Doiwala–Dehradun–Uttarkashi–Maneri Gangotri Railway

Doiwala–Dehradun–Uttarkashi–Maneri Gangotri Railway
गंगोत्री रेलवे
Overview
System Broad Gauge
Status Proposed
Locale Uttarakhand
Termini Doiwala
Maneri
Stations Dehradun, Uttarkashi
Services Single track
Website http://www.indianrailways.gov.in
Operation
Operator(s) Indian Railways
Technical
Line length 131 km (81 mi)
Track length 131 km (81 mi)
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6.0 in)
Highest elevation 1,270 m (4,170 ft)

The Doiwala–Dehradun–Uttarkashi–Maneri Gangotri Railway (Hindi: गंगोत्री रेलवे), notified as the project of national strategic importance, is Indian Railways's one of the four constituent routes of the proposed Char Dham Railway connecting the holiest Chota Char Dham of Hinduism. This 131 km route starts from the existing Doiwala station near Dehradun and will terminate at Maneri close to Gangotri.[1][2][3]

Railway routes

The 131 km route from Doiwala via Uttarkashi ends at Maneri at 1270 m above mean sea level.[1]

Current status

Char Dham Railway project's 327 km long construction, costing INR ₹43,292 crore (USD $6.6 billion), began with the foundation stone laying and commencement of INR ₹120 crore Final Location Survey (FSL) in May 2017 by the Union Railway minister Suresh Prabhu.[1][2]

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