Wardha–Nanded Railway Line Construction Progress Update from Nanded - MPC

Wardha–Yavatmal–Nanded line, with 327 km long Wardha-Kalamb-Yavatmal-Digras-Pusad-Nanded alignment, is an under-construction railway line in Maharashtra state of India, which will connect Nagpur and other districts in Vidarbha with Nanded and other parts of Marathwada regions. It will reduce Wardha-Yavatmal psseger travel time from over 3 hours by road to approximately 1.5 hours by train. It will also provide evacuation of major produce of Vidharba, such as cotton, soybeans, and coal, to Marathwada.[1][2][3] It has been designated as the "special project" status by the Ministry of Railways, Government of India.

The final alignment of the Wardha-Kalamb-Yavatmal-Digres-Pusad-Nanded route has the following stations:[1][2][3]

Phase-I Wardha-Kalamb-Yavatmal
Phase-I.I Wardha to Kalamb, 62 km:
Wardha Junction (existing city station)
Sevagram Junction railway station (existing, optional interchange)
Seloo (new)
Hinganghat (existing, major halt)
Kalamb (Umri) (mew, key station for Yavatmal connectivity)
Phase-I.II Kalamb to Yavatmal, 40 km:
Wani Road (new)
Kelzar (new)
New Yavatmal (Yeotmal) (new terminal station is different from the existing Yavatmal junction city station.)
Phase-II Yavatmal-Digras-Pusad
Phase-II.I Yavatmal-Digras-Pusad, 50 km:
Darwha Moti Bagh Junction (existing)
Digras (new junction station)
Phase-II.II Digras-Pusad, 85 km:
Umarkhed (new)
Mahagaon (new)
Pusad (new)
Phase-III Pusad-Nanded, 90 km:
Ghatanji (new)
Pandharkawda (new)
Mudkhed Junction railway station (existing, interchange to Nanded)
Hazur Sahib Nanded junction, (existing, terminus)
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