India’s Cabinet approved three Indian Railways multitracking projects worth about Rs 18,509 crore across Delhi, Haryana, Maharashtra and Karnataka, and cleared a 11.56-km Noida Metro extension (Sector 142 to Botanical Garden) costing Rs 2,372 crore.

The approvals add ~389 km of additional rail line capacity (3rd/4th lines on key corridors), enabling higher train throughput on congested passenger-and-freight routes and reducing scheduling constraints for logistics operators. The Kasara–Manmad package (Thane–Nashik) is scoped as a five-year build, setting a concrete timeline for capacity relief on the Mumbai–Howrah high-density route. The Noida Metro extension adds eight elevated stations and expands the operational Noida/Greater Noida network to 61.62 km, changing last-mile connectivity assumptions for employers, real estate developers, and transit-dependent commuters along the corridor.