New Railway between Baramulla-Kupwara

New Railway between Baramulla-Kupwara

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAJYA SABHA

QUESTION NO  759

ANSWERED ON  21.07.2017

New railway line from Baramulla to Kupwara

759 Mir Mohammad Fayaz Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to satate :-

(a) whether Government has any plan for a new railway line from Baramulla to Kupwara in Jammu and Kashmir; and
(b) if so, the details thereof if not, the reasons therefor?

ANSWER   

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a) & (b): Updating Survey for 39 km new railway line from Baramulla to Kupwara in Jammu and Kashmir was completed in 2010-11. The estimated cost of the project at price level of 2010-11 was 628 crore with Rate of Return (ROR) of (-) 7.48%. The project could not be taken forward due to unremunerative nature and huge throwforward liability.