In the Union Budget for the financial year 2025-26, an amount of Rs 3416 crore has been allocated for Haryana's railway projects, which is 11 times more than the Rs 315 crore received from 2009 to 2014. Union Railway Minister Sh. Ashwini Vaishnav gave information in this regard in New Delhi today.
Giving information about Haryana's share in the Union Budget, he said that this amount will boost the rail infrastructure in the state. Since 2014, 823 km of railway tracks have been laid in Haryana, which is almost equal to the entire rail network of the United Arab Emirates. Haryana Chief Minister Sh. Nayab Singh Saini thanked Prime Minister Sh. Narendra Modi and Union Railway Minister Sh. Ashwini Vaishnav for allocating a large amount in the Budget to strengthen the rail infrastructure in the state.
He said that this Budget will strengthen the rail infrastructure in the state, which will strengthen the resolve of a developed India. Rail infrastructure will make the life of the people of the state easier. Sh. Ashwini Vaishnav said that 34 railway stations of Haryana are being developed as Amrit stations with an amount of Rs 1149 crore.
These stations include Ambala Cantt, Ambala City, Bahadurgarh, Ballabhgarh, Bhiwani Junction, Charkhi Dadri, Faridabad, Faridabad New Town, Gohana, Hansi, Hisar, Hodal, Jind Junction, Kalanwali, Kalka, Karnal, Kosli, Kurukshetra Junction, Loharu, Mahendragarh, Mandi Adampur, Mandi Dabwali, Narnaul, Narwana Junction, Palwal, Panipat Junction, Pataudi Road, Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa, Sonipat, Yamunanagar and Jagadhri. He said that work is in progress on the plans to develop Faridabad railway station worth Rs 262 crore and Gurugram railway station.
The Union Railway Minister said that work is currently underway on 14 new railway tracks in Haryana. Rs 15,875 crore will be spent on laying 1195 km of new tracks. These include Chandigarh-Baddi, Palwal to New Prithla, Rewari to Khatuwas, Bhiwani to Dobh-Bhali, Churu Sadulpur to Luni-Samdari-Bhildi, Manheru to Bawani Khera, Khatuwas to Narnaul, Panipat to Rohtak, Firozpur to Bathinda, doubling work of Jakhal to Hisar and Asthal Bohar to Rewari and Meerut to Panipat, Delhi-Sohna-Nuh-Firozpur Jhirka-Alwar railway track, Yamunanagar to Chandigarh via Sadhaura-Narayan and Hisar to Sirsa via Agroha-Fatehabad railway projects.
He said that from the year 2014 to 2025, the railway infrastructure in the state has gained momentum. During this period, the electrification of 121 tracks was completed and construction of 534 railway flyovers and underbridges has also been done. At the same time, an amount of Rs 398 crore has been allocated under the Kavach projects for the modernization of railways.
During this time, Haryana has got connectivity of five Vande Bharat Express trains. At present, Wi-Fi facility has been provided at 144 railway stations in the state.