Lok Sabha Question No. 210 (STARRED), answered on 2016-11-30
Subject: Rail Electrification
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: NEELAM SONKER

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 210 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.11.2016

## RAIL ELECTRIFICATION

†* 210.  SHRIMATI NEELAM SONKER:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  status  of  electrification  of  rail  network  in  the  country along  with  funds  sanctioned  and  utilised  for  the  purpose during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) the  length  of  rail  network  in  kilometers  that  is  yet  to  be electrified in the country, including Uttar Pradesh during the last three years and the current year;
- (c) the details of the requests received for electrification of rail network from various States during the last three years; and
- (d) the follow up action taken by the Railways in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI SURESH PRABHAKAR PRABHU)

- (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 STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  210  BY  SHRIMATI  NEELAM  SONKER TO  BE      ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  30.11.2016  REGARDING RAIL ELECTRIFICATION

## (a):  As  on  01.04.2016,  status  of  Railway  Electrification  on  various gauges on Indian Railways is as under:

|                |   Broad Gauge | Meter Gauge   | Narrow Gauge   |   Total |
|----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|---------|
| Route          |         58825 | 4908          | 2297           |   66030 |
| Electrified    |         27999 | -             | -              |   27999 |
| Un-electrified |         30826 | 4908          | 2297           |   38031 |

Route  Kilometres  electrified,  Original  Budget  Allocation  and Expenditure during last three years (i.e.2013-14, 2014-15 & 2015-16) and in the current year (2016-17) upto October, 2016 are as under:

| YEAR    | Route Kilometres Electrified   |   Original Budget Allocation ( ` In Crore) | Expenditure ( ` In Crore)   |
|---------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| 2013-14 | 1317                           |                                    1005    | 1264.80                     |
| 2014-15 | 1375                           |                                    1206    | 1390.57                     |
| 2015-16 | 1730*                          |                                    2162.98 | 2291.13                     |
| 2016-17 | 745 (till October'16)          |                                    3396    | 1111.92 (till October'16)   |

* The highest ever achieved by Indian Railways.

(b):  Year-wise  details  of  route  kilometres  yet  to  be  Electrified during last three years (i.e. 2013-14, 2014-15 & 2015-16) and in the current year (2016-17) upto October, on Indian Railways and in the State of Uttar Pradesh are as under:-

## (i) Year 2013-14 (As on 01.04.2014)

|                 |   Total Route Kilometres |   Electrified Route Kilometres |   Un-electrified Route Kilometres |
|-----------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| Indian Railways |                    65436 |                          24891 |                             40545 |
| Uttar Pradesh   |                     8832 |                           3451 |                              5381 |

## (ii) Year 2014-15 (As on 01.04.2015)

|                 |   Total Route Kilometres |   Electrified Route Kilometres |   Un-electrified Route Kilometres |
|-----------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| Indian Railways |                    65808 |                          26269 |                             39539 |
| Uttar Pradesh   |                     8919 |                           3702 |                              5217 |

## (iii) Year 2015-16 (As on 01.04.2016)

| Indian Railways   |   Total Route Kilometres | Electrified Route Kilometres 27999   | Un-electrified Route Kilometres 38031   |
|-------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|                   |                    66030 |                                      |                                         |
| Uttar Pradesh     |                     8950 | 3778                                 | 5172                                    |

## (iv) Year 2016-17

Contd…3/-

|                 |   Total Route Kilometres (as on 01.04.2016) |   Electrified Route Kilometres (as on 31.10.2016) |   Un-electrified Route Kilometres (as on 31.10.2016) |
|-----------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| Indian Railways |                                       66030 |                                             28744 |                                                37286 |
| Uttar Pradesh   |                                        8950 |                                              3878 |                                                 5072 |

(c) & (d):       The following proposals for electrification of rail routes have been received during last three years i.e. 2013-14 to 2015-16 from various State Governments and their present status is as under:-

|   S. No | Name of the proposed section(s) for electrification   | State Government   | Status/ Action taken                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Raipur-Vizianagaram                                   | Andhra Pradesh     | It is a sanctioned Railway Electrification work.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|       2 | Guntur-Guntakal                                       | Andhra Pradesh     | It is a sanctioned Railway Electrification work.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|       3 | Kadapa-Bangalore                                      | Andhra Pradesh     | It is a new line under construction. Presently, electrification of this route is not under consideration.                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|       4 | Guwahati-Dibrugarh                                    | Assam              | At present proposal for electrification is under active considerations.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|       5 | Bongaigaon- Kamakhya                                  | Assam              | At present, electrification of this route is under examination.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|       6 | Ahmedabad- Viramgam-Rajkot                            | Gujarat            | It is a sanctioned Railway Electrification work.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|       7 | Mehsana- Viramgam- Samakhiyali                        | Gujarat            | It is a sanctioned Railway Electrification work.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|       8 | Surendranagar- Pipavav Port                           | Gujarat            | Approved under Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV). Pipavav Rail Corporation Limited                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|       9 | Gandhidham-Kandla- Mundra Port                        | Gujarat            | Electrification of this route included in Rail Budget 2016- 17, as part of electrification project of Samakhiyali- Gandhidham-Kandla-Mundra Port.                                                                                                                                                         |
|      10 | Palanpur-Bhildi- Samakhiyali- Gandhidham              | Gujarat            | Electrification of Samakhiyali- Gandhidham route included in Rail Budget 2016-17, as part of electrification project of Samakhiyali-Gandhidham- Kandla-Mundra Port. Electrification of Palanpur- Bhildi-Samakhiyali has been approved under Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV). Kutch Rail Corporation Limited |

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|   S. No | Name of the proposed section(s) for electrification           | State Government   | Status/ Action taken                                                                                                                  |
|---------|---------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|      11 | Jind-Panipat, Narwana-Kurukshetra and Rohtak- Gohana- Panipat | Haryana            | At present proposal for electrification is under active consideration.                                                                |
|      12 | Gadag-Solapur                                                 | Karnataka          | Solapur-Hotgi is part of Pune- Wadi-Guntakal electrification project. Electrification of Hotgi-Gadag is under examination at present. |
|      13 | Ernakulam South - Cochin Harbour Terminus                     | Kerala             | Electrification could not be taken up due to technical objections raised by Kochi Naval Airport authorities                           |
|      14 | Kollam-Punalur                                                | Kerala             | At present, not feasible due to operational considerations                                                                            |
|      15 | Shoranur-Mangalore                                            | Kerala             | It is a sanctioned Railway Electrification work.                                                                                      |
|      14 | Shoranur-Nilambur                                             | Kerala             | At present, not feasible due to operational considerations                                                                            |
|      15 | Pune-Belgaum                                                  | Karnataka          | It is part of Pune-Miraj- Kolhapur& Miraj-Londa Railway Electrification Projects which are included in Railway Budget 2016-17.        |
|      16 | Koraput- Damanjodi - Rayagada                                 | Odisha             | Koraput-Damanjodi rail line has already been electrified. Damanjodi- Rayagada is a sanctioned Railway Electrification work.           |
|      17 | Titlagarh-Sambalpur- Jharsaguda and Talcher-Sambalpur         | Odisha             | Electrification of both sections have been sanctioned                                                                                 |
|      18 | Chennai- Kanniyakumari                                        | Tamil Nadu         | Completed and electric traction has been introduced                                                                                   |