Lok Sabha Question No. 758 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-07
Subject: Dilapidated Railway Tracks
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: AJAY (TENI) MISRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 758 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2018

## DILAPIDATED RAILWAY TRACKS

†758. SHRI AJAY MISRA TENI :

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a)  the  details  of  length  of  old  and  dilapidated  railway  tracks  changed during the last three years, zone-wise;

- (b)  the  corrective  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  check  the occurrence of train accidents due to human error; and
- (c)  the  current  status  of  freight  corridor  being  constructed  for  goods trains and the time by which it is likely to be completed?

## 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.  758  BY  SHRI  AJAY  MISRA  TENI  TO  BE ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  07.02.2018  REGARDING  DILAPIDATED RAILWAY TRACKS

(a) The details of track renewal carried out since 2014-15 onwards yearwise and zone-wise are as under:

| Zonal Railway      |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 (up to December 2017) |
|--------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------------------|
| Central            |       205 |       185 |       195 |                             157 |
| Eastern            |       185 |       162 |       178 |                             155 |
| East Central       |       203 |       202 |       180 |                             189 |
| East Coast         |        60 |       116 |       119 |                             145 |
| Northern           |       383 |       387 |       281 |                             327 |
| North Central      |       152 |       164 |       111 |                             122 |
| North Eastern      |        45 |        80 |        81 |                              68 |
| Northeast Frontier |        34 |        95 |        42 |                              50 |
| North Western      |        24 |        59 |        80 |                             116 |
| Southern           |       135 |       187 |       207 |                             203 |
| South Central      |       208 |       278 |       150 |                             128 |
| South Eastern      |       168 |       209 |       190 |                             210 |
| South East Central |       107 |       119 |       123 |                             109 |
| South Western      |        96 |       118 |       117 |                             121 |
| Western            |       194 |       229 |       240 |                             233 |
| West Central       |       225 |       204 |       193 |                             148 |
| Total              |      2424 |      2794 |      2487 |                            2481 |

(b) Railway has taken several steps/corrective measures to prevent the occurrence  of  train  accidents  due  to  human  error  which  includes imparting  need  based/simulator  based  training  &  periodical  refresher course  trainings  from  time  to  time  for  railway  officials,  counseling  of railway officials for new technological advancements to avoid failures, conducting of regular inspections/super-checks involving officers/supervisors as a regular measure, launching special drive from time to time, provision of Vigilance Control Device (VCD) in all electric locomotives  to  judge  alertness  of  loco  pilots  and  extensive  footplate inspections by railway officers and supervisors particularly during night hours.

(c)  Work  on  both  the  Eastern  and  Western  Freight  Corridors  has  been taken on hand. These are targeted for completion in phases by the year 2020.

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