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    Rishikesh–Karnaprayag line

    The Rishikesh–Karnaprayag line is an under-construction railway line, which will run from Yog
    Nagari Rishikesh railway station in Rishikesh to Karnaprayag. It is Indian Railways' proposed route
    for the Char Dham Railway to connect the Char Dham pilgrimage of Uttarakhand. The line is also
    part of an Indian geostrategic initiative to build infrastructure along the India-China border to
    discourage Chinese expansion.[1][2] The project is considered to be of national strategic importance
    and is being tracked on the Central Government’s PRAGATI (Pro Active Governance and Timely
    Implementation) portal. When ready, it will help improve connectivity to the Char Dham shrines of
    Yamunotri, Gangotri, Badrinath and Kedarnath in the Garhwal region of the Himalayas in
    Uttarakhand.

    Project

    Satpal Maharaj began a survey for the project as Minister of Railways of Uttarakhand in 1996.[3][4][5]
    The project received funding and other authorisations from the government; it was reportedly India's
    longest tunnel-rail project, which would play a vital role in national security and the welfare of
    Uttarakhand.[6]

    The line will serve pilgrims and local residents, and will be able to rapidly move troops to the India-
    China border.[7] The project's foundation stone was scheduled to be laid by United Progressive
    Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi on 9 November 2011. [8] Alignment of the 126-kilometer-long
    railway project was completed in 2013,[9] but the project was delayed by political wrangling.[10] The
    work began finally in 2015 under the leadership of Narendra Modi led National Democratic Alliance
    government.

    Route

    The Rishikesh railway station (RKSH) is in the city, and the railway line could not be extended
    through densely-populated areas. A rail line was built from the Virbhadra station to the new Yog
    Nagari Rishikesh railway station (YNRK), built in 2020. The Rishikesh–Karnaprayag route begins at
    Yog Nagari Rishikesh (385 m AMSL) and ends at Karnaprayag (825 m AMSL).[11] The ₹16,200 crore
    project will reduce travel time between Rishikesh and Karnaprayag from 6-7 hours to 21⁄2 hours. It
    was planned to cross 16 bridges, and 105 km (85 percent) will run through tunnels. A 15.1-km
    tunnel, reportedly India's longest, will be built between Devprayag and Lachmoli.[11]
    According to a letter to the Uttarakhand
    Rishikesh–Karnaprayag line
    government from RVNL, stations will include Yog
    Nagari Rishikesh in Rishikesh, Dehradun district, Overview
    Srinagar, Tehri, Shivpuri and Byasi in Tehri district,
    Status Under construction
    Devprayag and Dungripanth (Dhari devi) in Pauri,
    Rudraprayag and Gholtir in Rudraprayag district, Owner Rail Vikas Nigam

    and Gaucher and Karanprayag in Chamoli district.


    Locale Uttarakhand
    The line will have 12 stations, 17 tunnels and 35
    bridges. Termini Yog Nagari Rishikesh
    Karnaprayag

    Status Stations 12

    Website http://www.indianrailways.gov.in
    Design contracts for tunnel and bridge
    construction were awarded in 2019. Italferr, the Service
    engineering arm of FS Italiane Group, received the
    System Broad gauge
    contract for the design and supervision of the 12-
    km-long section (running almost entirely through Services Single track
    tunnels) of the Himalaya Tunnel as part of a joint
    Operator(s) Indian Railways
    venture with Swiss firm Lombardi SA.[12] That
    construction began in 2019. Work on the first Technical
    block section, from the Virbhadra railway station
    Line length 126 km (78 mi)
    to Yog Nagari Rishikesh, began in June 2018 and
    was completed in 2020. Track length 126 km (78 mi)

    As of March 2024, 70% of the work has been Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)

    completed and the line is scheduled to open in


    Minimum radius 440 m (1,440 ft)
    [13]
    December 2025.
    Electrification 25 kV 50 Hz AC OHE

    See also Operating speed 100 km/h (62 mph)

    Char Dham Railway Highest elevation 1,451 m (4,760 ft)

    Doiwala–Dehradun–Uttarkashi–Maneri
    Gangotri Railway

    Uttarkashi–Palar Yamunotri Railway

    Karnaprayag–Saikot–Sonprayag Kedarnath
    Railway
    Saikot–Joshimath Badrinath Railway
    Route map [hide]
    Diamond Quadrilateral (railway project)

