According to reports, IR completed eight capacity enhancement projects during the lockdown period. One of the completed projects involved upgradation of the 389 km railway line from Jhajha in Bihar to Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction in Uttar Pradesh. The railway line can now handle trains running at 130 kmph as compared to the 110 kmph handled earlier. In addition, three projects with a combined length of 68 km, another three projects with a combined length of 45 km and a new 82 km port connectivity line to Paradip were also commissioned during the lockdown period.
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