Pariksha SaathiSatna–Devendranagar (53 km) and Rewa–Churhat (65 km) rail sections of the Lalitpur–Singrauli project opened in Madhya Pradesh
Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, joining by video conference, and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav inaugurated the Satna–Devendranagar and Rewa–Churhat rail sections in the Vindhya region of Madhya Pradesh on 24 October 2026, and a new Devendranagar–Churhat passenger train was flagged off. Both sections are part of the 541-km Lalitpur–Singrauli Railway Project, which, the Chief Minister said, will strengthen connectivity between Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, benefiting Lalitpur, Chhatarpur, Panna, Satna, Rewa, Sidhi and Singrauli. The 65-km Rewa–Churhat line, built at about ₹1,070 crore, brings rail connectivity to Sidhi district; the 53-km Satna–Devendranagar line, built at about ₹873 crore, will help move cement, clinker and other goods from the region's limestone and cement industries. The Railway Minister said railway projects worth about ₹1 lakh crore are under way in Madhya Pradesh.
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Learning context
Under the Amrit Bharat Station scheme, a scheme for the modernisation of railway stations, the Ministry of Railways identified a total of 1,275 stations across the country, including border areas, for development; the Railway Minister gave the State/UT-wise list in a written reply in the Lok Sabha on 8 February 2023. Madhya Pradesh's list has 80 stations, among them Khajuraho, Rewa, Orchha and Chhindwara. Station modernisation works are generally executed under Plan Head-53, Customer Amenities.
Check yourself: how many stations were identified under the Amrit Bharat Station scheme in the February 2023 list, and how many of them are in Madhya Pradesh?
1,275 stations in all, 80 of them in Madhya Pradesh.
Revision task: from this release, note the two sections, their lengths and costs, the parent project and its length, the district newly connected and the new passenger train; from the note, the scheme's name, the number of stations, Madhya Pradesh's count and the plan head that funds station works.
Test yourself
The Satna–Devendranagar and Rewa–Churhat rail sections opened on 24 October 2026 are part of which railway project?
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Answer: Lalitpur–Singrauli
Both sections are part of the 541-km Lalitpur–Singrauli Railway Project, which is to strengthen connectivity between Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. The 65-km Rewa–Churhat line brings rail connectivity to Sidhi district.
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