South Central Railway(SCR) General Manager Arun Kumar Jain said the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved two major projects of doubling of Mudkhed – Medchal and Mahbubnagar – Dhone section and Guntur – Bibinagar section falling under SCR jurisdiction.
The two projects will facilitate introduction of new trains and additional freight transportation benefitting both the Telugu States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, he said, adding that the projects will also aid in the socio-economic development in these regions.
The first project, Mudkhed-Dhone section (417.88 km), coming up at a cost of ₹ 4686. 09 crore, will connect the Northern and Western part of the country with Southern region and ease the traffic congestion between Balharshah-Kazipet-Secunderabad and Kazipet-Vijayawada as South-bound goods traffic can be routed via the new Double Line section.
