Union Cabinet approves new railway lines at a cost of ₹9,889 crore in Andhra Pradesh

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The 198-km-long 3rd and 4th lines betwixt Rajahmundry and Visakhapatnam is expected to amended connectivity to large ports, boost entree to tourer destinations, and pb to an further freight postulation of 29.04 cardinal tonnes per annum

Published - April 18, 2026 07:23 p.m. IST - AMARAVATI

A representation showing the caller railway lines sanctioned by the Union Cabinet.

The Union Cabinet approved the laying of the 3rd and 4th railway lines betwixt Rajahmundry (Nidadavolu) and Visakhapatnam (Duvvada) astatine an estimated outgo of ₹9,889 crore connected Saturday, aiming to easiness congestion connected 1 of the country’s busiest obstruction corridors.

The 198-km-long route, which is simply a portion of the quadrupling inaugural of the Howrah–Chennai High Density Network (HDN) route, volition impact a full way magnitude of 458 km.

Published - April 18, 2026 07:23 p.m. IST

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