Lok Sabha Question No. 639 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: New Lines/Gauge Conversion/ Electrification
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 639 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2017

## NEW LINES/GAUGE CONVERSION/ELECTRIFICATION

- † 639.  SHRI ARVIND SAWANT:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)   whether the Railways has conducted any survey for laying of new rail lines, gauge conversion of old lines and electrification in various States including Uttar Pradesh;
- (b)   if  so,  the  details  of  the  new  rail  lines  to  be  laid,  gauge conversion  and  the  length  of  rail  lines  to  be  electrified  in various States including Maharashtra, location-wise;
- (c)   the plan of the Government for laying of new rail lines, gauge conversion  and  electrification  in  the  current  financial  year; and
- (d)   whether  the  Government proposes to  construct a dedicated goods corridor 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.  639  BY  SHRI  ARVIND  SAWANT  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK SABHA ON 19.07.2017 REGARDING NEW  LINES/GAUGE CONVERSION/ ELECTRIFICATION

(a)  &  (b):  During  the  last  three  years  and  current  year,  Railways  have conducted 165 nos. for a total length of 19195 km of surveys for new lines, 9 nos. for gauge conversion for a total length of 541 km that includes State of Uttar Pradesh. Details are as under:

| S.No.   | Railway Zone       | No. of surveys conducted   | No. of surveys conducted   |
|---------|--------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|         |                    | New Line                   | Gauge Conversion           |
| 1       | Central            | 9                          | 0                          |
| 2       | East Coast         | 12                         | 0                          |
| 3       | East Central       | 4                          | 0                          |
| 4       | Eastern            | 0                          | 0                          |
| 5       | North Central      | 11                         | 0                          |
| 6       | North Eastern      | 4                          | 1                          |
| 7       | Northeast Frontier | 7                          | 0                          |
| 8       | Northern           | 29                         | 0                          |
| 9       | North Western      | 16                         | 0                          |
| 10      | South Central      | 10                         | 0                          |
| 11      | South East Central | 25                         | 0                          |
| 12      | South Eastern      | 2                          | 0                          |
| 13      | Southern           | 16                         | 0                          |
| 14      | South Western      | 8                          | 0                          |
| 15      | West Central       | 2                          | 0                          |
| 16      | Western            | 10                         | 8                          |
|         |                    | 165                        | 9                          |

A total of 139 ongoing Railway Electrification projects totaling 28,431 Route Km spread across the country in various States have been taken up that includes State of Maharashtra.  A total of 179 ongoing new line projects totaling 20268 Km and 58 ongoing gauge conversion projects totaling 8152 Km have been taken up that includes the State of Maharashtra.  Details of these  projects  are  available  in  Pink  Book  laid  on  the  Table  of  the  House alongwith Budget Papers.

(c):  In the current financial year 2017-18, a total of 3500 Km of New Lines including  DFC  lines,  Gauge  Conversion,  Doubling  and  4000  Route  Km  of Railway Electrification have been planned/targeted.

(d):        Ministry  of  Railways  have  sanctioned  implementation  of  Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFCs), namely, Western DFC (1504 Km) and Eastern DFC (1856 Km).   Western DFC starts from Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), Mumbai and passes through the States of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana and terminate at Dadri in Uttar Pradesh.  Eastern DFC starts from Sahnewal near Ludhiana in Punjab and passes through the States of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and terminate at Dankuni in West Bengal.

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