The Saikot–Joshimath Badrinath Railway, notified as the project of national strategic importance, is
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 ...
's one of the four constituent routes of the proposed
Char Dham Railway connecting the holiest
Chota Char Dham of
Hinduism
Hinduism () is an Indian religion or '' dharma'', a religious and universal order or way of life by which followers abide. As a religion, it is the world's third-largest, with over 1.2–1.35 billion followers, or 15–16% of the global p ...
. This 75 km route starts at
Saikot
Saikot (Garhwali: सैकोट) is a village in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand state in India. Situated on the banks of Alaknanda River, it is a proposed y-forked railway junction on Chota Char Dham Railway for two different railways goi ...
and ends at
Joshimath 46 km before
Badrinath.
[Chardham to get rail connectivity; Indian Railways pilgrimage linking project to cost Rs 43.29k crore, India.com, 12-May-2017]
/ref>[Railway minister lays foundation stone for final location survey on char dham route, India Times news, 13-May-2017]
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Railway routes
The 75 km route starts from a "Y" fork at Saikot
Saikot (Garhwali: सैकोट) is a village in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand state in India. Situated on the banks of Alaknanda River, it is a proposed y-forked railway junction on Chota Char Dham Railway for two different railways goi ...
off Karnaprayag–Saikot–Sonprayag Kedarnath Railway
The Karnaprayag–Saikot–Sonprayag Kedarnath Railway, notified as the project of national strategic importance, is Indian Railways's one of the four constituent routes of the proposed Char Dham Railway connecting the holiest Chota Char Dham ...
, and ends at Joshimath where people can ride or trek further 46 km to Badrinath.[
Rishikesh–Karnaprayag Railway is also an under construction, new railway link extension from the Yog Nagri ]Rishikesh railway station
Rishikesh railway station, station code RKSH, is a railway terminal station serving the city of Rishikesh in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It lies on Northern railway network zone of Indian Railways. It is no longer the only station in Rishik ...
to Karnaprayag.[Coming soon: India’s longest railway tunnel on Rishikesh–Karnaprayag route, Hindustan Times news, 19-Sept-2016]
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Current status
Char Dham Railway project's 327 km long construction, costing INR ₹43,292 crore (USD $6.6 billion), began with the foundation stone laying and commencement of INR ₹120 crore ''Final Location Survey'' (FSL) in May 2017 by the Union Railway minister Suresh Prabhu.[
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See also
* Doiwala–Dehradun–Uttarkashi–Maneri Gangotri Railway
The Doiwala–Dehradun–Uttarkashi–Maneri Gangotri Railway, notified as the project of national strategic importance, is Indian Railways's one of the four constituent routes of the proposed Char Dham Railway connecting the holiest Chota Char ...
* Uttarkashi–Palar Yamunotri Railway
The Uttarkashi–Palar Yamunotri Railway, notified as the project of national strategic importance, is Indian Railways's one of the four constituent routes of the proposed Char Dham Railway connecting the holiest Chota Char Dham of Hinduism. Thi ...
* Karnaprayag–Saikot–Sonprayag Kedarnath Railway
The Karnaprayag–Saikot–Sonprayag Kedarnath Railway, notified as the project of national strategic importance, is Indian Railways's one of the four constituent routes of the proposed Char Dham Railway connecting the holiest Chota Char Dham ...
* Rishikesh–Karnaprayag Railway
* Diamond Quadrilateral
The Diamond Quadrilateral is a project of the Indian Railways to establish a high-speed rail network in India.
The Diamond Quadrilateral will connect the four mega cities of India, viz. Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai, similar to the Golde ...
railway project
* Golden Quadrilateral road project
* Setu Bharatam
Setu Bharatam was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 4 March 2016 at a budget of , with an aim to make all national highways free of railway crossings by 2019.
Project details
Under the project, as many as 208 rails over and under brid ...
railway crossing-free flyover and underpass project
References
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Rail transport in Uttarakhand
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Proposed railway lines in India