Project Unigauge, started on 1 April 1992, is an ongoing effort by

Indian Railways Indian Railways (IR) is a statutory body under the ownership of Ministry of Railways, Government of India that operates India's national railway system. It manages the fourth largest national railway system in the world by size, with a tot ...

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and unify all

rail gauges In rail transport, track gauge (in American English, alternatively track gage) is the distance between the two rails of a railway track. All vehicles on a rail network must have wheelsets that are compatible with the track gauge. Since many d ...

in India to

broad gauge A broad-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge (the distance between the rails) broader than the used by standard-gauge railways. Broad gauge of , commonly known as Russian gauge, is the dominant track gauge in former Soviet Union (CIS ...

Progress

Following table tracks the yearly changes.

Lines under conversion

Western Railway

# – – (MG) # – (MG) # – – (MG) # – (MG) # – (NG) # – (NG) # – (NG) # – (NG) # – Adraj Moti (MG) # – – Pratapnagar Junction (NG) # – (MG) # – – (MG) # –

Jasdan Jasdan city is famous for a handicrafted things, agriculture machinery and also famous for the diamond polishing in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Gujarat. Jasdan is the biggest sub district in the Rajkot district. Jasdan ...

(MG) # Timba Road –

Dabhoi Dabhoi is a town and a municipality in the Vadodara district in the state of Gujarat, India. History Dabhoi was historically known as Darbhavati, Darbikagrama, Darbhavatipura, and Dabhohi. It is first mentioned in the sixth century astrono ...

(NG) # – Taranga Hill (MG) # –

Khedbrahma Khedbrahma () is a town and a taluka headquarter in Khedbrahma Taluka of Sabarkantha district, Gujarat, India. It is situated on the banks of Harnav river. The town is connected with mythological history and has been pilgrim site for centuries. ...

(MG) # Khalipur Junction – Kakoshi Metrana Road (MG) # Chanasma Junction – Harij (MG) # – – (NG) # – (NG) # – (NG)

Central Railway

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Yavatmal Yavatmal ( is a city and municipal council in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the administrative headquarters of Yavatmal District. Yavatmal is around 90 km away from divisional headquarters Amravati while it is away from the stat ...

(NG) # – (NG) # – Arvi (NG)

East Central Railway The East Central Railway (abbreviated ECR) is one of the 19 Zones and divisions of Indian Railways, railway zones in India. It is headquartered at Hajipur and comprises Sonpur railway division, Sonpur, Samastipur railway division, Samastipur, ...

# – – (MG) # Mahrail – (MG)

North Eastern Railway

Bahraich Bahraich is a city and a municipal board in Bahraich district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Located on the Saryu River, a tributary of the Ghaghara river, Bahraich is north-east of Lucknow, the state capital. The districts of Barab ...

– Nepalganj Road (MG) #

– Mailani (MG)

North Western Railway The North Western Railway (abbreviated NWR) is one of the 19 railway zones in India. It is headquartered at Jaipur,Rajasthan with 59,075+ employees, 658+ stations and a route length of more than 5761 km across at least some parts of four ...

Marwar Marwar (also called Jodhpur region) is a region of western Rajasthan state in North Western India. It lies partly in the Thar Desert. The word 'maru' is Sanskrit for desert. In Rajasthani languages, "wad" means a particular area. English tran ...

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Mavli Mavli is a town in Mavli tehsil of Udaipur district in Rajasthan, India. Mavli Junction railway station is an important station under Ajmer railway division of North Western Railway zone of Indian Railways. It connects Marwar Junction , Chit ...

(MG)

Eastern Railway

Nabadwip Ghat Nabadwip Ghat (popularly known as Swarupganj) is a village and former narrow gauge railway station in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located from Krishnagar, District headquarters. The village situated on the banks of t ...

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South Central Railway The South Central Railway (abbreviated SCR) is one of the 19 zones of Indian Railways. The jurisdiction of the zone is spread over the states of Telangana, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh. It has three divisions under its administrati ...

# – (130.66 km) (MG)

Southern Railway

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Tarangambadi Tharangambadi (), formerly Tranquebar ( da, Trankebar, ), is a town in the Mayiladuthurai district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu on the Coromandel Coast. It lies north of Karaikal, near the mouth of a distributary named Uppanar of the Kave ...

(MG) # – (MG)

Lines where conversion is completed

Shapur Shahpur, Shapur, Shahpoor, or Shahapur ( fa, شاه پور) may refer to: People * Shapur (name), Persian given name and a list of people with the name Places India Bihar * Shahpur, Bihar, a city in Bhojpur district ** Shahpur, Bihar A ...

