KB Khurda-Balangir line: fast progressing - to be completed by 2027

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[Chitta]

Following is an excerpt from https://pragativadi.com/union-ministers-...d-station/ 

Earlier in the afternoon Vaishnaw inspected Khurda Road-Balangir Project and opened Mahipur-Naugaon Road Railway Section at Nuagaon Road Station.

He also Flagged off of the Extension of 08429/08430 Bhubaneswar-Mahipur-Bhubaneswar Passenger Special up to Nuagaon Road Station

Note that the line up to Mahipur was tested in July 2019. See https://www.facebook.com/odishagrowth/ph...1039877678 
It has taken almost 3 years for the line to progress from Mahipur to Nuagaon Road.

Prior to that the trains got extended to Nayagarh town in June 2017. 
See https://www.facebook.com/odishagrowth/ph...=3&theater 

The link for an older Facebook album on Indian Railways is: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=...677&type=3

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Commissioning targets as of June 2022 :
See https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1...sp=sharing  and https://forum.irfca.org/threads/new-line...ost-623230 

[*]Nuagaon - Daspalla 15.445 kms, Dec-22
[*]Sonepur - Kahmbeswarpalli 10.3 kms,  Mar-23
[*]Kahmbeswarpalli -Jharatarbha 11.4 kms, Mar-23
[*]Bichhupali - Jharatarabha 10.35 kms, Jul-22

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Following is an excerpt from https://tathya.in/forest-nod-for-krb-rail/ presenting the current status and associated issues:

Out of the total length of 301 km of the Khurda Road-Bolangir new railway project, 91 km from Khurda Road to Nuagaon has been commissioned while work is in progress from Nuagaon to Daspalla (91 km to 106 km) and target is set to commission it by March 2023, sources said.

The work from Daspalla to Buguda (106 km to 121 km) is very slow due to non-issue of Stage-I forest clearance from the Ministry of Environment and Forest, the source said.  Similarly, work from Buguda to Banigochha is also yet to start due to non-issue of the Stage-I forest clearance. 

In total, the Government of India is yet to issue required forest clearance from 112 to 180 km while the work from 180 to 275 km is in progress and work at 275-301 km already commissioned.

[Chitta]

The Vlogger at https://www.youtube.com/@OdishaRail/videos is doing an awesome job in showcasing the progress of Railways in Odisha. Here are some of his youtube videos on the Khordha-Balangir line:

• Khambeswaripali Sonepur & Boudh Purunakatak work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mkXO4XcTuA&t=13s 
  
• Sonepur railway station work update: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdSBJnciK48 
  
• Sonepur, Boudh, Purunakakata progress (April 21, 2023): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEf9Ui1h...imodalNews 
  
• Daspalla railway station work update: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49yZOCfpxXY
  
• Boudh railway station work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKFfQ-xweQw
  
• Jhartarbha Bichhupali CRS inspection and Speed trial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcJxRB1kJYw&t=7s
  
• Bichhupali Jhartarbha Khambeswarpali section: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pra7O-RVPz0&t=69s
  
• Jhartarbha railway station yard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PExNNV_D-b8
  
• Nuagaon Road Bhubaneswar MEMU train timetable changed & restored: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfMCTQGRiN8
  
• Nuagaon Road Puri train arriving at Nayagarh Town railway station from Nuagaon side: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pc-SpnbENLY&t=7s
  
• Khurda Balangir New Rail line update with major bridges: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDTiBKDN1Tk
  
• Khambeswaripali railway station building under construction,after Jhartarbha station towards Sonepur: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e895J5cL...imodalNews
  
• Bolagarh Road to Nayagarh Town by MEMU train: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zt6di-h24ok
  
• Khurda Town New station yard under construction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYusVoQfE8g
  
• Nuagaon Mahipur Section First Visual: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdb6UbYTfJY
  
• Rail Minister Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw dedicates Mahipur Nuagaon section: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkzyok6c...imodalNews
  
• and lot more.
  

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The 68 kms between Purunakatak and Dasapalla has now received forrest clearance. So the work should go faster now. Following is from Sambada.



It mentions the tweet https://twitter.com/AshwiniVaishnaw/stat...6986301440 from the Rail Minister.

