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Odisha
3 buyers · 8 tenders · checked 2026-10-03
East Coast Railway hub with 2026 port-rail multitracking sanctioned; Bhubaneswar Metro scrapped; pitching India's first rail-tech manufacturing park.
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0Metro systems operating
1IR zones headquartered
3Buyers tracked
8Tenders tracked
- Live pipeline
- ₹9,000–10,500 cr sanctioned in-window (2026 multitracking + KAVACH), plus a terminated ₹6,000 cr-class metro programme
- Technology areas
- Signalling & train control, Track & civil, Rolling-stock hardware
Key figures
East Coast Railway freight load…286.3 MT originating freight FY2025-26 (all-time high; +27 MT y-o-y) — IR's highest-loading zone, ~17.1% of IR's 1,669.9 MT
2 sources · all secondary
- ○ UNI · East Coast Railway logs record freight loading in 2025-26 (286.3 MT) (published 2026-04 · checked 2026-08-20)
- ○ RailPost.in · ECoR FY26 performance — IR's highest freight-loading zone (published 2026-04 · checked 2026-08-20)
Bhubaneswar MetroBhubaneswar Metro (26 km, 20 stations, ~₹5,900–6,300 cr, state-funded) terminated by cabinet 2026-04-04; minister later called it 'paused'
3 sources · all secondary
- ○ Odisha Plus · Bhubaneswar Metro project cancelled; DMRC agreement annulled; economic-corridor pivot (published 2026-04 · checked 2026-08-20)
- ○ Swarajya · Odisha scraps Bhubaneswar Metro project over low ridership (published 2026-04 · checked 2026-08-20)
- ○ Swarajya · Odisha minister says metro project only on hold, not scrapped (published 2026-04-12 · checked 2026-08-20)
Buyers
| Buyer | Type | Tenders | Contracts awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhubaneswar Metro Rail Corporation Limited | State SPV | 3 | 2 |
| East Coast Railway | IR zone | 5 | 0 |
| Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation | Other | 0 | 0 |
Tenders
| Tender | Buyer | Status | Value band | Next key date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBC-03 viaduct 6 elevated stations Capital–Vihar | BMRCL (Bhubaneswar) | Awarded | ₹550–600 cr | Awarded August 2024 |
| BBC-04 viaduct 7 elevated stations Acharya–KIIT | BMRCL (Bhubaneswar) | Awarded | ₹600–650 cr | Awarded August 2024 |
| BBC-05 viaduct 6 elevated stations KIIT–Trisulia | BMRCL (Bhubaneswar) | Awarded | ₹850–900 cr | Awarded August 2024 |
| Bhadrak–Haridaspur 4th line | ECoR | Planned | ₹1,500–2,000 cr | Sanctioned August 2026 |
| Cuttack–Paradeep Badabandha 3rd 4th lines | ECoR | Planned | ₹2,000–2,500 cr | Sanctioned August 2026 |
| Doubling Paradip–Haridaspur line Paradip port feeder | ECoR | Planned | ₹2,500–3,000 cr | Sanctioned July 2026 |
| Kharagpur–Bhadrak Ranital 4th line West Bengal Odisha | ECoR | Planned | ₹3,000–3,500 cr | Sanctioned August 2026 |
| KAVACH ATP 631 RKm ECoR six sections | ECoR | Planned | ₹250–300 cr | Sanctioned June 2026 |
Cities
| City | Network status | Networks |
|---|---|---|
| Bhubaneswar | metro construction terminated (Apr 2026); ECoR zonal HQ |
Players with a footprint here
| Player | Kind | Footprint |
|---|---|---|
| Ranjit Buildcon | Civil contractor | Project presence |
| JSPL | Track technology supplier | Plant |
| SAIL | Track technology supplier | Plant |
| Jupiter Wagons | Rolling-stock OEM | Plant |
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- Sanction wave 2026 (4)
- Kb line (4)
- Railtech park (3)
- Dhamra connectivity (4)
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