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Bareilly: 100-Year-Old Railway Line Transforms into Modern Colony with 350 Flats
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News18•05-10-2026, 05:01
Bareilly: 100-Year-Old Railway Line Transforms into Modern Colony with 350 Flats
- •A new modern colony is being developed on 100 bighas of land in Shyamganj and Shahdana areas of Bareilly city, replacing a 100-year-old railway freight loading center.
- •The meter gauge line, laid for timber and market business, was closed in 1990-91 after serving for decades.
- •Railway Land Development Authority (RLDA) leased the 100 bighas of land for 90 years to a private agency to build 350 residential flats and 50 commercial buildings.
- •Encroachments on the land were removed by the railway with RPF and local police support, despite protests, and the site was fenced.
- •After initial objections from Bareilly Development Authority (BDA) and a High Court resolution, the project awaits RERA approval, with road and electricity work already underway.
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A modern colony consisting of 350 residential flats and 50 commercial buildings is being developed on 100 bighas of land in the Shyamganj and Shahdana areas of Bareilly city after leasing the former railway freight loading site to a private agency for 90 years.
The meter gauge railway line and goods shed established for the timber market were closed down during 1990-91 after operating for about a century.
The railway administration, RPF, and local police removed encroachments, while the Bareilly Development Authority raised objections that were later challenged by the RLDA in the High Court, and the project is currently pending clearance from RERA.