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Status of various segments and stations: (See https://odishadev.odishasociety.org/thre...ml#pid1034 for latest updates)

1. Balangir (289)
   
2. Bichhuapali (286.258) - done (https://indiarailinfo.com/train/-train-b.../248/12479 was running but cancelled now.)
   
3. Jhartarbha (275.608)  -done  (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNyb7GOc...cmFpbCA%3D); https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFMgp-Vn...hannel=OTV 
   
4. Khambeswarpalli (264.208): https://www.youtube.com/results?search_q...eswarpalli 
   Station: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hS1TASLp...uDaniVlogs , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPhlzX2p...dhcnBhbGxp , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dwz2Mrck...dhcnBhbGxp , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPp0G9Tl...dhcnBhbGxp , June 11 2023: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPp0G9Tl...imodalNews  (Trial run on June 30, 2023) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8VyWLHw...hannel=OTV
   
   Tel nadi bridge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bw3m-77g...uDaniVlogs ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QDsbrG4...imodalNews ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRJviVJW...imodalNews
   July 30 2023: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X83l7RUY...imodalNews 
   
5. Sonepur (253.908) - operational (PM inaugurated on 2nd Feb 2024 and introduced 18421 Puri-Sonepur express). https://www.youtube.com/results?search_q...ay+station
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNZ93Ev6...YXRpb24%3D, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkhG4Gev...YXRpb24%3D ,  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEf9Ui1h...imodalNews , June 8 2023: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7iT77D7...imodalNews (Expected to get done by August 2023), July 26 2023: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyAvnvmx...uDaniVlogs , October 14 2023 - Station: https://twitter.com/OdishaRail/status/17...90/photo/1 ,  October 20 2023 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZB02zSn...imodalNews , November 17, 2023 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IB3mwnAZ...imodalNews , Dec 20, 2023 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ia578c75...imodalNews
   
6. Purnapani (244.558) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5qq4LZO...uDaniVlogs , nov 25, 2023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGlnueXI...imodalNews 
   
7. Jharmunda (224.158) - https://www.youtube.com/results?search_q...munda+rail ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iIlRHm6...uDaniVlogs , Oct 11, 2023: https://twitter.com/EastCoastRail/status...p_TLQ&s=19 , Dec 16, 2023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VV5uvUHT...=ARVEEVLOG 
   
8. Boudh (207.888) - https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Boudh+rail+ , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEf9Ui1h...imodalNews , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_HPo8ak...uDaniVlogs , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhMehUQ8...=ARVEEVLOG 
   
9. Champapur (194.187) - https://www.youtube.com/results?search_q...r+Balangir
   
10. Puranakatak (180.75) - https://www.youtube.com/results?search_q...ay+station ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mkXO4Xc...BzdGF0aW9u ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEf9Ui1h...imodalNews ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQ_kbFj_...uDaniVlogs , October 9, 2023: https://twitter.com/EastCoastRail/status...G823w&s=19 
    
11. Charichak (167.4) - Forrest clearance received in Feb 2023 ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGrmPtfs...=ARVEEVLOG 
    
12. Adenigarh (153.75) - Forrest clearance received in Feb 2023 ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65dng_qo...=ARVEEVLOG
    
13. Baniguchha (139.75) - Forrest clearance received in Feb 2023
    
14. Buguda (121.8) - Forrest clearance received in Feb 2023 : September 15 2023 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XW8we3se...imodalNews 
    
15. Dasapalla (105.875) - operational (From Jan 2024) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDS6ooQc...IHJhaWw%3D , June 6 2023 - Train came: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EX2bJuvE...l=go2india , June 6 2023: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N28M-Wjt...imodalNews  (almost ready), June 10 2023: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGx2yvZJ...l=go2india , June 28 2023: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CLN6q44...imodalNews, July 26 2023 - CRS inspection: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Duce4Vi0...imodalNews ; station ready Oct 9, 2023: https://twitter.com/EastCoastRail/status...qBxdA&s=19 
    
16. Nuagaon Road (90.43) - operational (https://erail.in/train-enquiry/08423 and https://erail.in/train-enquiry/08429 )
    
17. Mahipur (77.38) - operational (https://erail.in/train-enquiry/08423 and https://erail.in/train-enquiry/08429 )
    
18. Nayagarh town (65.456) - operational (https://erail.in/train-enquiry/08423 ,  https://erail.in/train-enquiry/08429, https://erail.in/train-enquiry/08555 , https://erail.in/train-enquiry/18423 )
    
19. Bolgarh Road (54.32) - operational (https://erail.in/train-enquiry/08423 , https://erail.in/train-enquiry/08429 , https://erail.in/train-enquiry/08555 , https://erail.in/train-enquiry/18423)
    
