Project Unigauge, started on 1 April 1992, is an ongoing effort by

Indian Railways Indian Railways is a state-owned enterprise that is organised as a departmental undertaking of the Ministry of Railways (India), Ministry of Railways of the Government of India and operates India's national railway system. , it manages the fou ...

to convert and unify almost all

rail gauges In rail transport, track gauge is the distance between the two rails of a railway track. All vehicles on a rail network must have wheelsets that are compatible with the track gauge. Since many different track gauges exist worldwide, gauge dif ...

in India to

broad gauge A broad-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge (the distance between the rails) broader than the used by standard-gauge railways. Broad gauge of , more known as Russian gauge, is the dominant track gauge in former Soviet Union countries ...

Progress

Lines that were scrapped

These lines were dismantled without a broad-gauge replacement. These were mostly industrial railways, forest railways, etc. # – Pani Mines # –

Lunavada Lunavada (also transliterated as Lunawada) is a Municipal council (India), municipality in the Mahisagar district, Mahisagar district, formerly in the northern part of Gujarat state of India. Lunawada is the administrative headquarters of the M ...

# – Velavadar # Than –

Chotila Chotila is a Hindu temple town and Taluka headquarters of Chotila Taluka, Surendranagar district, located near Rajkot, Gujarat, India. Nearby railway stations included Than & Rajkot. The distance from the Than junction to Chotila is 21 km ...

# Victor – Dungar Junction # – Toda Rai Singh # –

Agar Agar ( or ), or agar-agar, is a jelly-like substance consisting of polysaccharides obtained from the cell walls of some species of red algae, primarily from " ogonori" and " tengusa". As found in nature, agar is a mixture of two components, t ...

# – Chandan Chauki # – Gauri Phanta

Lines which are to be preserved (will not be converted)

These lines have their original gauge preserved as these are identified as heritage railways. Some of these are also among the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India. #

Darjeeling Himalayan Railway The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, also known as the DHR or the Toy Train, is a narrow-gauge, gauge railway that runs between New Jalpaiguri and Darjeeling in the Indian state of West Bengal. Built between 1879 and 1881, it is about long. It c ...

(Narrow Gauge - 610 mm) #

Kalka–Shimla Railway The Kalka–Shimla Railway is a narrow-gauge railway in North India which traverses a mostly mountainous route from Kalka to Shimla. It is known for dramatic views of the hills and surrounding villages. The railway was built under the direction ...

(Narrow Gauge - 762 mm) # Kangra Valley Railway (Narrow Gauge - 762 mm) #

Matheran Hill Railway The Matheran Hill Railway (MHR) is a narrow-gauge heritage railway in Maharashtra, India, which is administered by the Central Railway zone. It covers a distance of , connecting Neral, India, Neral to Matheran in the Western Ghats. The MHR is o ...

(Narrow Gauge - 610 mm) #

Nilgiri Mountain Railway The Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR), colloquially called the "Toy Train" by locals, is a railway in Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu, India, built by the British in 1908. The railway is operated by the Southern Railway and is the only rack railwa ...

(Meter Gauge - 1000 mm)

References

{{Navbox track gauge History of rail transport in India

Progress

Lines that were scrapped

Lines which are to be preserved (will not be converted)

See also

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