Lok Sabha Question No. 1466 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-27
Subject: New Rail Lines in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: ANSHUL VERMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1466 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.12.2017

## NEW RAIL LINES IN MAHARASHTRA AND UTTAR PRADESH

## †1466.   SHRI ANSHUL VERMA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  survey  regarding laying of new railway lines, gauge conversion and electrification of old  lines  in  various  States  of  the  country  including  Uttar  Pradesh and Maharashtra;
- (b) if so, the length of new railway lines proposed to be laid in various States including Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra;
- (c) the  place-wise  details  thereof  including  the  length  of  proposed railway lines for gauge conversion and electrification;
- (d) the scheme of the Government for laying of new railway line, gauge conversion and electrification during the current financial year; and
- (e) whether there is a proposal to construct dedicated freight corridor also and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a) to (e):    A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  1466  BY  SHRI  ANSHUL  VERMA  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK SABHA ON 27.12.2017 REGARDING NEW RAIL LINES IN MAHARASHTRA AND UTTAR PRADESH

(a)  &  (b):  During  the  last  three  years  and  current  year,  Railways  have conducted surveys for 199 nos. of new lines for a total length of 23983 km & 11 nos. for gauge conversion for a total length of 797 km that includes States of Uttar Pradesh and also Maharashtra. Details are as under:

| S. No.   | Railway Zone       | No. of surveys conducted   | No. of surveys conducted   | No. of surveys conducted   | No. of surveys conducted   |
|----------|--------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|          |                    | New Line                   | New Line                   | Gauge Conversion           | Gauge Conversion           |
|          |                    | Nos.                       | Kms                        | Nos.                       | Kms                        |
| 1        | Central            | 13                         | 1448                       | 1                          | 84                         |
| 2        | East Coast         | 15                         | 2241                       | 0                          | 0                          |
| 3        | East Central       | 4                          | 218                        | 0                          | 0                          |
| 4        | Eastern            | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          |
| 5        | North Central      | 11                         | 1161                       | 0                          | 0                          |
| 6        | North Eastern      | 6                          | 619                        | 1                          | 84                         |
| 7        | Northeast Frontier | 7                          | 524                        | 0                          | 0                          |
| 8        | Northern           | 41                         | 4746                       | 1                          | 172                        |
| 9        | North Western      | 20                         | 2137                       | 0                          | 0                          |
| 10       | South Central      | 13                         | 1523                       | 0                          | 0                          |
| 11       | South East Central | 28                         | 5427                       | 0                          | 0                          |
| 12       | South Eastern      | 2                          | 172                        | 0                          | 0                          |
| 13       | Southern           | 16                         | 1247                       | 0                          | 0                          |
| 14       | South Western      | 8                          | 704                        | 0                          | 0                          |
| 15       | West Central       | 5                          | 1062                       | 0                          | 0                          |
| 16       | Western            | 10                         | 754                        | 8                          | 457                        |

Ministry  of  Railways  have  decided  to  electrify  100% of  its  Broad  Gauge routes.  Accordingly electrification of 13,675 route kilometers of railway lines have been identified  for  inclusion  in  Budget  2018-19.  State-wise  details  total route  kilometers  identified  for  electrification  including  Uttar  Pradesh  and Maharashtra are Appended.

A  total  of  177  ongoing  new  line  projects  totaling  20,412  Km  and  58 ongoing gauge conversion projects totaling 8,005 Km have been taken up that include the State of Maharashtra. Details of these projects are available in Pink Book laid on the Table of the House alongwith Budget Papers.

(c)  &  (d):    In  the  current  financial  year  2017-18,  a  total  of  3500  Km  of  New Lines, Gauge Conversion, Doubling (including Dedicated Freight Corridor lines) and 4000 Route Km of Railway Electrification have been planned/targeted. (e):  Ministry of Railways have sanctioned implementation of Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFCs), namely, Western DFC (1504 Km) and Eastern DFC (1856 Km). Western  DFC  starts  from  Jawaharlal  Nehru  Port  Trust  (JNPT),  Mumbai  and passes  through  the  States  of  Maharashtra,  Gujarat,  Rajasthan,  Haryana  and terminate at Dadri in Uttar Pradesh.  Eastern DFC starts from Sahnewal near Ludhiana in Punjab and passes through the States of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh,

Bihar, Jharkhand and terminate at Dankuni in West Bengal.

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APPENDIX  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  AND  (b)  OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1466  BY  SHRI  ANSHUL  VERMA  TO  BE ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  27.12.2017  REGARDING  NEW  RAIL LINES IN MAHARASHTRA AND UTTAR PRADESH

(a) &  (b): State-wise  details total route kilometers  identified for electrification including Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra are as under:-

| S.No.   | STATE               | TOTAL ROUTE KILOMETERS IDENTIFIED FOR ELECTRIFICATION   |
|---------|---------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh      | 385                                                     |
| 2       | Assam               | 1448                                                    |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh   | 12                                                      |
| 4       | Bihar               | 566                                                     |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh        | 76                                                      |
| 6       | Gujarat             | 1088                                                    |
| 7       | Haryana             | 116                                                     |
| 8       | Himachal Pradesh 40 |                                                         |
| 9       | Jharkhand           | 293                                                     |
| 10      | Karnataka           | 1051                                                    |
| 11      | Kerala              | 150                                                     |
| 12      | Madhya Pradesh      | 416                                                     |
| 13      | Maharashtra         | 615                                                     |
| 14      | Mizoram             | 02                                                      |
| 15      | Odisha              | 583                                                     |
| 16      | Punjab              | 964                                                     |
| 17      | Rajasthan           | 1991                                                    |
| 18      | Telangana           | 301                                                     |
| 19      | Tamil Nadu          | 1016                                                    |
| 20      | Tripura             | 267                                                     |
| 21      | Uttar Pradesh       | 1308                                                    |
| 22      | Uttarakhand         | 185                                                     |
| 23      | West Bengal         | 802                                                     |
|         | Total               | 13675                                                   |

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