Lok Sabha Question No. 1595 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-27
Subject: Doubling of Rail Lines in Bihar
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RANJEET RANJAN, KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1595 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.12.2017

## DOUBLING OF RAIL LINES IN BIHAR

†1595.  SHRIMATI RANJEET RANJAN: SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS  be pleased to state:

(a)  the  details  regarding  the  projects  of  doubling  of  railway  lines  in Bihar;

(b)  the  time  by  which  the  said  work  on  the  projects  is  likely  to  be completed;

(c) the details of the projects regarding laying of new railway lines in Bihar sanctioned so far along with the number of projects on which the work has been started; and

(d) whether any target has been fixed by the Government to complete all the said sanctioned new railway line projects and 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.  1595  BY  SHRIMATI  RANJEET  RANJAN AND SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 27.12.2017 REGARDING DOUBLING OF RAIL LINES IN BIHAR.

(a)  to  (d):  At  present,  13  doubling  and  34  new  line  projects  falling fully/partly in Bihar have been taken up, details of which are as under:-

( ` in crore)

| S.No.     | Project                                                                       | Latest anticipa ted cost   | Exp. Upto Mar' 17   | Outlay 2017- 18   |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
| Doubling  | Doubling                                                                      | Doubling                   | Doubling            | Doubling          |
| 1         | Chhapra-Ballia Patch Doubling (65 km)                                         | 544                        | 160                 | 110               |
| 2         | Katreah-Kursela patch Doubling incl.bridge on river Kosi (7 km)               | 99                         | 36                  | 45                |
| 3         | Pirpainti-Bhagalpur (59 km)                                                   | 328                        | 178                 | 30                |
| 4         | Hajipur-Ramdayalu (48 km)                                                     | 367                        | 220                 | 125               |
| 5         | Patratu-Sonnagar 3rd line (429 km)                                            | 3406                       | 225                 | 70                |
| 6         | Hajipur-Bachwara (72 km)                                                      | 679                        | 118                 | 75                |
| 7         | Samastipur-Darbhanga (38 km)                                                  | 491                        | 40                  | 50                |
| 8         | Kiul-Gaya (123 km)                                                            | 1200                       | 240                 | 100               |
| 9         | Rampur Dumra-Tal-Rajendrapul-Addl bridge and doubling (14 km)                 | 1491                       | 151                 | 120               |
| 10        | Karota Patner - Mankatha - Surface triangle line (10 km)                      | 129                        | 0.01                | 10                |
| 11        | Gaya - Bypass line for Manpur (2 km)                                          | 30                         | 0.01                | 10                |
| 12        | Sagauli - Valmikinagar (109.7 km)                                             | 1215                       | 0.01                | 01                |
| 13        | Muzaffarpur - Sagauli (100.6 km)                                              | 1186                       | 0.01                | 02                |
| New Lines | New Lines                                                                     | New Lines                  | New Lines           | New Lines         |
| 1         | Ara-Bhabua Road (122 km) and Bhabhua Road-Mundeshwaridham (25 km) new line MM | 1931                       | 02                  | 05                |
| 2         | Araria-Galgalia (Thakurganj) (100km)                                          | 828                        | 550                 | 50                |
| 3         | Araria-Supaul (92km)                                                          | 1516                       | 0.2                 | 100               |
| 4         | Bariarpur-Mananpur via Kharagpur, Lachmipur-Barhat (68 km)                    | 826                        | 17                  | 01                |
| 5         | Bihta-Aurangabad via Anugrahanarayan Road (118 km )                           | 2995                       | 03                  | 02                |
| 6         | Chhapra-Muzzafarpur (85km)                                                    | 2525                       | 222                 | 100               |
| 7         | Chhitauni-Tumkuhi Road (58.88 km)                                             | 535                        | 67                  | 30                |
| 8         | Darbhanga-Kusheshwarasthan (70km)                                             | 912                        | 06                  | 02                |
| 9         | Dehri on Sone-Banjari (36.4 km)                                               | 590                        | 07                  | 15                |