    Golden Quadrilateral (road project) 0 Karnaprayag


    9 Ghauchar
    Setu Bharatam (project to eliminate at-grade 15 Gholtir
    crossings) 28 Rudraprayag
    37 Dhari
    References 51 Srinagar Garhwal
    56 Kirtinagar
    78 Devaprayag
    1. Dangwal, Sandhya (12 May 2017). 93 Sakni
    "Chardham to get rail connectivity; Indian 105 Manjilgaon
    112 Shivpuri
    Railways pilgrimage linking project to cost
    Chandrabhaga River
    Rs 43.29 crore" (http://www.india.com/busin 130 Yog Nagari Rishikesh
    ess/chardham-to-get-rail-connectivity-indian- to Laksar–Dehradun line
    railways-pilgrimage-linking-project-to-cost-rs-
    43-29-crore-2124237/) . India.com.
    Retrieved 30 May 2017.

    2. "Railway minister lays foundation stone for


    final location survey on char dham route" (htt
    p://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehrad
    un/railway-minister-lays-foundation-stone-fo
    r-final-location-survey-on-char-dham-route/ar
    ticleshow/58659661.cms) . The Times of
    India. Retrieved 30 May 2017.

    3. "Railway Ministers" (http://www.irfca.org/do


    cs/railway-ministers.html) . IRFCA.
    Retrieved 6 April 2016.

    4. "Several Rail Projects Yet To Take Off in


    State" (http://www.merapahadforum.com/de
    velopment-issues-of-uttarakhand/proposal-f
    or-train-till-bageshwar/msg86385/?PHPSES
    SID=31af99fdc9162b6cc76754ced97d0484
    #msg86385) .
    5. "Rishikesh Karnprayag Project" (http://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20111102/dun.htm#7) .
    Tribune India. Retrieved 6 April 2016.

    6. "Coming soon: India's longest railway tunnel on Rishikesh-Karnprayag route" (http://www.hindu


    stantimes.com/dehradun/coming-soon-india-s-longest-railway-tunnel-on-rishikesh-karnprayag-
    route/story-wS8XHEfypDEXqdmkby3aAN.html) . Hindustan Times. Retrieved 21 September
    2016.

    7. "Rishikesh-Karanprayag rail line priority project: MP" (http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/uttara


    khand/rishikesh-karanprayag-rail-line-priority-project-mp/205103.html) . Tribune India.
    Retrieved 6 April 2016.

    8. "Work on Rishikesh-Karnaprayag rail line to commence soon: Satpal Maharaj" (http://www.meri


    news.com/article/work-on-rishikesh-karnaprayag-rail-line-to-commence-soon-satpal-maharaj/1
    5860540.shtml) . meri news. Retrieved 6 April 2016. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal
    requires |journal= (help)

    9. "Alignment plan finalized for Rishikesh-Karnaprayag railway line" (http://zeenews.india.com/ne


    ws/uttarakhand/alignment-plan-finalised-for-rishikesh-karnaprayag-railway-line_876403.htm
    l) . Zee News. 14 September 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2016. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal
    requires |journal= (help)

    10. Prashant, Shishir (14 March 2014). "Rail project caught in unsavory political controversy" (htt
    p://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/rail-project-caught-in-unsavory-politic
    al-controversy-114031400695_1.html) . Business Standard India. business-standard. Retrieved
    6 April 2016.

    11. "Coming soon: India's longest railway tunnel on Rishikesh–Karnaprayag route" (http://www.hin
    dustantimes.com/dehradun/coming-soon-india-s-longest-railway-tunnel-on-rishikesh-karnpray
    ag-route/story-wS8XHEfypDEXqdmkby3aAN.html) . Hindustan Times. 19 September 2016.
    Retrieved 30 May 2017.

    12. "Italferr is awarded a new contract in India" (https://www.italferr.it/content/italferr/en/media/s


    ala-stampa/2019/2/6/italferr-is-awarded-a-new-contract-in-india.html) . www.italferr.it.
    Retrieved 15 December 2019.

    13. https://infra.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/railways/70-work-on-laying-rishikesh-
    karnaprayag-rail-line-completed-official/108329082

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