Bhaskara Alluri: Doubling and electrification of Vijayawada - Bhimavaram - Nidadavole & Bhimavaram

Project:

Doubling and electrification of Vijayawada - Bhimavaram - Nidadavole & Bhimavaram - Narsapur railway lines.

Details:

It is making of a new Railway line almost parallel to the existing line including electrification of the existing line & proposed line. This work is a 1433 crore project for a total length of 221 Kms. It involves Execution of about 20 lakh Cum of Earth work, about 20 Lakh Cum of Blanketing, Execution of 28 Major Bridges, 715 Nos of minor bridges, 51 station buildings, construction of 304 nos of staff quarters, development of station yards, platforms, shelters etc. The work also involves acquisition of about 50 acres of land.

Package–1: Construction of Roadbed, Major and Minor Bridges, Track Linking (Excluding supply of Rails and PSC sleepers), General Electrical, Traction and Signal & Telecommunication works (Outdoor) in connection with Doubling with Railway Electrification of Vijayawada - Bhimavaram Section From Km.0.00 to 51.50 between Vijayawada and Moturu Stations (Including Gudivada & Moturu yards) on Vijayawada division of South Central Railway.

Package–2: Construction of Roadbed, Major and Minor Bridges, Track Linking (Excluding supply of Rails and PSC sleepers), General Electrical, Traction and Signal & Telecommunication works (Outdoor) in connection with Doubling with Railway Electrification of Gudivada –Bhimavaram Section From Km.51.50 to Km.105.00 between Moturu & Bhimavaram Town stations (Excluding Moturu & Bhimavarm Town yards) on Vijayawada division of South Central Railway.

Package–3: Construction of Roadbed, Major and Minor Bridges, Track Linking (Excluding supply of Rails and PSC sleepers), General Electrical, Traction and Signal & Telecommunication works (Outdoor) in connection with Doubling with Railway Electrification of Gudivada – Nidadavole Section From Km.105.00 to 154.75 between Bhimavaram Town and Nidadavole Stations (Including Bhimavarm Town, Bhimavaram Junction & Nidadavole Junction yards) on Vijayawada division of South Central Railway.

Benefits:

Acts as supplement for Vijayawada - Vishakapatnam main railway line which is already being excessively utilized. Eases the traffic and allows to operate additional Passenger/Freight trains.

Boost to Economy - This project benefits regional areas in a big way. Bhimavaram region tops in producing Aqua products in the country, Palakole region is famous for its Coconut products and Narsapur region is famous for its Lace products and Tanuku region produces Sugarcane. Also this regions is often referred as "Rice bowl of India".

Completion of this project helps all these regions to export their products to new markets with cheaper transportation charges.

Project Status:

Date	Activity
2011-12	1. Union Ministry of Railways sanctioned the project as part of Union budget 2011-12 2. It's a joint venture between Rail Vikas Nigma Limited (RVNL) and State Govt of Andhra Pradesh. 3. RVNL & State Govt of A.P shares 50% of total cost each.
April 2013	Minister of State for Railways Kotla Suryaprakash Reddy had laid foundation stone for the first project
May 2013	RVNL issued 120 crores INR for this project (out of 570 crores of its share)
May 2015	State Govt of A.P sanctioned 120 crores INR
Feb 2016	75 crores INR allotted in 2016-17 railway budget