|   S.No. | Project                                                                                                                            |   Latest anticipa ted cost |   Exp. Upto Mar' 17 |   Outlay 2017- 18 |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
|      10 | Deoghar-Sultanganj including Banka- Barahat and Banka-Bhitiah Road (147km)                                                         |                       1426 |              619    |              1    |
|      11 | Fatuha-Islampur incl. MM for extension of NL from Daniawan to Biharsharif, Biharsharif to Barbigha, Barbigha to Shekhpura (172 km) |                       1100 |              528    |             50    |
|      12 | Gaya-Bodhgaya-Chatra, Gaya-Natesar (Nalanda) (97 km)                                                                               |                        550 |               15    |             15    |
|      13 | Gaya-Daltonganj via Rafiganj (137 km)                                                                                              |                        859 |                2    |              5    |
|      14 | Hajipur-Sagauli via Vaishali (148 km)                                                                                              |                       1051 |              770    |             75    |
|      15 | Hathua-Bhatni (80 km)                                                                                                              |                        575 |              223    |             20    |
|      16 | Jalalgarh-Kishanganj (50 km)                                                                                                       |                        565 |                2    |            100    |
|      17 | Jogbani-Biratnagar(Nepal) (18 km)                                                                                                  |                        394 |              260    |            200    |
|      18 | Khagaria-Kusheshwarsthan (44 km)                                                                                                   |                        538 |              203    |             30    |
|      19 | Koderma-Tilaiya (68 km)                                                                                                            |                        649 |              351    |            155    |
|      20 | Kosi Bridge (22 km)                                                                                                                |                        425 |              340    |             25    |
|      21 | Kursela-Bihariganj (35 km)                                                                                                         |                        455 |                0.6  |              1    |
|      22 | Maharajganj-Masrakh (35 km) with MM for New Line between Masrakh- Rewaghat (30 km)                                                 |                        343 |              275    |             30    |
|      23 | Motihari-Sitamarhi (77 km)                                                                                                         |                       1007 |               24    |            100    |
|      24 | Muzaffarpur-Darbhanga (67 km)                                                                                                      |                        870 |                1    |              5    |
|      25 | Muzaffarpur-Katra-Orai-Janakpur Road (66 km)                                                                                       |                        865 |                2    |             50    |
|      26 | Nawada-Laxmipur (137 km)                                                                                                           |                       1950 |                0.2  |             10    |
|      27 | Rajgir-Hisua-Tilaiya (46 km) & Natesar- Islampur (21 km)                                                                           |                        458 |              386    |             16    |
|      28 | Rampurhat-Mandarhill via Dumka (130 km) with new MM for Rampurhat-Murarai (29 km)- 3rd line                                        |                       1350 |             1120    |             27    |
|      29 | Sakri-Hasanpur (79 km)                                                                                                             |                        655 |              278    |             50    |
|      30 | Sitamarhi-Jayanagar-Nirmali via Susand (188 km)                                                                                    |                       2444 |               18    |              2    |
|      31 | Sultanganj-Katuria via Asarganj, Tarapur & Belhar) (75 km)                                                                         |                        939 |               10    |              0.05 |
|      32 | Pirpainti-Jasidih (97 km)                                                                                                          |                       1536 |              150    |            378    |
|      33 | Vikramshila - Katareah (Pirpainthi- Naugachia) (18 km)                                                                             |                       1601 |                0.02 |              2    |
|      34 | Wazirganj-Natesar via Gehlaur (20 km)                                                                                              |                        300 |                0    |              1    |

Completion of project depends upon several factors including availability of funds, complete handing over of encumbrance-free land by the State Government, forestry clearances, shifting of utilities, road over/under  bridges,  canal  &  electrical  crossings,  etc.  Since  most  of these factors are beyond the control of Ministry of Railways, no timeframe has been fixed for completion of the projects. *****