A total of 28 railway projects worth Rs 26,025 crore are in progress in the state of Jharkhand. They include projects for laying 12 new lines at an estimated cost of Rs 13,379 crore; gauge conversion of one line at a cost of Rs 48.73 crore; and doubling of 17 lines at a cost of Rs 12,598 crore.

The works for laying 12 new lines including Chitra-Basukinath (37 km), Godda-Pakur (80 km), Barwadih-Chirmari (182 km), Gaya-Bodhgaya-Chatra, Gaya-Natesar (Nalanda) (97 km), Gaya-Daltonganj via Rafiganj (136.88 km), Giridih-Koderma (102.5 km), Hansdiha-Godda (30 km), Koderma-Ranchi (189 km), Koderma-Tilaiya (68 km), Pirpainti-Jasidih (97 km) and Rampurhat-Mandarhill via Dumka (130 km) with new MM for Rampurhat-Murarai (29.48 km) 3rd line are in progress.

Gauge conversion of Ranchi-Lohardaga with extension to Tori (113 km) is also going on. The work for doubling of lines including Garwa road-rail over rail (10 km), Gomoh-flyover for down trains (15 km), Bondamunda-Ranchi (166 km), Chakradharpur-Goelkera 3rd line (34 km), Denea-Ranchi Road (25.2 km), Dhanbad-Sonnagar-Patratu 3rd line (291 km), Dongoaposi-Rajkharswan 3rd line (65 km), Garhwa Road-Ramna (32.32 km), Goelkera-Manohrpur 3rd line (40 km), Jarangdih-Danea (29.2 km), Khargpur-Adityapur 3rd line (132 km), Manoharpur-Bondamanda 3rd line (30 km), Rajkharswan-Chakradharpur 3rd line (20 km), Ramna-Singrauli (160 km), Ranchi Road-Patratu (31 km) and Sini-Adityapur (22.5 km) 3rd line are going on.