Bhubaneswar, Sept 1: Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS), South Eastern Circle, Kolkata inspected the 16.80 kms long rail line between Haridaspur and Byree stations of the ongoing Bhadrak-Nergundi third line project on Thursday.
Construction of this railway section of much awaited thirtd line project has been completed and will be commissioned after clearance from Commissioner of Railway Safety. Movement of trains will be allowed just after getting clearance from CRS for train traffic.
Commissioner of Railway Safety inspected all the safety related works thoroughly between Haridaspur and Byree stations. A light Engine was also run between the two stations to measure the feasibility of train line for train traffic.
The construction work for Bhadrak-Nergundi third line project in Howrah-Chennai main line between Bhadrak and Cuttack railway stations under Khurda Road Division of East Coast Railway is going on in full swing. More than 60% of construction works of this project have been completed.
Bhadrak-Nergundi third line work will boost the economy of the region and will provide a hassle free train operations in Howrah-Chennai main line.
Bhadrak–Nergundi 3rd Line (92.19 km) project was included in 2012-13 and the final sanction was given in October 2015. Works between Jakhapura and Haridaspur, a stretch of 23.53 km was completed in April 2016, from Kapilas Road to Salegaon, a stretch of 4.30 km was commissioned on May 2019 and from Kapilas Road to Nergundi, a distance of 4.20 km was commissioned on October 2022 in phased manner.
The target for completion of Bhadrak–Nergundi third line work has been decided to be by 2023-24, for rest 83.69 kms work. The latest anticipated cost of the Project is Rs 1284.39 crore while the physical progress for construction of full Project is about 60%.
