Project Unigauge

Comparison of different gauges in India with standard gauge

Project Unigauge, started in early 1990s, is an ongoing effort by Indian Railways to convert all rail gauges in India to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge.

Progress

Gauge[1]2017
Route km		2017
Route share		1947 
Route km[2]		 1947 
Route share
Broad gauge (1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in))61,68091.55%25,17046.0%
Metre gauge (MG) (1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in))3,4795.16%24,15344.2%
Narrow gauges (NG) (762 mm (2 ft 6 in) and 610 mm (2 ft))2,2093.27%5,3709.8%
Total67,368100%54,693100%

Lines that will not be converted

Four narrow-gauge lines are declared as heritage lines and will not be converted to broad gauge. These are:

Lines where conversion is remaining

  • Northern Railway
  1. Pathankot – Joginder Nagar (164 km) (NG) in Himachal Pradesh
  • Western Railway
  1. Ambliyasan – Vijapur (42 km) (MG)
  2. Bilimora – Waghai (63 km) (NG)
  3. Choranda – Moti Koral (19 km) (NG)
  4. Miyagam – Malsar (37 km) (NG)
  5. Jetpur – Lathi (87 km) (MG)
  6. Junagadh – Delvada (159 km) (MG)
  7. Kosamba – Umarpada (61 km) (NG)
  8. Pratapnagar – Jambusar (51 km) (NG)
  9. Veraval – Talala – Dhasa Jn. (190 km) (MG)
  10. Mhow – Sanawad (64 km) in Madhya Pradesh (MG)
  • North Eastern Railway
  1. Bahraich – Mailani (205 km) (MG)
  2. Mathura Jn. – Vrindavan (12 km) (MG)
  3. Nanpara Junction – Nepalganj Road (19 km) (MG)
  • Central Railway
  1. Achalpur – Yavatmal (186 km) (NG)
  2. Pachora – Jamner (56 km) (NG)
  3. Pulgaon – Arvi (35 km) (NG)
  • North Central Railway
  1. Gwalior – Sheopur Kalan (199 km) (NG)
  2. Dhaulpur – Mohari – Sirmuttra (70 km)(NG)
  3. Mohari – Tantpur (18 km)(NG)
  • South East Central Railway
  1. Nagpur – Nagbhid (110 km) (NG)
  2. Rajim – Abhanpur (17 km) (NG)
  3. Raipur – Dhamtari (73 km) (NG)

Lines under conversion

  • Western Railway
  1. Bhadran – Nadiad (58 km) (NG)
  2. Chandod – Dabhoi (17 km) (NG)
  3. Dabhoi – Miyagam (33 km) (NG)
  4. Deshalpur – Naliya (74 km) in Gujarat (MG)
  5. Chhuchapura – Tankhala (38 km) (NG)
  6. Timba Road – Dabhoi (101 km) (NG)
  7. Mahesana – Taranga Hill (57 km) (MG)
  8. Ahmedabad – Udaipur (298 km) (MG)
  9. Sanawad – Khandwa – Akola (224 km) in Madhya Pradesh/Maharashtra (MG)
  10. Himmatnagar – Khed Brahma (54 km) (MG)
  11. Ahmedabad – Botad (177 km) (MG)
  12. Ahmedabad – Ranuj (114 km) (MG)
  13. Ujjain – Fatehabad (22 km) in Madhya Pradesh (MG)
  • North Western Railway
  1. Jaipur – Palsana (81 km) (MG)
  2. Mavli – Bari Sadri (82 km) (MG)
  3. Marwar – Mavli (151 km) (MG)
  • Southern Railway
  1. Bodinayakkanur – Madurai (88 km) in Tamil Nadu (MG)
  2. Thiruvarur – Pattukottai (76 km) in Tamil Nadu (MG)
  • South East Central Railway
  1. Chhindwara – Nainpur (141 km) (NG)
  2. Bhandarkund – Nagpur (110 km) (NG)
  3. Chiraidongri – Mandla Fort (22 km) (NG)
  4. Samnapur – Nainpur (58 km) (NG)
  • North Eastern Railway
  1. Shahjahanpur – Pilibhit (84 km) (MG)
  2. Mailani – Pilibhit (64 km) (MG)
  3. Narkatiaganj – Bhikhana Thori (36 km) (MG)
  4. Tharbitia – Forbesganj (72 km) (MG)
  5. Sitapur – Mailani (106 km) (MG)
  6. Bihariganj – Banmankhi (28 km) (MG)
  7. Jhanjharpur – Nirmali (32 km) (MG)
  8. Saharsa – Raghopur (63 km) (MG)
  9. Gainsari – Jarwa (15 km) in Uttar Pradesh (MG)
  10. Jhanjharpur – Laukaha Bazar (62 km) (MG)
  11. Dohrighat – Indara (33 km) (MG)
  12. Mandhana – Brahmavart (10 km) (MG)
  • Eastern Railway
  1. Shantipur – Nabadwip (13 km) (NG)

