India, Feb. 9 -- Indian Railways has approved a series of major rail infrastructure projects across multiple zones aimed at easing congestion, enhancing line capacity, strengthening safety systems, and enabling faster and more reliable passenger and freight movement. The projects span Southern, Northern and South Eastern Railways and include line doubling, additional tracks, bypass corridors and advanced signalling upgrades.
A key capacity expansion has been approved in Jharkhand with the Barbenda–Damrughutu doubling and Damrughutu–Bokaro Steel City third and fourth lines, involving an investment of ?815.32 crore. Falling under South Eastern Railway, the project is part of the Energy, Mineral and Cement Corridor and addresses s...