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 ...

to convert 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 ...

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 ...

Present status & yearly progress

Following table tracks the yearly changes.

Lines where conversion not started

Western Railway Western Railway may refer to: * Western Railway (Austria) * Hanoverian Western Railway, Germany * Western Railway zone, on Indian Railways * Württemberg Western Railway, Germany See also * Westbahn (disambiguation) * Western Railroad (disambigua ...

# – – (MG) # – (MG) # – – (MG) # – (MG) # – (NG) # – (NG) # – (NG)

North Eastern Railway

Nanpara Nanpara is a town & municipal board in Bahraich district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is a region along the Nepal Border and includes tracts of dense forests. It is a city surrounded by many villages. Geography Nanpara is located a ...

– Nepalganj Road (MG) #

– Bahraich (MG) #

– – (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 fo ...

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 ...

– Mavli (MG)

North Central Railway

# Mathura Junction-

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 childhoo ...

(MG)

Lines under conversion

Eastern Railway

# Nabadwip Ghat – (NG)

Western Railway Western Railway may refer to: * Western Railway (Austria) * Hanoverian Western Railway, Germany * Western Railway zone, on Indian Railways * Württemberg Western Railway, Germany See also * Westbahn (disambiguation) * Western Railroad (disambigua ...

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

Jasdan Jasdan city is famous for a handicrafted things, agriculture machinery and also famous for the diamond polishing in the Indian state of Gujarat. Jasdan is the biggest sub district in the Rajkot district. Jasdan city has its own Municipality tha ...

(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) # – (MG) # – Taranga Hill (MG) # – (MG) # – Khedbrahma (MG) # Shapur – Saradiya (MG) # Khalipur Junction – Kakoshi Metrana Road (MG) # Chanasma Junction –

Harij Harij is a city and a municipality in Patan district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Geography Harij is located at . It has an average elevation of 33 metres (108 feet). Demographics India census A census is the procedure of syste ...

(MG) # – (NG) # – – (NG) # – (NG) # – (NG)

Central Railway

# –

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 railway zones in India. It is headquartered at Hajipur and comprises Sonpur, Samastipur, Danapur, Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya, and Dhanbad divisions. History First set up on 8 Se ...

# – – (MG) # Jhanjharpur – (MG)

North Central Railway

# – (NG) #

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 (NG) # –

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 ...

(NG)

North Eastern Railway

# –

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 A border ...

in UP (MG) # Shahgarh –

Pilibhit Junction Pilibhit is a city and a municipal board of Pilibhit district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Pilibhit is the north-easternmost district of Bareilly division, situated in the Rohilkhand region of the sub- Himalayan Plateau belt next ...

(MG) # Dohrighat – (MG)

Northeast Frontier Railway The Northeast Frontier Railway (abbreviated NFR) is one of the 19 railway zones of the Indian Railways. It is headquartered in Maligaon, Guwahati in the state of Assam, and responsible for operation and expansion of rail network all across No ...

# Simaluguri – Naginimora (MG) # Chalsa – Metelli (MG) # – (MG)

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 administrat ...

# – (130.66 km) (MG)

South East Central Railway

# – – Kendri (NG) # Itwari Junction –

Nagbhir Junction Nagbhid, also known as Nagbhir, is a town and a municipal council in Chandrapur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It Connected to NH-353D and MSH-9. Railway Nagbhid town is served by Nagbhir Junction railway station. Nagpur-Nagb ...

(NG) # – (NG)

Southern Railway

# – Tarangambadi (MG) # – Kodiyakkarai (MG) # – (MG) # – (MG) # – (NG) # – - (NG)

Lines where conversion is completed

# Narpatganj – Forbesganj (MG) # - Becharaji in Gujarat # - Agasthiyampalli in Tamil Nadu # – – in Gujarat/Rajasthan # –

Narpatganj Narpatganj is a town and municipal headquarter of Narpatganj (community development block) of Forbesganj subdivision in the Araria district of Bihar state, India. Geography Narpatganj is municipal headquarter of Narpatganj (community develo ...

in Bihar # – in Bihar/Nepal # – Bari Sadri 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 junction. ...

