Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approves Mau-Tarighat Railway line project

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on 1 June 2016 gave its approval for a new broad gauge line between Mau Station of North Eastern Railway and Tarighat Terminal station of East Central Railway.
•    The total length of this new broad gauge line will be 51 kilometers.
•    The estimated cost of the project is 1765.92 crore and expected completion cost is 2109.07 crore rupees with 5 percent escalation per annum.
•    It is estimated that the project will be completed in the next six years during 12th and 13th Plan period.
•    This project will provide alternative, shorter convenient and better transport infrastructure to the area separated by River Ganga.
•    It will ultimately remove the transport difficulties in the area and to boost the socio economic development.
•    The catchment area of project line will serve passenger requirement and will facilitate the people of the area for travelling to different parts of the country.
•    It will provide an alternative route connecting Northern and East Central railway via NE Railway.
•    It has huge potential in enhancing railway traffic and also gives opportunity to develop this area by providing more efficient transportation system.
•    The new line crosses the river Ganges at the downstream of existing road bridge for NH 97.
•    It is located almost parallel to it and joins the existing BG line from Tarighat to Dildar Nagar.
•    This line will be the alternative route for train passing from Howrah to New Delhi and back.
•    Construction of this line will provide a link to Allahabad-Patna double line electrified section.
•    It will also decongest the Allahabad-Mugalsarai-Patna route particularly around Mugalsarai yard.