No direct Belapur-Parli railway line, government confirms

Asked and answered by: Asked by Shri Bhausaheb Rajaram Wakchaure; Answered by the Ministry of Railways (Minister Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw).

What the government said

• The government states there is no direct railway line between Belapur and Parli.
• Belapur is an existing station on the Manmad-Belapur-Ahilyanagar section, connected to Parli via Parbhani, Jalna, and Manmad.
• The Daund-Manmad Doubling project (236 Km, ₹3,426 crore) has been commissioned.
• The Ahilyanagar-Beed-Parli Vaijnath section (201 Km) has been commissioned.
• Work has been taken up on the balance section of the Ahilyanagar-Beed-Parli Vaijnath project (total 261 Km, ₹5,800 crore).
• The Rahuri-Shani Shignapur New Line (22 Km, ₹494 crore) and Puntamba-Sainagar Shirdi Doubling (17 Km, ₹227 crore) are declared Special Railway Projects for Land Acquisition.
• Surveys are completed or in progress for four new lines including Nashik Road-Sainagar Shirdi and Pune-Ahilyanagar.
• Budget allocation for infrastructure in Maharashtra increased from ₹1,171 crore/year (2009-14) to ₹23,926 crore (2026-27).
• As of 01.04.2026, 52 projects totaling 5,956 km and costing ₹1,42,635 crore are sanctioned in Maharashtra.
• The Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR) project is under execution with 4.8 km of the under-sea tunnel completed in Maharashtra.

Also in the document

• The answer does not explicitly confirm or deny a decision to suspend the Belapur-Parli line, instead clarifying that no direct line exists and listing alternative connectivity projects.
• The answer does not address the specific public agitation and hunger strike mentioned in part (b) of the question.
• The answer does not provide a specific timeline for the revival or completion of the mentioned projects, stating that timelines depend on appraisals and approvals.