Lok Sabha Question No. 676 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: Survey for Laying of Railway Line/ Gauge Conversion
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: PRATHAP SIMHA, SHOBHA KARANDLAJE, SAKSHI SWAMI MAHARAJ

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 676 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2017

## SURVEY FOR LAYING OF RAILWAY LINE/GAUGE CONVERSION

676.  SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA: KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE: DR. SWAMI SAKSHIJI MAHARAJ:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Railways have conducted any survey for laying new railway  lines,  gauge  conversion  and  electrification  of  old railway lines;
- (b) if  so,  the  location-wise  details  of  the  length  of  new  railway lines to be laid, the length of railway line to be considered for gauge conversion and electrification in various States;
- (c) the  plan  of  Government  for  laying  new  railway  lines,  gauge conversion  and  electrification  of  railway  lines  in  current financial year;
- (d) whether there has been a decline in the work of laying new railway tracks; and
- (e) if so, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a) to (e):   A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 676 BY SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA, KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE  AND  DR.  SWAMI  SAKSHIJI  MAHARAJ  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN LOK SABHA ON 19.07.2017 REGARDING SURVEY FOR LAYING OF RAILWAY LINE/GAUGE CONVERSION

(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 and 9 nos. for gauge conversion for a total length of 541 km. 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                          |
| Total   |                    | 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.  A total  of  179  ongoing  new  line  projects  totaling  20268  Km  and  58  ongoing gauge conversion projects totaling 8152 Km have been taken up. 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  &  4000  Route  Km  of Railway Electrification have been planned/targeted.

(d) & (e):    No, Madam.  Details of new lines commissioned during last three years are as detailed below:-

| Year    |   Length of New Line commissioned |
|---------|-----------------------------------|
| 2014-15 |                               380 |
| 2015-16 |                               813 |
| 2016-17 |                               953 |

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