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Balrampur Farmers Get Rich: Government Rapidly Acquiring Land for New Railway Line, Instant Payments.
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News18•04-10-2026, 09:27
Balrampur Farmers Get Rich: Government Rapidly Acquiring Land for New Railway Line, Instant Payments.
- •Land acquisition for the new Khalilabad-Bahraich railway line has accelerated in Balrampur district, Uttar Pradesh.
- •The administration is setting up camps in 10 villages of Sadar tehsil to rapidly acquire land from farmers, with immediate payments.
- •The new railway line will be approximately 240 kilometers long, passing through Bansi, Dumariyaganj, Utraula, Balrampur, Shravasti, and Bhinga.
- •The project has a proposed budget of 490 crore rupees, with 1525 crore rupees already spent by March 2026.
- •The project is divided into three sections, connecting areas like Utraula, Shravasti, Bhinga, and Dumariyaganj to the railway network.
Key Questions Answered
The Khalilabad-Bahraich new railway line project is about 240 kilometers long with an entire proposed project cost of 4,900 crore rupees, though another source notes a 4,940 crore cost.
The project is divided into three sections: the 54-kilometer Khalilabad-Bansi section has earth filling and station construction underway, the 120-kilometer Bansi-Ikauna section has started land acquisition, and the 66-kilometer Ikauna-Bahraich section has reached an advanced land acquisition stage.
The project will connect areas like Utraula, Shravasti, Bhinga, and Dumariyaganj, along with Balrampur, to the railway network while providing direct rail connectivity to tourist and religious sites.
