UP government has asked the state government officials to coordinate with the railway ministry for the time bound implementation of the rail projects announced by the rail minister Piyush Goel during the UP investor’s summit held here in February. The major railway projects announced during the summit are increase in production capacity of rail coach factory (RCF) at Raibareli by three times.
The coaches for the metro rail and the bullet train are to be produced in this factory. Rail ministry in technical and financial assistance of the Japan government is implementing the first bullet train project- 500 km long Ahmadabad-Mumbai train project at the estimated cost of Rs One lakh crore. Another important rail project in UP is `Rail refurbishment factory at Jhansi. The process of the acquisition of 120 acres of land for the project is in progress. Electric locomotive maintenance shed is also being constructed in Gorakhpur.
The tenders for the project have been finalized and the first phase of the project is targeted to be completed by the end of December this year. The work on rail auxiliary / Ancillary Park in Fatehpur district has been completed and an exhibition of rail goods and equipments is proposed to be organised in July. The industries minister Satish Mahana on Tuesday reviewed the progress of the projects being implemented by the rail ministry in UP. The meeting also discussed the conversion of meter gauge Mailani- Sitapur line to broad gauge. The state government suggested to the rail officials to take up the work on the project after consulting the UP’s tourism department. Rail officials from RCF Raibareli, north central railway, north eastern railway participated in the meeting.