Lok Sabha Question No. 3662 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-07
Subject: Replacement of Diesel Engines by Electric Engines
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: VASANTHI M., PANKAJ CHOWDHARY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 3662 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.12.2016

## REPLACEMENT OF DIESEL ENGINES BY ELECTRIC ENGINES

3662.   SHRIMATI VASANTHI M.: SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of diesel and electric engines in operation in the country, zone-wise;
- (b) whether  diesel  engines  of  trains  have  been  replaced  by electric engines on recently electrified rail routes and if so, the details thereof/zone-wise;
- (c) if so, whether this will reduce travel time of such trains, and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a) to (d) : A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3662 BY SHRIMATI VASANTHI M. AND SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 07.12.2016  REGARDING  REPLACEMENT  OF  DIESEL  ENGINES  BY ELECTRIC ENGINES.

(a) Details are as under:-

Zone-wise number of diesel and electric engines in operation as on 01.11.2016 is given below:

| Zonal Railway                                                      | Nos. of Diesel Locos                                               | Nos. of Electric Locos                                             | Total                                                              |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Central Railway                                                    | 314                                                                | 622                                                                | 936                                                                |
| Eastern Railway                                                    | 327                                                                | 257                                                                | 584                                                                |
| East Central Railway                                               | 322                                                                | 403                                                                | 725                                                                |
| East Coast Railway                                                 | 267                                                                | 344                                                                | 611                                                                |
| Northern Railway                                                   | 540                                                                | 410                                                                | 950                                                                |
| North Central Railway                                              | 130                                                                | 421                                                                | 551                                                                |
| North Eastern Railway                                              | 256                                                                | -                                                                  | 256                                                                |
| Northeast Frontier Railway                                         | 411                                                                | -                                                                  | 411                                                                |
| North Western Railway                                              | 271                                                                | -                                                                  | 271                                                                |
| Southern Railway                                                   | 304                                                                | 449                                                                | 753                                                                |
| South Central Railway                                              | 599                                                                | 591                                                                | 1190                                                               |
| South Eastern Railway                                              | 293                                                                | 605                                                                | 898                                                                |
| South East Central Railway                                         | 154                                                                | 222                                                                | 376                                                                |
| South Western Railway                                              | 347                                                                | -                                                                  | 347                                                                |
| Western Railway                                                    | 428                                                                | 399                                                                | 827                                                                |
| West Central Railway                                               | 393                                                                | 604                                                                | 997                                                                |
| Total nos. of Diesel and Electric locos on Indian Railways - 10683 | Total nos. of Diesel and Electric locos on Indian Railways - 10683 | Total nos. of Diesel and Electric locos on Indian Railways - 10683 | Total nos. of Diesel and Electric locos on Indian Railways - 10683 |

…2/-

- (b)  With  progressive  electrification  of  Railways,  65  pairs  (130 trains)  have  been  replaced  by  38  electric  engines  in  recently electrified rail routes.

Zone wise number of trains replaced by electric engine, based on engine change location of Railways is as under:

| Zonal Railway              |   No. of trains |
|----------------------------|-----------------|
| Central Railway            |              10 |
| Eastern Railway            |              18 |
| East Central Railway       |              10 |
| East Coast Railway         |               2 |
| Northern Railway           |               6 |
| North Central Railway      |               1 |
| Northeast Frontier Railway |               2 |
| South Central Railway      |               3 |
| South Eastern Railway      |               1 |
| South Western Railway      |               2 |
| Western Railway            |               7 |
| West Central Railway       |               3 |
| Total                      |              65 |

(c) No, Madam.

(d) Does not arise.

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