– Saradiya in Gujarat # – in Gujarat # – – in Gujarat # –

Vrindavan Vrindavan (; ), also spelt Vrindaban and Brindaban, is a historical city in the Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located in the Braj Bhoomi region and holds religious importance in Hinduism as Krishna spent most of his childho ...

in UP #

Dhaulpur Dholpur is a city in the Dholpur district in Rajasthan state of India. It is situated on the left bank of the famous Chambal river. The city is the administrative headquarters of Dholpur District and was formerly seat of the Dholpur (princel ...

– – Sirmuttra in Rajasthan # –

Tantpur ''Tantpur'' is a town in the Agra district of Uttar Pradesh state in India. It is 65 km far from the main city Agra. The town is situated near the borderline of Rajasthan.The region was under the Dholpur estate and was part of Rajputana Ag ...

in Rajasthan # – in MP #

Simaluguri Simaluguri (IPA: ˌʃɪmɑːlʊˈgʊərɪ or ˌsɪmɑːlʊˈgʊərɪ) is a town area in Sivasagar district in the state of Assam, India.The Dikhow River flows near it. Transportation The primary railway station of Sivasagar district is Simalugu ...

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Naginimora Naginimora is a town in Nagaland, India. It is situated 11 km away from Kongan village in Mon District. It shares border with Bihubar in Assam on the economical corridor. The name of the town is derived from the words "Nagini Mara or Nagin ...

in Assam # – – Kendri in Chhattisgarh #

Itwari Junction Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari is a Railway Junction Station and Terminus about 5 km from Nagpur railway station in Maharashtra state of India. A few trains also terminate at this station. It is also a narrow-gauge line railway junc ...

– Nagbhir Junction in Maharashtra # – in Chhattisgarh # Chalsa – Metelli in West Bengal # – in Assam # –

Jarwa Jarwa is a village in the Uttar Pradesh province of northern India 5 kilometres south of the border with Nepal at Koilabas. Nepalese and Indian nationals may cross the border unrestricted, however there is a customs checkpoint for goods. T ...

in UP #

Dohrighat Doharighat is a town and a nagar panchayat in Mau district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Transport The nearest railway station Dohrighat railway station. This city is connected by NH29 route and is between Gorakhpur and Varanasi. Geo ...

– in UP #

Jhanjharpur Jhanjharpur is a town and a sub-division in the Madhubani district of the States and territories of India, state of Bihar, IndiaJhanjharpur is well connected to the other cities of India with railways Jhanjharpur town is connected with, Kamla ...

– in Bihar # – in Bihar # – Becharaji in Gujarat # – Kodiyakkarai in Tamil Nadu # – – in Gujarat/Rajasthan # –

Forbesganj Forbesganj is a (proposed district)city with municipality in the Araria District (formerly Purnia District before 1992) in the state of Bihar, India, situated at the border of Nepal. Etymology During the British Raj the area was under the admi ...

in Bihar # – in Bihar/Nepal # –

Bari Sadri Bari Sadri is a town and a municipality in Chittaurgarh district in the state of Rajasthan, India. Geography Bari Sadri is located at . It has an average elevation of . Demographics As of the 2011 India census, Bari Sadri had a population of 15 ...

in Rajasthan #

Sakri Sakri is a census town and a taluka in the Dhule District of the Nashik division, Maharashtra state, India. The town of Sakri is the administrative headquarters for Sakri Taluka. Another Sakri is in Bihar, which is now a railway junctio ...

– in Bihar # – in Madhya Pradesh # – in Gujarat #

– in Gujarat # – in Gujarat # Walaja Road Junction – Ranippettai in Tamil Nadu # – in Madhya Pradesh # – in Gujarat # – in Madhya Pradesh # – in Uttar pradesh # – Pilibhit Junction in UP # – in Madhya Pradesh # – in Tamil Nadu # – in Bihar # – in Gujarat # – in Maharastra # – Chandod in Gujarat # – in Madhya Pradesh # – in Gujarat # – – in UP # – in UP #

Banmankhi Banmankhi is a town in Purnia district of Bihar state, India. It is the biggest assembly constituency in the district. Geography Banmankhi is located at an elevation of 37 m above mean sea level. The town was famous for its sugar mills in the ...

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Bihariganj Bihariganj is a city in the Madhepura district of Bihar, India. Bihariganj is located in Northeast India and is part of the Mithila region. History The ancient name of Bihariganj was "Nishankhpur Kodha". In medieval times, Bihariganj was ruled ...

in Bihar # – in Tamil Nadu # – in Rajasthan # – in West Bengal # – in West Bengal # – in Uttar Pradesh # – in Bihar # – in Gujarat # – in Uttar Pradesh # – in Kerala # –

Sardarshahar Sardarshahar is city located, near Churu city in the Churu district of Rajasthan, India. It is also the seat of the Rajasthan legislative assembly. The city is named after Sardar Singh, Maharaja of Bikaner. It is known for grand Havelis (mans ...

in Rajasthan # – in Tamil Nadu # Baraigram Junction – in Assam # – in Rajasthan # – in Madhya Pradesh # – in Madhya Pradesh/Maharastra # – in Uttar Pradesh # – in Assam/Tripura # – in Assam/Manipur # – in Assam/Mizoram # – in Madhya Pradesh # – in Rajasthan # – in Bihar (36 km) #

Thawe Thawe or sometimes pronounced Thawen is a medium-sized village in Gopalganj district of Indian state of Bihar. This village is a popular pilgrimage site for Hindu believers of the surrounding areas as it hosts a notable Devi temple Thawe Mandir. ...

