Railways New Project in West Bengal: Third Railway Line Between Nimpura West and Midnapur

Indian Railways approved a Rs 440 Crore Railway project in between the Nimpura West Outer Cabin and Midnapur on the South Eastern Railway. It is a third railway line and covers the 14.52-km distance between the two routes. 

The project is aimed at boosting capacity on high density routes to facilitate faster movement of passengers and ensure uninterrupted movement for freight trains. The project will be constructed by considering the modern transportation requirements of industries and essential commodities.

Nimpura West Outer Cabin to Midnapur Railway Network

The third-lane railway project on Nimpura West Outer to Midnapur is a 14.2 km stretch. The section is part of the high utilisation network, the additional third line will significantly enhance line capacity and improve operational flexibility.

Significance of the Project

The Nimpura West Outer Cabin to Midnapur corridor handles huge daily train traffic. Its operational capacity is 115.71%. The doubling of line is underway and addition of a third line offers long term sustainable operational flexibility on the single line Nimpura West Outer Cabin to Gokulpur.  

The route currently moves  around 23.80 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) of essential commodities. The transportation of commodities like coal, iron ore, manganese, steel, wheat, rice, salt, container cargo  etc.

The new line will support an additional 3.52 MTPA of freight traffic to improve supply chain efficiency across West Bengal and neighboring industrial regions

The route covers both passenger and freight traffic.Where trains currentky share limited track space which frequently leads to delays for passenger trains.The third line will reduce traffic flows and waiting times at outer cabins and boosting punctuality for daily commuters.