Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced the doubling of the Gondia-Balharshah railway line in Maharashtra, which is 240 kilometres long and will cost Rs 4,819 crore.

• This transformative project is set to play a pivotal role in enhancing passenger and freight connectivity between northern and southern India.
• Maharashtra has been given railway projects worth Rs. 1.73 lakh crore, including the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train and the dedicated freight corridor.
• In the current fiscal year alone, the state has been allotted more than Rs. 23,000 crore.