Project Unigauge (original) (raw)

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Ongoing nationwide standardisation of railway track gauge in India

Comparison of different gauges in India with standard gauge

Project Unigauge, started on 1 April 1992,[1] is an ongoing effort by Indian Railways to convert and unify almost all rail gauges in India to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge.

Year Gauge
Broad gauge (BG)(1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)) Metre gauge (MG)(1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)) Narrow gauges (NG)(762 mm (2 ft 6 in) and 610 mm (2 ft)) All gauges
Route km Route share Route km Route share Route km Route share Route km
1947[2] 25,170 46.14% 24,153 44.28% 5,225 9.58% 54,548
1971 (Mar)[3] 29,449 49.25% 25,865 43.26% 4,476 7.49% 59,790
1972 (Mar)[3] 30,041 50.01% 25,550 42.54% 4,476 7.45% 60,067
1973 (Mar)[3] 30,126 50.09% 25,547 42.47% 4,476 7.44% 60,149
1974 (Mar)[3] 30,210 50.15% 25,548 42.41% 4,476 7.43% 60,234
1975 (Mar)[3] 30,274 50.20% 25,551 42.37% 4,476 7.42% 60,301
1976 (Mar)[3] 30,497 50.65% 25,427 42.23% 4,292 7.13% 60,216
1977 (Mar)[3] 30,873 50.89% 25,512 42.05% 4,281 7.06% 60,666
1978 (Mar)[3] 30,909 50.93% 25,503 42.02% 4,281 7.05% 60,693
1979 (Mar)[3] 31,130 51.22% 25,366 41.74% 4,281 7.04% 60,777
1980 (Mar)[3] 31,228 51.25% 25,424 41.72% 4,281 7.03% 60,933
1981 (Mar)[3] 31,827 51.97% 25,167 41.10% 4,246 6.93% 61,240
1982 (Mar)[3] 32,290 52.74% 24,694 40.33% 4,246 6.93% 61,230
1983 (Mar)[3] 32,624 53.15% 24,515 39.94% 4,246 6.92% 61,385
1984 (Mar)[3] 32,700 53.21% 24,514 39.89% 4,246 6.91% 61,460
1985 (Mar)[3] 33,553 54.25% 24,051 38.89% 4,246 6.86% 61,850
1986 (Mar)[3] 33,669 54.45% 23,921 38.68% 4,246 6.87% 61,836
1987 (Mar)[3] 33,665 54.46% 23,901 38.67% 4,247 6.87% 61,813
1988 (Mar)[3] 33,832 54.59% 23,898 38.56% 4,246 6.85% 61,976
1989 (Mar)[3] 34,108 55.03% 23,631 38.12% 4,246 6.85% 61,985
1990 (Mar)[3] 34,544 55.53% 23,599 37.93% 4,068 6.54% 62,211
1991 (Mar)[3] 34,880 55.93% 23,419 37.55% 4,068 6.52% 62,367
1992 (Mar)[3] 35,109 56.21% 23,283 37.28% 4,066 6.51% 62,458
1993 (Mar)[3] 36,504 58.42% 21,997 35.20% 3,985 6.38% 62,486
1994 (Mar)[3] 37,824 60.56% 20,653 33.06% 3,985 6.38% 62,462
1995 (Mar)[3] 39,612 63.22% 19,210 30.66% 3,838 6.13% 62,660
1996 (Mar)[3] 40,620 64.56% 18,501 29.41% 3,794 6.03% 62,915
1997 (Mar)[3] 41,971 66.91% 17,044 27.17% 3,710 5.91% 62,725
1998 (Mar)[3] 43,083 68.94% 15,804 25.29% 3,608 5.77% 62,495
1999 (Mar)[3] 44,216 70.40% 15,178 24.17% 3,415 5.44% 62,809
2000 (Mar)[3] 44,383 70.72% 15,013 23.92% 3,363 5.36% 62,759
2001 (Mar)[3] 44,776 71.04% 14,987 23.78% 3,265 5.18% 63,028
2002 (Mar)[3] 45,099 71.43% 14,776 23.40% 3,265 5.17% 63,140
2003 (Mar)[3] 45,622 72.28% 14,364 22.76% 3,136 4.97% 63,122
2004 (Mar)[3] 46,807 74.04% 13,290 21.02% 3,124 4.94% 63,221
2005 (Mar)[3][4] 47,749 75.24% 12,662 19.95% 2,924 4.81% 63,465
2006 (Mar)[3][5] 48,574 76.70% 11,834 18.69% 2,924 4.62% 63,332
2007 (Mar)[3][6] 49,820 78.67% 10,621 16.77% 2,886 4.56% 63,327
2008 (Mar)[3][7] 51,082 80.73% 9,442 14.92% 2,749 4.34% 63,273
2009 (Mar)[3][8] 52,808 82.49% 8,473 13.24% 2,734 4.27% 64,015
2010 (Mar)[3][9] 54,257 84.81% 7,180 11.22% 2,537 3.97% 63,974
2011 (Mar)[3][10] 55,188 85.62% 6,809 10.56% 2,463 3.82% 64,460
2012 (Mar)[3][11] 55,956 86.62% 6,347 9.83% 2,297 3.56% 64,600
2013 (Mar)[3][12] 57,140 87.32% 5,999 9.17% 2,297 3.51% 65,436
2014 (Mar)[13] 58,177 88.40% 5,334 8.11% 2,297 3.49% 65,808
2015 (Mar)[14] 58,825 89.09% 4,908 7.43% 2,297 3.48% 66,030
2016 (Mar)[15] 60,510 90.74% 3,880 5.82% 2,297 3.44% 66,687
2017 (Mar)[16] 61,680 91.56% 3,479 5.16% 2,209 3.28% 67,368
2018 (Mar)[17] 62,049 92.70% 3,201 4.78% 1,685 2.52% 66,935
2019 (Mar)[17] 62,891 93.29% 2,839 4.21% 1,685 2.50% 67,415
2020 (Mar)[18] 63,950 94.10% 2,402 3.54% 1,604 2.36% 67,956
2021 (Mar)[19] 64,403 94.57% 2,112 3.10% 1,588 2.33% 68,103
2022 (Mar)[20] 65,093 95.67% 1,655 2.43% 1,294 1.90% 68,043
2023 (Mar)[21] 65,977 96.20% 1,345 1.96% 1,262 1.84% 68,584