Lines where conversion is completed

2018
  1. Balaghat – Samnapur (17 km) in Madhya Pradesh
  2. Sikar – Palsana (27 km) in Rajasthan
  3. Karaikudi – Pattukottai (73 km) in Tamilnadu
  4. Majhola Pakarya – Tanakpur (36.3 km) in Uttar Pradesh/Uttarakhand
  5. Nainpur – Chiraidondgri (20km) in Madhya Pradesh
  6. Aryankavu – Edamon (25.2 km) in Kerala
  7. Bahraich – Gonda (61 km) in Uttar Pradesh
  8. Narkatiaganj – Raxaul (41 km) in Uttar Pradesh
  9. Bhuj – Deshalpur (29 km) in Gujarat
  10. Balgona – Katwa (26km) in West Bengal
  11. Ahmedpur – Katwa (53 km) in West Bengal
  12. Lucknow – Sitapur (90 km) in Uttar Pradesh
2017
  1. Bareilly City – Ramganga (9 km) in Uttar Pradesh
  2. Punalur – Edamon (10 km) in Kerala
  3. Sengottai – Aryankavu (14 km) in Tamil Nadu/Kerala
  4. Ratangarh – Sardarshahar (46 km) in Rajasthan
  5. Pollachi – Podanur (40 km) in Tamil Nadu
  6. Baraigram – Dullabcherra (28 km) in Assam
  7. Churu – Sikar (90 km) in Rajasthan
  8. Sukrimangla – Nainpur (70 km) in Madhya Pradesh
  9. Chhindwara – Bhandarkund (36 km) in Madhya Pradesh
  10. Pilibhit – Majhola Pakarya (25.6 km) in Uttar Pradesh
2016
  1. Badarpur – Agartala (227 km) in Assam/Tripura
  2. Silchar – Jiribam (50 km) in Assam/Manipur
  3. Katakhal – Bairabi (84 km) in Assam/Mizoram
  4. Indore – Mhow (21 km) in Madhya Pradesh
  5. Hanumangarh – Sadulpur (172 km) in Rajasthan
  6. Banmankhi – Purnia in Bihar (36 km)
  7. Thawe – Chhapra (107 km) in Bihar
  8. Kotturu – Gunda Road (52 km) in Karnataka
  9. Jabalpur – Sukrimangla (43 km) in Madhya Pradesh
  10. Maishashan – Karimganj (11 km)
  11. Bhojipura – Pilibhit (39.03 km)
2015
  1. North Lakhimpur – Murkongselek (154 km) in Assam
  2. Balipara – Bhalukpong (34 km) in Assam
  3. Lumding – Silchar (210 km) in Assam
  4. Pollachi – Palakkad (55 km) in Tamil Nadu/Kerala
  5. Sikar – Loharu (122 km) in Rajasthan
  6. Gonda – Barhni (107 km) in Uttar Pradesh
2014
  1. Raxaul – Chauradano (24 km) in Bihar
  2. Palani – Pollachi (63 km) in Tamil Nadu
  3. Fatehabad – Indore Junction (35 km) in Madhya Pradesh
  4. Ankleshwar – Rajpipla (63 km) in Gujarat
  5. Bareilly – Kasganj (106 km) in Uttar Pradesh
  6. Rangapara North – Tezpur (27 km) in Assam
  7. Dauram Madhepura – Banmankhi (42 km) in Bihar
  8. Rangiya – Rangapara North (122 km) in Assam
  9. Rangapara North – Harmuti (143 km) in Assam
2013
  1. Ratlam – Fatehabad (85.74 km) in Madhya Pradesh
  2. Virudhunagar – Manamadurai (66 km) in Tamil Nadu
  3. Kolar – Chikbalapur (85 km) in Karnataka
2012
  1. Bareilly City – Lalkua in Uttar Pradesh
  2. Mayiladuturai – Thiruvarur in Tamil Nadu
2011
  1. Krishnanagar – Shantipur in West Bengal
  2. Sitamarhi – Bairgania in Bihar
  3. Kaptanganj – Thawe in Uttar Pradesh
  4. Katihar – Tejnarayanpur in Bihar
  5. Mavli – Nathdwara in Rajasthan
  6. Anandapuram – Talguppa in Karnataka
  7. Dindigul – Palani in Tamil Nadu
  8. Tirunelveli – Tenkasi in Tamil Nadu
  9. Bodeli – Chottaudepur in Gujarat
  10. Bardhman – Balgona in West Bengal
  11. Aunrihar – Jaunpur in Uttar Pradesh
  12. Aluabari Road – Siliguri in West Bengal
  13. Ratangarh – Bikaner in Rajasthan
  14. Bharuch – Samni – Dahej in Gujarat
  15. Parlakimidi – Gunupur in Odisha
  16. Mathura – Achhnera in Uttar Pradesh
  17. Katihar – Manihari in Bihar
  18. Shimoga – Anandapuramin Karnataka
  19. Nanjangud – Chamarajanagar in Karnataka
  20. Bagalkot – Gadag in Karnataka
  21. Mysore – Nanjangud in Karnataka
  22. Bijapur – Bagalkot in Karnataka
  23. Sakleshpur – Subramanya Road in Karnataka
2010
  1. Kanpur Central – Farukkhabad in Uttar Pradesh
  2. Degana – Ratangarh in Rajasthan
  3. Ratangarh – Sadulpur in Rajasthan
  4. Bhildi – Samdari in Rajasthan
  5. Pakala – Dharmavaram in Andhra Pradesh
  6. Vellore – Villupuram in Tamil Nadu
Before 2010
  1. Phulera – Ringas – Rewari in Rajasthan/Haryana
  2. Guntakal – Kalluru in Andhra Pradesh
  3. Mathura – Kasganj in Uttar Pradesh

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/stat_econ/IRSP_2016-17/Year_Book_Eng/9.pdf
  2. ↑ http://indianrailwaynews.in/2018/04/08/length-of-railway-track-in-india-in-1947/

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