The Citizen Times Delhi - June 12, 2025

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Centre approves doubling of 133 km Koderma-Barkakana rail line
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS)
The Cabinet Committee on
Economic Affairs (CCEA),
chaired by Prime Minister
Narendra Modi, on Wednesday
approved two multi-tracking
projects across the Indian
Railways network entailing an
investment of Rs. 6,405 crore.
The first project relates to the
doubling of the 133 km
Koderma-Barkakana railway
line which passes through a
major coal producing area of
Jharkhand. It also serves as the
shortest and a more efficient rail
link between Patna and Ranchi.
The second project involves
doubling of the 185 km Ballari
Chikjajur railway line which
traverses through Ballari and
Chitradurga districts of
Karnataka and Anantapur dis
trict of Andhra Pradesh.