The Ministry of Railways has proposed the development of third and fourth railway lines over 89.96 km between Gummidipundi and Gudur, traversing Tiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu and Tirupati district in Andhra Pradesh. Supported by strong road connectivity to major industrial hubs, the corridor will boost multimodal freight movement. The additional lines will improve logistics for sectors including fertilisers, POL, containerised cargo, power plants and cement industries, and are projected to handle 25.07 MTPA through the diversion of freight to the newly sanctioned Gummidipundi–Sullurupeta–Gudur multi-tracking section. The project will strengthen supply chains and support growing trade through Chennai Port.

A proposal for the third financial restructuring of Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL), covering Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka, was also reviewed. The initiative includes major infrastructure upgrades—such as two new tunnels at Pernem and Old Goa and three additional crossing stations at Mayem, Neura-O-Grande and Mookambika Road–Byndoor—aimed at improving line capacity, safety and operational efficiency along the Konkan route.

In Andhra Pradesh, the Ministry has proposed constructing third and fourth lines between Nidadavolu and Duvvada, spanning 198.10 km along the high-density Howrah–Chennai route under the Mission 3000 MT strategy. The expansion seeks to accommodate rising freight volumes driven by coal, gypsum and fertiliser imports from growing state ports, while also meeting passenger demand, particularly toward Visakhapatnam and southern destinations. The upgrade will support major industrial units such as Visakhapatnam Steel Plant and cement manufacturers, boosting regional logistics.

Another proposal covers the construction of third and fourth lines between Nagda and Mathura over 567.86 km across Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. Forming part of the Golden Quadrilateral and the High-Density Network-3, this corridor is vital for freight and passenger traffic between Delhi and Mumbai. As the only un-augmented section on HDN-3, the upgrade will significantly increase carrying capacity and support freight growth from thermal power plants, petroleum terminals, fertiliser units, cement plants and warehousing hubs.

The final project reviewed was the proposed third and fourth broad-gauge lines between Ghaziabad and New Sitapur, covering 402.78 km across ten districts in Uttar Pradesh. Designed to improve commuter and freight efficiency toward Northern Frontier Railways, the project will reduce logistics costs and strengthen links to agricultural mandis, industrial clusters, logistics hubs and airports including Delhi, Bareilly and Lucknow, enhancing multimodal mobility.

The meeting was chaired by the Joint Secretary (Logistics), Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade.