During the last four years i.e. from 2014-15 to 2017-18, Indian Railways has introduced 374 Mail/Express trains (excluding Premium Express rechristened as Suvidha Express).
State-wise commissioning of New Line, Gauge Conversion and Doubling including the State of Jammu and Kashmir in the last four years are as under:-
State | New Line
(km) |
Gauge Conversion (km) | Doubling
(km) |
Assam and other NE States | 178 | 1324 | 0 |
Andhra Pradesh | 221 | 0 | 51 |
Bihar | 229 | 304 | 165 |
Chhattisgarh | 34 | 0 | 257 |
Gujarat | 33 | 30 | 244 |
Haryana | 160 | 0 | 132 |
Jammu & Kashmir | 25 | 0 | 7 |
Jharkhand | 436 | 0 | 162 |
Karnataka | 240 | 0 | 252 |
Kerala | 0 | 29 | 42 |
Madhya Pradesh | 235 | 270 | 179 |
Maharashtra | 39 | 0 | 288 |
Odisha | 118 | 0 | 315 |
Punjab | 0 | 0 | 106 |
Rajasthan | 73 | 634 | 161 |
Telangana | 186 | 0 | 25 |
Tamil Nadu | 0 | 290 | 441 |
Uttar Pradesh | 262 | 288 | 289 |
Uttarakhand | 0 | 36 | 0 |
West Bengal | 86 | 191 | 461 |
This information was given by the Minister of State of Railways, Shri Rajen Gohain in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha