Massive railway boost: Amit Shah calls Rs 17,155 crore investment under PM Modi, game-changer

New Delhi: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Amit Shah, expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for allocating Rs 17,155 crore for railways in Gujarat in the 2025 Union Budget, a minitry release said on Wednesday.

Railway network Gujarat

In a post on X, Shah said under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the railway network of Gujarat, along with the entire country, is witnessing a golden period of development and expansion and the Union Budget2025-26 will further accelerate this journey of progress.Amit Shah said that during 2009-14 under the opposition government, only Rs 589 crore was allocated for railways in Gujarat during 2009 to 2014, while the Modi government has made a historic announcement to increase that amount by 29 times, to Rs 17,155 crore in the year 2025-26.

Re- development of 7 major stations

In the past decade, the electrification of railway tracks in Gujarat has increased by 22 times, and now 97 per cent of the railway tracks in Gujarat have been electrified, he added.He said, in the coming days, 87 stations in the state will be developed as Amrit Stations at a cost of Rs 6,303 crore. Among these, the key stations include Ahmedabad, Anand, Ankleshwar, Jamnagar, Junagadh Junction, Mehsana Junction, Navsari, Porbandar, Rajkot Junction, Vadodara, and Vapi.Top of Form The redevelopment of 7 major stations is also under progress at a cost of Rs 5,572 crore which include Gandhinagar Capital, Sabarmati, Somnath, Udhna, Surat, New Bhuj, and Ahmedabad.

Employment in Gujarat

Being the Member of Parliament from Gandhinagar, he expressed delight that Rs 799 crore is being invested for the redevelopment of the Gandhinagar. He said that this transformation of the railway network in the state will further boost trade, industry, transportation, and employment in Gujarat, added the release.

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