– in Bihar # Kotturu – Gunda Road in Karnataka # – # – # – in Assam # Balipara – in Assam # – in Assam # – in Tamil Nadu/Kerala # – in Rajasthan # – in Uttar Pradesh # – in Bihar # – in Tamil Nadu # – in Madhya Pradesh # – in Gujarat # – in Uttar Pradesh # – in Assam # – – Harmuti Junction in Assam # – in Tamil Nadu #

Kolar Kolar or Kolara is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the headquarters of Kolar district. The city is known for its milk production and gold mines. It is also known for Someshwara temple and Kolaramma temple. History The Weste ...

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Chikkaballapur Chikkaballapur is the district headquarters of the newly created Chikkaballapur district in the state of Karnataka, India, which is carved out from Kolar district. It is located within 3 km of Muddenahalli (the birthplace of eminent engine ...

in Karnataka # – in Uttar Pradesh # – in Tamil Nadu # – in West Bengal # –

in Uttar Pradesh # – in Bihar # – in Rajasthan # – in Karnataka # – in Tamil Nadu # – in Tamil Nadu #

Bodeli Bodeli is a town and taluka in Chhota Udaipur district in the eastern part of the state of Gujarat, India. History Bodeli became a taluka on 26 January 2013 along with the new district of Chhota Udaipur. It was part of the Vadodara distric ...

– in Gujarat # – in Uttar Pradesh # – in West Bengal # – # – – in Gujarat # – in Odisha # – in Uttar Pradesh # – in Karnataka # – in Karnataka #

Sakleshpur Sakleshpur, Sakleshpura or Sakleshapura is a hill station town and headquarters of Sakleshpur taluk in Hassan district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Economy The town lies in the Malnad region on the hills of the biodiversity hotspot, the We ...

– in Karnataka # – – in Rajasthan # – in Rajasthan # – in Andhra Pradesh # – in Tamil Nadu # – – in Rajasthan/Haryana # – Kalluru in Andhra Pradesh # – in Uttar Pradesh # – in Maharastra # – in Uttar Pradesh

Lines that were scrapped

These lines were dismantled. These were mostly industrial railways, forest railways, etc. # – Pani Mines # –

Lunavada Lunavada (also transliterated as Lunawada) is a municipality in the Mahisagar district, formerly in the northern part of Gujarat state of India. Lunawada is the administrative headquarters of the Mahisagar district and one of most developing to ...

# – Velavadar #

Than ''Than'' is a grammatical particle analyzed as both a conjunction and a preposition in the English language. It introduces a comparison and is associated with comparatives and with words such as more, less, and fewer. Typically, it measures t ...

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Chotila Chotila is a Hindu temple town and Taluka headquarters of Chotila Taluka, Surendranagar district, located near Rajkot, Gujarat, India. Nearby railway stations included Than & Rajkot. The distance from the Than junction to Chotila is 21 ...

# Victor – Dungar Junction # – Toda Rai Singh # – Chandan Chauki # – Gauri Phanta

Lines which are preserved (will not be converted)

These lines have their original gauge preserved as these are identified as heritage railways. Some of these are also among the

UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) designates World Heritage Sites of outstanding universal value to cultural or natural heritage which have been nominated by countries which are signatories to the UN ...

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Darjeeling Himalayan Railway The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, also known as the DHR or the Toy Train, is a narrow-gauge, gauge railway that runs between New Jalpaiguri and Darjeeling in the Indian state of West Bengal. Built between 1879 and 1881, it is about long. It c ...

(NG) # Kalka–Shimla Railway (NG) #

Kangra Valley Railway The Kangra Valley Railway is a gauge railway that runs from Pathankot, Punjab to Jogindernagar in Himachal Pradesh. It runs through the sub-Himalayan region of Kangra Valley and is long. It is on the UNESCO World Heritage Sites tentative list ...

(NG) #

Matheran Hill Railway The Matheran Hill Railway (MHR) is a narrow-gauge heritage railway in Maharashtra, India, which is administered by the Central Railway. It covers a distance of , cutting a swathe through forest and connecting Neral to Matheran in the Western ...