20. Rajsunakhala (41.5) - operational (https://erail.in/train-enquiry/08423 ,  https://erail.in/train-enquiry/08429 , https://erail.in/train-enquiry/08555 , https://erail.in/train-enquiry/18423)
    
21. Begunia (32) - operational (https://erail.in/train-enquiry/08423 ,  https://erail.in/train-enquiry/08429 , https://erail.in/train-enquiry/08555 , https://erail.in/train-enquiry/18423 )
    
22. Khurda Town (13.35) - operational (https://erail.in/train-enquiry/08423 , https://erail.in/train-enquiry/08429 , https://erail.in/train-enquiry/08555 , https://erail.in/train-enquiry/18423 )
    
23. Khurda Rd (0)
    

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As per https://sambadepaper.com/imageview_65389..._1_sf.html The 84 km segment of Khameswarbappli-Purunakatak is targeted to be finished by the end of financial year 2023-24.

That would complete 108 km from Balangir to Purunakatak, with the 106 km from Khurda Road to Dasapalla already complete only the 75 kms of the middle segment  between Dasapalla and Purunakatak will be left at the end of financial year 2023-24.

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This tender about the 143 km -184 km segment of Khurda-Balangir line is from https://twitter.com/OdishaRail/status/14...7196088320



This was posted on 15th February 2022 with closing date of 7th March 2022 and completion period of 22 months.  However the forest clearance was received in February 2023.

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Various recent tenders: https://www.tenderdetail.com/Indian-tend...ct-tenders gives a list

1. https://www.tendersontime.com/india/deta...c-3b2e8d9/ 

Tender Details

Khurda Road - Bolangir New B. G. Link Project- Execution of Viaducts, Major Bridges, ROBs, supply of vehicle, site facilities & other allied works from KM 123 to KM 143 in between Buguda-Baniguchha section and Execution of ROB no. 229 (1X18.0 composite girder) at Ch: km105.06 in between Nuagaon - Daspalla section of East Coast Railway.
...
Tender Closing Date Time : 11/02/2022 12:00

2. https://www.tenderdetail.com/Indian-Tend...f7ac0417df

Request For Proposal ( Rfp ) For Appointment Of Authority Engineer For Providing Project Management Services For Construction Of Tunnel T1 ( 800 M Length, Ch Km 106.825 To Km 107.625 ) , Tunnel T2 ( 1775 M Length, Ch. Km 108.225 To Km 110.000 ) & Tunnel T3 ( 2620 M Length; Ch. Km 126.420 To Km Ch. 129.040 M ) Including Bolt Grouting & Plate Fixing For Ohe And Other Allied Works Between Daspalla &Baniguchha Station Of Khurda Road-Bolangir New Bg Rail Link Project Of East Coast Railway.

Last Date of Bid Submission 09-06-2023

3. https://www.tenderdetail.com/Indian-Tend...3b98e2bf59

Tender For Construction Of Reinforced Earth ( Re ) Wall ( Designed For 100 Years Life ) For Approach Of Rob-542 & 489A At Railway Km.206-370 And Km.180.380 Including Allied Items Between Purunakatak ( Km.180 ) And Boudh ( Km.207.0 ) Of Khurda Road-Bolangir New Bg Rail Link Project Of E.Co.Railway.

Last Date of Bid Submission19-05-2023

4. https://www.tenderdetail.com/Indian-Tend...da233d1aa0

Tender For Construction Of Tunnel T1 ( 800 M Length, Ch Km 106.825 To Km 107.625 ) , Tunnel T2 ( 1775 M Length, Ch. Km 108.225 To Km 110.000 ) & Tunnel T3 ( 2620 M Length; Ch. Km 126.420 To Km Ch. 129.040 ) Including Bolt Grouting & Plate Fixing For Ohe And Other Allied Works Between Daspalla & Baniguchha Station Of Khurda Road-Bolangir New Bg Rail Link Project On Engineering, Procurement & Construction ( Epc ) Mode Of East Coast Railways

Last Date of Bid Submission03-04-2023

5. https://www.projectstoday.com/News/G-R-I...ne-project

G R Infraprojects receives LoA for Khurda-Bolangir new rail line project G R Infraprojects has received a letter of acceptance (LoA) from the East Coast Railway for tunnel works under Khurda-Bolangir new rail line project.

The contract is for the construction of tunnel works between km 153.0 to 180.0, consisting of tunnels T4, T5, T6 & T7, covering an approx. length of 7.492 km and allied works in Adenigarh-Purunakatak section of the new rail line project in Odisha.

The LoA received is dated 28 March, 2023.