Rishikesh-Karnaprayag New Rail Line
A strategic 125 km Himalayan rail line from Rishikesh to Karnaprayag, with extensive tunnelling, planned to improve all-weather rail access into Garhwal.
Compared with the first announced target
The Himalayan rail line has moved beyond earlier public delivery windows and remains under construction, so it is tracked as delayed until latest RVNL/Railway commissioning evidence confirms delivery.
Char Dham pilgrims, Uttarakhand residents, defence logistics and tourism/economic activity along the Garhwal corridor
Timeline
The new rail line entered public implementation as a strategic Uttarakhand connectivity project.
RVNL and contractors progressed station, tunnel and bridge packages along the mountain alignment.
Current public tracking treats completion as a revised late-stage construction target.
Risk notes
- Long tunnel-heavy Himalayan alignment
- Geology, landslide and disaster-prone terrain risks
- Station access, muck disposal and local interface complexity
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