Lok Sabha Question No. 5319 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-28
Subject: Doubling of Rail Lines in Bihar
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RAMA DEVI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5319 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.03.2018

DOUBLING OF RAIL LINES IN BIHAR

†5319.  SHRIMATI  RAMA  DEVI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS  be pleased to state:

(a) the nature of works being executed for doubling of rail lines in the country particularly in Bihar along with location-wise details thereof;

(b)  the names of rail line where doubling work has been executed in Bihar during the last three years and the details of funds allocated for the same; and

(c)  the  names  of  doubling  of  rail  line  works  which  are  likely  to  be completed during this financial year in Bihar?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  5319  BY  SHRIMATI  RAMA  DEVI  TO  BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 28.03.2018 REGARDING DOUBLING OF RAIL LINES IN BIHAR.

(a)  and  (b):  Doubling  of  Railway  lines  being  executed  on  Indian Railways  including  those  of  Bihar  involves  works  like  earthwork, formation,  ballasting,  track  linking,  etc.  Details  of  doubling  projects being executed by Railway falling fully/partly in the State of Bihar for the last three years are as under:-

( ` in crore)

|   S. No | Project                                                         | Year of Sanctio n   |   Anticipat ed cost | Outlay 2015- 16   |   Outlay 2016- 17 |   Outlay 2017- 18 |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|       1 | Pirpainti-Bhagalpur (50.67 km)                                  | 2011-12             |                 332 | 57                |            110    |                71 |
|       2 | Chhapra-Ballia Patch Doubling (65 km)                           | 2012-13             |                 477 | 100               |            180    |               110 |
|       3 | Katreah-Kursela patch Doubling incl.bridge on river Kosi (7 km) | 2012-13             |                  99 | 2                 |             32    |                45 |
|       4 | Hajipur-Ramdayalu (48 km)                                       | 2013-14             |                 367 | 40                |            160    |               125 |
|       5 | Patratu-Sonnagar 3rd line (291 km)                              | 2015-16             |                3406 | 103               |            250    |                70 |
|       6 | Hajipur-Bachwara (72 km)                                        | 2015-16             |                 679 | 16                |             70    |                75 |
|       7 | Samastipur-Darbhanga (38 km)                                    | 2015-16             |                 491 | 9                 |             45    |                50 |
|       8 | Kiul-Gaya (123 km)                                              | 2015-16             |                1200 | 36                |            125    |               100 |
|       9 | Rampur Dumra-Tal- Rajendrapul-Addl bridge and doubling (14 km)  | 2015-16             |                1491 | 20                |             51    |               120 |
|      10 | Karota Patner - Mankatha - Surface triangle line (10 km)        | 2016-17             |                 129 | -                 |              0.02 |                10 |
|      11 | Gaya - Bypass line for Manpur (2km)                             | 2016-17             |                  30 | -                 |              0.02 |                10 |
|      12 | Sagauli - Valmikinagar (109.7 km)                               | 2016-17             |                1215 | -                 |              0.02 |                01 |
|      13 | Muzaffarpur - Sagauli (100.6 km)                                | 2016-17             |                1186 | -                 |              0.02 |                02 |

Pirpainti-Kahalgaon  (20.3  km)  section  of  Pirpainti-Bhagalpur  (59  Km) doubling project has been commissioned on 19.12.2017.

(c): Completion of projects depends upon several factors like complete handing  over  of  encumbrance-free  land  by  the  State  Government, forestry clearances, shifting of utilities, Road over/under bridges, canal & electrical  crossings,  etc.  Hence,  no  time-frame  has  been  fixed  for completion of these projects.

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