The Indore - Dahod railway line of the Western Railway Zone is an under construction public transit system in the state of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat. It will connect Indore with Dahod on Mathura–Vadodara section. This line will reduce the distance between Indore and Dahod by 100 km.
History
The Project, approved in 2008 had 8 tunnels in the original design which was later revised to 3 tunnels, The project is likely to exceed the original cost of Rs 1643 crores. and work started in 2012.
Route and halts
Indore–Dahod line#Station NameStation CodeConnections1 INDB Indore–Gwalior line2 SFNR None3 LKMN None4 RJQ None5 RAU Akola–Ratlam line5 TIHI None6 Pithampur PTMPR None7 Sagore SAGOR None8 Gunawad GUNWD None9 DHAR Chhota Udaipur–Dhar line10 Sardarpur SRDPR None11 JHBUA None12 Pitol PITOL None13 Katwara KTWRA None14 DHD Mathura–Vadodara section
Present status
2026 Mar: Out of 204.76 km Indore–Dahod new rail line project, 32.30 km is already operational (21 km Indore–Tihi and 11.30 km Katwara-Dahod sections), the remaining Tihi tunnel (likley completion by June 2026) and Tihi-Katwara sections (Jhabua-Katwara by April-June 2026) are under construction with the revised overall target project completion date of 28 February 2027.Indore–Dahod line project, indiainvestmentgrid.gov.in, accessed 12 March 2026.
See also
Future of rail transport in India Bhopal-Ramganj Mandi line, under-construction with target completion by December 2027, will provide shorter route from Ludiana-Hisar-Jaipur-Kota to Bhopal Manmad–Indore line, target completion date of 2028-29. Chhota Udaipur–Dhar line, target completion date of 2027. Wardha–Nanded line, under-construction via Yavatmal-Pusad target completion by 2027-28, will provide shorter route from North India to Pusad-Nanded.
Existing Mathura–Vadodara section Chhota Udaipur–Dhar line
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