LUCKNOW, Feb. 4 -- The Centre has allocated Rs.19,858 crore for railway development in Uttar Pradesh for 2025-26, marking an 18-fold increase from the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) era (2009-14), railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Monday.

Addressing journalists via video conferencing, he detailed the investment alongside general managers and divisional railway managers of northern, north-central, and northeast railways.

Vaishnaw credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi and finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman for the boost, stating that a total investment of Rs.1.04 lakh crore is driving rapid progress in double-line expansion, third-line projects, and Amrit Bharat station upgrades across the state.

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