Lok Sabha Question No. 3654 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-08
Subject: Conversion of Narrow Gauge into Broad Gauge
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: HARIOM SINGH RATHORE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3654 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.08.2018

## CONVERSION OF NARROW GAUGE INTO BROAD GAUGE

†3654. SHRI HARIOM SINGH RATHORE:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the States/UTs of the country for which budget to convert narrow gauge into broad gauge has been sanctioned during the year 2017-18, State and UT-wise;
- (b) the details of the lines on which work has been started after formulation  of  DPR  following  the  sanction  of  budget,  State and UT-wise;
- (c) the  time  by  which  these  sanctioned  broad-gauge  lines  are likely to be completed;
- (d) whether any time limit has been fixed for the conversion of these lines and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the number of meter gauge lines likely to be converted into broad-gauge along with the details thereof?

## 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. 3654 BY SHRI HARIOM SINGH RATHORE  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  08.08.2018 REGARDING  CONVERSION  OF  NARROW  GAUGE  INTO  BROAD GAUGE

(a): Budget for Railway projects are allocated project-wise and not State-wise.  Further,  the  details  of  all  works  in  progress  and  new works including, funds spent on each project, allotment of funds and expenditure are made available in public domain on Indian Railways website  i.e.  www.indianrailways.gov.in  and  are  also  available  in Pink  Books  presented  before  the  House  along  with  Budget  every year.

(b):  State  wise  details  of  Meter  Gauge/Narrow  Gauge  Conversion projects in progress are as under:-

|   SN | State         | Project/Section                                  |   Length in Km |
|------|---------------|--------------------------------------------------|----------------|
|    1 | Bihar         | Gawnaha (Bhikhna Tori)-Narkatiaganj              |          22    |
|    2 | Bihar         | Raxaul-Narkatiaganj                              |          42    |
|    3 | Bihar         | Banmanki-Bihariganj                              |          28    |
|    4 | Bihar         | Sakri-Laukaha Bazar-Nirmali & Saharsa-Forbesganj |         206    |
|    5 | Chhattisgarh  | Raipur-Dhamtari-Abhanpur-Rajim                   |          67.2  |
|    6 | Rajasthan     | Udaipur-Himmatnagar                              |         211    |
|    7 | Rajasthan     | Jaipur-Ringus-Sikar & F.Shekhawati- Churu        |          80.45 |
|    8 | Rajasthan     | Mavli-Badisadri                                  |          82    |
|    9 | Uttar Pradesh | Gonda-Bahraich                                   |          60    |

|   10 | Uttar Pradesh                  | Lucknow(Aishbagh)-Mailani-Pilibhit via Sitapur, Lakhimpur   |   262.76 |
|------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|----------|
|   11 | Uttar Pradesh                  | Mandana-Bahmavart                                           |     8    |
|   12 | Uttar Pradesh                  | Indara-Dohrighat                                            |    34    |
|   13 | Uttar Pradesh                  | Pilibhit-Shahjahanpur                                       |    83    |
|   14 | Tamil Nadu                     | Madurai-Bodinayakkanur                                      |    90.4  |
|   15 | Tamil Nadu                     | Thiruvarur-Karaikkudi                                       |    76    |
|   16 | Tamil Nadu                     | Tiruturaipundi-Agastiyampalli                               |    37    |
|   17 | Maharashtra                    | Akola-Khandawa (Part)                                       |   175    |
|   18 | Madhya Pradesh                 | Gwalior-Sheopur Kalan                                       |   190    |
|   19 | Madhya Pradesh                 | Nainpur-Samnapur                                            |    61    |
|   20 | Madhya Pradesh                 | Chhindwara-Nainpur-Mandla Fort                              |   164    |
|   21 | Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra | Chindwara-Nagpur                                            |   114.9  |
|   22 | Gujarat                        | Bhuj-Naliya                                                 |    72    |
|   23 | Gujarat                        | Udaipur-Ahmedabad (Part)                                    |    88    |
|   24 | Gujarat                        | Mahesana - Tarangahill                                      |    57.4  |
|   25 | Gujarat                        | Dhasa-Jetalsar                                              |   104    |
|   26 | Gujarat                        | Ahmedabad-Botad                                             |   170.48 |
|   27 | Gujarat                        | Mhow-Khandwa                                                |   125.74 |
|   28 | Gujarat                        | Ahmedabad-Mahesana                                          |    70    |
|   29 | Gujarat                        | Fatehabad Chandrawati Ganj-Ujjain                           |    23    |
|   30 | Gujarat                        | Miyagam-Dabhoi-Samlaya                                      |    79    |
|   31 | Gujarat                        | Dabhoi-Chandod                                              |    17    |

(c) to (e): The completion of Gauge conversion projects require land acquisition  and  shifting  of  utilities  etc.  Therefore,  timeline  for completion of project cannot be fixed.

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