Lok Sabha Question No. 3633 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-07
Subject: Survey for New Railway Lines
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: K. KAMARAAJ

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO. 3633 TO  BE  ANSWERED ON 07.12.2016

## SURVEY FOR NEW RAILWAY LINES

3633. DR. K. KAMARAJ:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) the  details  of  railway  network  in  kilometers  in  the  country, State-wise;

(b)     the details and the present status of survey work for laying of new railway lines in the  country including Tamil Nadu; and

(c)     the timeframe set for the completion of these survey works?

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.3633  BY  DR.  K.  KAMARAJ  TO  BE ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  07.12.2016  REGARDING  SURVEY FOR NEW RAILWAY LINES

(a) As on 31.3.2016, the state-wise length of railway lines in terms of Route Kilometers' is as under :

| NAME OF STATE           | ROUTE KILOMETRES   |
|-------------------------|--------------------|
| ANDHRA PRADESH          | 3703.25            |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH       | 11.67              |
| ASSAM                   | 2442.57            |
| BIHAR                   | 3730.57            |
| CHHATISGARH             | 1212.91            |
| DELHI                   | 183.23             |
| GOA                     | 69.31              |
| GUJARAT                 | 5258.49            |
| HARYANA                 | 1710.49            |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH        | 296.26             |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR         | 298.19             |
| JHARKHAND               | 2394.46            |
| KARNATAKA               | 3281.36            |
| KERALA                  | 1045.36            |
| MADHYA PRADESH          | 5000.00            |
| MAHARASHTRA             | 5745.48            |
| MANIPUR                 | 1.35               |
| MEGHALAYA               | 8.76               |
| MIZORAM                 | 1.50               |
| NAGALAND                | 11.13              |
| ODISHA                  | 2572.16            |
| PUNJAB                  | 2269.27            |
| RAJASTHAN               | 5893.10            |
| SIKKIM                  | 0.00               |
| TAMIL NADU              | 4027.08            |
| TELANGANA               | 1736.67            |
| TRIPURA                 | 192.54             |
| UTTARAKHAND             | 339.80             |
| UTTAR PRADESH           | 9077.45            |
| WEST BENGAL             | 4135.19            |
| UNION TERRITORIES       | UNION TERRITORIES  |
| NAME OF UNION TERRITORY | ROUTE KILOMETRES   |
| CHANDIGARH              | 15.70              |
| PUDUCHERRY              | 22.16              |
| ANDMAN & NICOBAR        | 0.00               |
| TOTAL:ALL INDIA         | 66687.46           |

(b) & (c) 263 numbers of new line surveys have been taken up in the country  including  three  surveys  falling  fully/partly  in  the    State  of Tamil Nadu. Surveys require investigation of one or more routes, in consultation  with  State  Governments  and  Forest  Department,  to decide  the  most  technically  feasible  alignment,  interaction  with State  Government,  trade  and  industries  for  assessment  of  traffic projections,  preparation  of  plans  and  drawings  for  calculation  of costs etc.  Since this is an extensive exercise, it is not possible to fix time lines for completion of surveys.

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