Progress of India's Project Unigauge

Lines that were scrapped

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These lines were dismantled without a broad-gauge replacement. These were mostly industrial railways, forest railways, etc.

  1. Champaner Road – Pani Mines 49 kilometres (30 mi)[22][23]
  2. Godhra Junction – Lunavada 41.5 kilometres (25.8 mi)[22][23]
  3. Mahuva Junction – Velavadar 55 kilometres (34 mi)
  4. Than – Chotila 22 kilometres (14 mi)
  5. Victor – Dungar Junction 7 kilometres (4.3 mi)
  6. Sanganer – Toda Rai Singh 104.4 kilometres (64.9 mi)
  7. Ujjain – Agar 68 kilometres (42 mi)
  8. Dabla – Singhana 32 kilometres (20 mi)
  9. Dudhwa – Chandan Chauki 12 kilometres (7.5 mi)
  10. Dudhwa – Gauri Phanta 23.3 kilometres (14.5 mi)

Lines which are to be preserved (will not be converted)

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These lines have their original gauge preserved as these are identified as heritage railways. Some of these are also among the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India.

  1. Darjeeling Himalayan Railway 88 kilometres (55 mi) (Narrow Gauge - 610 mm)
  2. Kalka–Shimla Railway 96.6 kilometres (60.0 mi) (Narrow Gauge - 762 mm)
  3. Kangra Valley Railway 164 kilometres (102 mi) (Narrow Gauge - 762 mm)
  4. Matheran Hill Railway 21 kilometres (13 mi) (Narrow Gauge - 610 mm)
  5. Patalpani–Balwara 32 kilometres (20 mi) (Meter Gauge - 1000 mm)
  6. Nilgiri Mountain Railway 46 kilometres (29 mi) (Meter Gauge - 1000 mm)
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