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Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu discussing main railway tasks and growth works with railway officers on the Secretariat in Amaravati on Monday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
He directed the officers to make sure superior railway connectivity to the seaports below building to be able to enhance logistics within the State, and urged {that a} plan be labored out to arrange an Integrated Logistics Park in collaboration with the Central authorities.
Addressing a overview assembly on railway tasks within the State on Monday, Mr. Naidu known as for steps to expedite the development of Nadikudi-Srikalahasti, Guntur-Guntakal, Gunadala-Mustabad bypass and Renigunta-Rayadurg-Tumkur railway strains.
Taking inventory of railway tasks value ₹33,630 crore which might be in progress, the Chief Minister stated proposals to have high-speed elevated railway corridors on routes like Hyderabad-Bengaluru and Hyderabad-Chennai by way of Amaravati must be mentioned and mandatory motion initiated.
Mr. Naidu urged that the proposed bullet prepare undertaking must be related to the worldwide airport at Amaravati, and emphasised that the Chennai-Bengaluru high-speed elevated hall ought to embrace Tirupati as a cease.
He enquired concerning the devoted freight hall from Kharagpur to Chennai, and stated the State authorities deliberate to rework Andhra Pradesh right into a multi-modal logistics hub.
Further, noting that whereas work was below approach to enhance north-south connectivity, tasks connecting the japanese and western States must be pursued with prime precedence.
The Chief Minister ordered the instant launch of ₹27 crore for the following part of labor on the brand new Nadikudi-Srikalahasti railway line.
He additionally informed the officers to start out prepare companies on the Kakinada-Kotipalli-Amalapuram line which was part of the Kotipalli-Narsapur route.
Steps must be taken to expedite the Guntur-Guntakal railway line doubling works and the development of the third line between Kazipet and Vijayawada.
Iconic stations
Mr. Naidu directed officers to develop Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, and Tirupati as iconic railway stations and to construct the Amaravati railway station with revolutionary designs.
He sought fast re-development of the Vijayawada railway station, and urged organising of a skywalk at Tirupati station for passenger comfort.
Railway officers informed the Chief Minister that Nellore and Rajahmundry stations have been being upgraded, and 73 stations within the State have been within the technique of modernisation below the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme.
The institution of the South Coastal Railway Zone headquarters in Visakhapatnam must be accomplished on the earliest, Mr. Naidu added.
Minister for Transport, Roads and Buildings and Infrastructure and Investments B.C. Janardhan Reddy, Special Chief Secretaries M.T. Krishna Babu and G. Sai Prasad, South Central Railway General Manager Sanjay Srivastava and different railway officers took half.
Published – October 27, 2025 09:33 pm IST