– 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 # –

Varetha Varetha is a village in Kheralu Taluka in Mahesana Mehsana (), also spelled Mahesana, is a city and municipality in Mehsana district, in the Indian state of Gujarat. Established in 14th century, the city was under Gaekwads of Baroda Sta ...

in Gujarat # - in Uttar pradesh # – 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 –

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 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 W ...

–

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 – 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 W ...

– in Karnataka # – – in Rajasthan # – in Rajasthan # – in Andhra Pradesh # – in Tamil Nadu # – – in Rajasthan/Haryana # –

Kalluru Kalluru or Kallur is a mandal in the Khammam district of Telangana, India. Demographics Kalluru mandal has a population of 63,336 while Kalluru town, which is the headquarters, has a population of 15,807 (2011 census). Kalluru mandal has a lit ...

in Andhra Pradesh # – in Uttar Pradesh # – in Maharastra # – in Uttar Pradesh

Lines that were scrapped

Following lines have been dismantled because they are either in the protected national parks or to the disused mines. Grand total: 316.2 km.
Total: NG 90.5 km & MG 225.7 km. * Narrow gauge (NG): #

Gujarat Gujarat (, ) is a state along the western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the fifth-largest Indian state by area, covering some ; and the nin ...

Panchmahal district Panchmahal, also known as Panch Mahals, is a district in the eastern portion of Gujarat State western India. ''Panch-mahal'' means "five tehsils/talukas" (5 sub-divisions), and refers to the five sub-divisions that were transferred by the Maharaj ...

: ##–Pani Mines (NG) ## –

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 developin ...

(NG) * Broad gauge (NG): #

Bhavnagar district Bhavnagar District is a district of southeastern Gujarat, India, on the Saurashtra peninsula. It is also known as Gohilwar as a major portion of Bhavnagar district was ruled by Gohil Rajputs. The administrative headquarters is in the town of B ...

: –

Velavadar Blackbuck National Park is a national park in India located at Velavadar in the Bhavnagar District of Gujarat state, India. Established in 1976 in the Bhal region of Saurashtra, the park is located around 42 km from the district headqua ...

(MG). ##

Surendranagar district Surendranagar is an administrative district in Saurashtra region of Gujarat state in India. It has a population of approximately 1.7 million people. Surendranagar city, along with the twin city of Wadhwan, has a total of 400,000 inhabitant ...

: Than –

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 ...

(MG) ##

Amreli district Amreli district is one of the 33 administrative districts of the state of Gujarat in western India. The district headquarters are located at Amreli. The district occupies an area of 6,760 km2 and has a population of 1,514,190 of which 22.4 ...

: Victor – Dungar Junction (MG). #

Rajasthan Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern s ...

Jaipur Jaipur (; Hindi: ''Jayapura''), formerly Jeypore, is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan. , the city had a population of 3.1 million, making it the tenth most populous city in the country. Jaipur is also known as ...

- Tonk districts: – Toda Rai Singh (MG). #

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...

Dudhwa National Park The Dudhwa National Park is a national park in the Terai belt of marshy grasslands in northern Uttar Pradesh, India. It stretches over an area of , with a buffer zone of . It is part of the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve in the Kheri and Lakhimpur distri ...

: ## – Chandan Chauki (MG) ## – Gauri Phanta (MG)

Lines which are preserved (will not be converted)

The following will retain their original gauge as these are the officially notified heritage railways of India, many of these are 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 U ...

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Darjeeling Himalayan Railway The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, also known as the DHR or the Toy Train, is a 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 climbs from ...

(NG), 88 km # Kalka–Shimla Railway (NG), 96.6 km # Kangra Valley Railway (NG), 164 km # Matheran Hill Railway (NG), 21 km #

Dr. Ambedkar Nagar–Kalakund Heritage Train Doctor is an academic title that originates from the Latin word of the same spelling and meaning. The word is originally an agentive noun of the Latin verb 'to teach'. It has been used as an academic title in Europe since the 13th century, w ...

(MG), 25 km #

Nilgiri Mountain Railway The Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR) is a railway in Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu, India, built by the British in 1908. The railway is operated by the Southern Railway and is the only rack railway in India. The railway relies on its fleet o ...

(MG), 46 km : Total route & track length: NG 369.6 km & MG 71 km. All routes are single track. : Grand total: 440.6 km.

References

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