The Rishikesh-Karnaprayag new rail line project has achieved 72 per cent physical progress, according to the latest government data.
The 125 km rail corridor, considered one of the most complex railway construction projects in the country due to its Himalayan terrain, has an original project cost of ₹ 38,953 crore.
According to the monthly project monitoring flash report of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) for the month of December, the strategic rail line project has now crossed 72 per cent physical progress.
Further, around ₹ 26,841 crore, out of the total estimated ₹ 38,953 crore project cost, has been spent so far on the 125 km broad-gauge corridor, which is designed to provide all-weather connectivity to the Garhwal Himalayas and strengthen access to the border regions.
Construction of the project involves extensive tunnelling, bridges, and mountain engineering across Uttarakhand’s geologically fragile zones.
The Rishikesh-Karnaprayag rail line is a key strategic and connectivity project, aimed at improving all-weather rail access to the Garhwal region and supporting both civilian mobility and strategic logistics.
Once finished, the railway line will provide direct connectivity from Rishikesh to major towns in Uttarakhand including Devprayag, Srinagar, Rudraprayag and Karnaprayag, significantly cutting travel time and improving access to key pilgrimage centres and strategically important locations.
The Ministry of Railways had earlier said that tunnelling has been completed on over 201 km of the project’s total 213 km scope, while construction work is currently underway on 12 new stations.
