CCEA approves doubling of Tirupati-Pakala-Katpadi rail line (104 km, ₹1,332 crore)
The CCEA on 9 April 2025 approved doubling of the 104-km Tirupati-Pakala-Katpadi single railway line in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu at a cost of about ₹1,332 crore.
Summary
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on 9 April 2025 approved doubling of the Tirupati-Pakala-Katpadi single railway line section (104 km) in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu at a total cost of about ₹1,332 crore. Covering three districts in the two states, the project will add about 113 km to the Indian Railways network and improve connectivity to about 400 villages with a population of about 14 lakh. It will improve rail access to Tirupati (Tirumala Venkateswara Temple) and to Sri Kalahasti, Kanipakam and Chandragiri Fort, and is a route for coal, agricultural commodities, cement and minerals. The project is planned under the PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan and is expected to generate about 35 lakh human-days of direct employment during construction.
Key facts
- Approved
- CCEA, 9 April 2025
- Section
- Tirupati-Pakala-Katpadi, 104 km (single line to double)
- Cost
- about ₹1,332 crore
- States / districts
- Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu; three districts
- Network addition
- about 113 km
- Reach
- about 400 villages, about 14 lakh people
Practice MCQs 2 questions
The Tirupati-Pakala-Katpadi rail doubling approved in April 2025 lies in which states?
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Correct answer: D — Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu; the 104-km section covers three districts in the two states.
Consider the following statements about the Tirupati-Pakala-Katpadi project: 1. It is the tripling of an existing double line. 2. It covers three districts in two states. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 2 only
Only 2 is correct. The project doubles a single-line section of 104 km, and it covers three districts in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.