transporting raw materials & finished products & enhance the operational capacity of the busy section,” the Ministry of Railways said on social media platform X.
The ministry also shared some photos of the progress made.
In August 2016, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by PM Narendra Modi, gave its approval for the construction of the third line between Kharagpur (Nimpura) and Adityapur in West Singhburn districts of Jharkhand at an estimated cost of Rs 1,312.44 crore and anticipated completion cost of Rs 1,483.36 crore.
At that time, it was expected that the 132 km long railway line would be completed in four years. Besides facilitating travel, this line will significantly relax the ever-increasing freight traffic between these sections.