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New Lines completed in 1998-99
 | 174 km of Talcher - Sambalpur line |
| Panihar - Khajuri section of Guna - Etawah line |
New line projects included in 1999-2000 Budget
| Agra to Etawah via Fatehabad and Bah |
| Kakinada to Pithapuram |
New Lines expected to be completed in 1999-2000
| Goalpara - Guwahati |
| Kashinagar - Kakdweep |
| Bongaon - Petrapole |
| Goalpara - Kamakhaya |
| Peddpally - Karimnagar |
| Jaruri - Banspani |
| Kapadvanj - Modasa |
Gauge Conversion
Approvals obtained
| Jaynagar-Darbhanga-Narkatiaganj |
| Madurai-Rameswaram |
| Quilon-Tirunelveli-Trichendur-Tenkasi-Virudunagar |
| Katakhal-Bhairabi |
| New Jalpaiguri-Siliguri-New Bongaigaon |
| Bankura-Damodar Railway Line
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Gauge Conversion completed in 1998-99
| Tambaram-Tiruchchirappalli |
| Tiruchchirappalli-Dindigul |
| Shivsagar-Moranhat |
| Mariani-Jorhat |
Gauge Conversion likely to be completed by 31.3.99
| Narkatiaganj-Gorakhpur |
| Babupet-Balarshah |
| Solapur-Hotgi |
| Indara-Phephana |
Gauge Conversion to be completed in 1999-2000
| Pandharpur-Kurduwadi |
| Nonera-Seoni |
| Kashipur-Lalkuan |
| Mudkhed-Adilabad |
| Arakkonam-Chengalpattu |
| Yellahanka-Yeshwantpur |
| Lakshman Tirtha bridge diversion on Mysore-Hassan line |
| Morbi to Maliya-Miyana and |
| Dahisara to Navlakhi |
| Dharangdhara-Kuda |
| Gandhidham-Bhuj |
Projects included in the Budget 1999-2000
| Kaptanganj-Thave-Sivan-Chapra |
| Salem-Viddhachelam-Cuddalore |
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Doubling
Approval for Yeshwantpur-Tumkur obtained
Projects included in the Budget 1999-2000
| Mathura-Bhuteswar (Third line) |
| Punpun to Taregana |
| Amroha-Moradabad |
| Dayabasti, Grade Separator |
| Chapra-Hajipur |
| Karpurigram-Siho |
| Ernakulam Jn-Ernakulam marshalling yard |
| Rajatgarh to Barang |
| Diva-Kalyan (Fifth and Sixth line) |
| Attipattu-Korukakkupettai (Third line) |
Railway Electrification
Approvals obtained
| Lucknow-Kanpur |
| Kusunda-Jamunia Tand |
| Ludhiana-Amritsar |
| Railway Electrification Projects included in the Budget 1999-2000 |
| Ernakulam-Tiruvananthapuram |
| Mughalsarai-Zafrabad (as the first phase of Mughalsarai-Lucknow via
Sultanpur) |
| Patna-Gaya |
| Tambaram-Chengalpattu-Villupuram |
| Chengalpattu-Arakkonam |
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Suburban Transport Projects
| Setting up of Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation approved by Cabinet |
| Ongoing projects in Mumbai progressing satisfactorily - doubling of
Belapur-Panvel line; Thane-Turbhe-Nerul-Vashi suburban corridor; Santa Cruz-Borivali fifth
line |
| Extension of Metro Rail from Tollyganj to Garia included in the Budget,
1999-2000 |
| Princep Ghat to Majerhat single line also included in Budget 1999-2000 --
completing full ring of Calcutta Circular Railway and survey for doubling and
electrification undertaken |
| In Chennai, work of MRTS Phase II between Thirumailai and Velacheri
progressing well |
| Delhi Metro Rail Corporation starts work on Phase-I |
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