Maharashtra Railway Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (MRIDL) has completed the 55-km long Umred-Itwari section of the Nagpur-Nagbhid Railway Gauge Conversion Project in Maharashtra.
The project involves conversion of the 106 km long Nagpur-Nagbhid narrow gauge railway line into broad gauge (BG) in Maharashtra at an estimated cost of Rs 9.22 billion. It will boost the freight and passenger traffic on the section and will provide improved transportation of coal to nearby coal mines.