Lok Sabha Question No. 1344 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-23
Subject: Line Expansion Programme
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RATTAN LAL KATARIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1344 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.11.2016

## LINE EXPANSION PROGRAMME

1344.   SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has approved Railway infra-projects worth Rs.  21000/-  in  an  effort  to  decongest  the  busy  sectors  in  various parts of the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  through  these  projects,  the  Railways  will  undertake  a massive line expansion programme that involves track construction of a total length of 1937.38 Km. and if so, the details in this regard;
- (c) the  name  of  States  which  will  be  covered  under  this  expansion programme;
- (d) whether  Delhi,  Ambala,  Chandigarh  and  Kolkata,  Ambala-Amritsar corridors have been included in these projects; and
- (e) 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. 1344 BY SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 23.11.2016 REGARDING LINE EXPANSION PROGRAMME

(a) to (e) :  Yes, Madam.  Government has approved 9 decongestion projects in August, 2016 which involve track construction of 1937.39 Km.  Details of the projects, alongwith cost and States where they are situated are as under:-

| S. No.   | Name of the project                    |   Length (in Km.) |   Cost (in ` Crores) | States Covered                |
|----------|----------------------------------------|-------------------|----------------------|-------------------------------|
| 1        | New Bongaigaon-Kamakhya doubling       |            176    |              2232.32 | Assam                         |
| 2        | Kharagpur-Nimpura- Adityapur 3 rd line |            132    |              1312.44 | West Bengal, Jharkhand        |
| 3        | Rajanandgaon-Nagpur 3 rd line          |            228.3  |              1908.51 | Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra     |
| 4        | Mathura-Jhansi 3 rd line               |            273.8  |              3677.76 | Uttar Pradesh                 |
| 5        | Jhansi-Bina 3 rd line                  |            152.57 |              2001.63 | Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh |
| 6        | Itarsi-Nagpur 3 rd line                |            280    |              2449.91 | Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra   |
| 7        | Ballarshah- Kazipet 3 rd line          |            201.04 |              2063.03 | Maharashtra, Telangana        |
| 8        | Vijaywada-Gudur 3 rd line              |            287.68 |              3246    | Andhra Pradesh                |
| 9        | Jharsuguda-Bilaspur 4 th line          |            206    |              1973.64 | Odisha, Chhattisgarh          |
|          | Total                                  |           1937.39 |             20865.2  |                               |

Though  projects  are  situated  in  a  particular  State  but  all  decongestion projects such as doubling/3 rd  line/4 th  line are taken up to increase the throughput and improve fluidity of movement of trains which impacts entire network.

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