IRSDC is set to invite Request for Qualification (RFQ) for the redevelopment of the Surat railway station in July. The redeveloped and modernized Surat multi-modal transport hub would offer world-class facilities and state-of-the-art amenities to railway passengers.

Plans investment in strengthening coal evacuation infrastructure like doubling of 53-km-long Jharsuguda-Sardega railway line with a flyover at Jharsuguda railway station and construction of 12 Rapid Loading Systems (RLS), aimed at supplementing the increased coal production.

South Central Railway has commissioned and operationalised the second railway line between Zangalapalli and Chigicherla with electrification, which is part of the Gooty-Dharmavaram Doubling Project.

ECR has expedited track doubling work of about 38 km on the Samastipur-Darbhanga route under Samastipur division. It has completed the broad gauge (BG) track doubling work of 9 km between Darbhanga and Thalwara. The new line will be opened for passenger traffic after getting clearance from the Commissioner of Railway Safety.

The Kerala government has given its approval for the Detailed Project Report (DPR) of the Thiruvananthapuram-Kasaragod Semi-High Speed Rail corridor, Silver Line, which aims to cover about 529.45 km in four hours.

RLDA is set to conduct a pre-feasibility study of the Mathura-Vrindavan Mass Transit System in Uttar Pradesh. The proposed mass transit solution between Mathura and Vrindavan also involves the development of parking zones and commercial establishments.

The broad gauge non-electrified main line between Jaklair–Makthal stations in Telangana has been completed and is ready to run passenger services with immediate effect. The line covers a distance of 11.477 km. It is a part of the Mahbubnagar-Munirabad section which is the border belt of Telangana and Karnataka.

SCR has taken up the new broad-gauge line project between Devarkadra-Krishna for a distance of 65.825 km. The section between Devarkadra and Krishna is the most accessible shortest route to many important cities of Southern states. Iron ore and other bulk commodities are being moved on this route.

Hubballi railway station, the headquarters of South Western Railway (SWR), will have the world’s longest railway platform by 2021. At present, Hubballi has five platforms, and the number will be increased to eight. Platform No. 1 will be extended from 550m to 1,400m with 10m width.