Following is from the PIB http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=36480.

RAJYA SABHA

            The list of Ports where Railways are considering rail connectivity is given hereunder:

S.No.

State

Port

1.

Maharashtra

1.       Rewas Port

2.       PNP Port

3.       Dighi Port

2.

Orissa

1.       Dharma Port

2.       Kirtania Port

3.       Gopalpur Port

3.

Andhra Pradesh

1.       Gangavaram Port

2.       Krishnapatam Port

3.       Machilipatnam Port

4.       Nizampatnam Port

5.       Kakinada Port

4.

Gujarat

1.       Hazira Port

2.       Bedi Port

3.       Porbandar Port

4.       Rozi Port

5.       Dahej Port

5.

Tamil Nadu

1.       Karaikal Port

2.       Ennore Port

6.

Kerala

1.       Vallarpadam Port

7.

Karnataka

      1.   Belekeri Port

8.

West Bengal

      1.   Diamond Harbor

           

            The status of the proposals in Gujarat is as under :

Gujarat :

·         Gujarat Maritime Board had commissioned M/s. RITES for a feasibility cum traffic survey report for providing rail connectivity to Rozi & Bedi Port from Windmill Station in year 2003.  GMB has yet to approach Railways for rail connectivity.

·         Gujarat Maritime Board had commissioner M/s RITES for a survey to provide connectivity to Porbandar Port.  The report was submitted in June 2002.  GMB is considering constructing a rail link of 5.1 km from Porbandar to Porbandar Port at their own cost.

            This information was given by the Minister of State for Railways, Shri R. Velu in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.