Lok Sabha Question No. 334 (STARRED), answered on 2017-08-09
Subject: Doubling and Electrification of Railway Lines
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: B. S. YEDDYURAPPA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO.334 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2017

DOUBLING AND ELECTRIFICATION OF RAILWAY LINES

*334. SHRI B.S. YEDIYURAPPA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) the  total  length  of  railway  lines  in  the  country  and  the  length  out  of  that electrified in terms of kilometre and percentage, State-wise;

(b) whether the Railways have received proposals from various States including Karnataka for doubling and electrification of railway lines; and

- (c) if so, the details and the present status thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI SURESH PRABHAKAR PRABHU)

(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 STARRED QUESTION NO.334 BY SHRI B.S. YEDIYURAPPA TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 09.08.2017 REGARDING DOUBLING AND ELECTRIFICATION OF RAILWAY LINES

- (a) The total length of railway lines in the country, as on 31.03.2016, is 66687 km., in terms of  Route Kilometres, as per  available records.  State wise electrified Route Kilometres  as  on  31.3.2017  in  absolute  terms  and  as  percentage  of  total  route kilometres  of the state is as follows:-

|   S. No. | State            | Total Route Kilometres   |   Route Kilometres Electrified |   Percentage Electrified (%) |
|----------|------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh   | 3702                     |                           2839 |                        76.68 |
|        2 | Bihar            | 3730                     |                           1603 |                        42.98 |
|        3 | Chattisgarh      | 1212                     |                            876 |                        72.28 |
|        4 | Delhi            | 183                      |                            139 |                        75.96 |
|        5 | Gujarat          | 5259                     |                            970 |                        18.44 |
|        6 | Haryana 1710     |                          |                            923 |                        53.98 |
|        7 | Himachal Pradesh | 297                      |                             40 |                        13.47 |
|        8 | Jammu & Kashmir  | 298                      |                            163 |                        54.7  |
|        9 | Jharkhand        | 2395                     |                           1667 |                        69.6  |
|       10 | Karnataka        | 3281                     |                            632 |                        19.26 |
|       11 | Kerala           | 1045                     |                            873 |                        83.54 |
|       12 | Madhya Pradesh   | 5000                     |                           2830 |                        56.6  |
|       13 | Maharashtra      | 5745                     |                           2818 |                        49.05 |
|       14 | Odisha           | 2572                     |                           2027 |                        78.81 |
|       15 | Punjab           | 2270                     |                            753 |                        33.17 |
|       16 | Puducherry       | 22                       |                             11 |                        50    |
|       17 | Rajasthan        | 5894                     |                           1185 |                        20.11 |
|       18 | Telengana        | 1737                     |                            801 |                        46.11 |
|       19 | Tamil Nadu       | 4027                     |                           1851 |                        45.96 |
|       20 | Uttar Pradesh    | 9077                     |                           4198 |                        46.25 |
|       21 | Uttarakhand      | 340                      |                            131 |                        38.53 |
|       22 | West Bengal      | 4135                     |                           2682 |                        64.86 |
|       23 | Other States     | 2755                     |                              0 |                         0    |

(b) and (c):

DOUBLING: Proposals  received  from  concerned  State  Governments  for  sanctioning  of doubling  of  railway  lines  and  expediting  execution  of  ongoing  doubling  projects  is  a continuous process. The same is given due consideration while considering the proposals for  inclusion  in  the    Budget  and  allocation  of  funds  for  the  projects  during  the  year. During  the  last  three  years,  132  doubling  projects  of  12690  Km  estimated  to  cost ` 131750 crore have been included in the Railway Budget. Out of this, 8 doubling projects of  1240.5  Km  estimated  to  cost ` 8633.1  crore  are  falling  partly/fully  in  the  State  of Karnataka and their details are as under:-

(

` in Crore)

| S. No.   | Project                                                           | Year of inclusion   |   Latest Estimat ed cost |   Expenditure upto March, 2017 |   Outlay 2017- 18 | Status                                                                                                             |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.       | Hotgi-Kudgi- Gadag (284 Km)                                       | 2014-15             |                  1618    |                         327.46 |               344 | Earthwork, bridgework, ballast supply, etc. have been taken up.                                                    |
| 2.       | Renigunta (9.6 Km), Gooty (7.6 Km) & Wadi (3.8 Km) bypass (21 Km) | 2015-16             |                   300    |                           5    |                10 | Wadi bye-pass work is in Karnataka area. Preparation of plans has been taken up.                                   |
| 3.       | Pune-Miraj- Londa (467 Km)                                        | 2015-16             |                  3627.47 |                         179.98 |               280 | Miraj-Londa (186 Km) falls in Karnataka area. Bridgework, ballast supply, etc have been taken up.                  |
| 4.       | Yelahanka- Penukonda (121 Km)                                     | 2015-16             |                   958    |                         205.92 |               120 | Yelahanka-Devarapalli (72 Km) is in Karnataka area. Earthwork, bridgework, ballast supply, etc have been taken up. |
| 5.       | Hubli-Chikjajur (190 Km)                                          | 2015-16             |                  1140.94 |                         341.45 |               200 | Earthwork, bridgework, ballast supply, etc have been taken up.                                                     |
| 6.       | Arsikere- Tumkur (96 Km)                                          | 2015-16             |                   578    |                         212.15 |               140 | Earthwork, bridgework, ballast supply, etc taken up.                                                               |
| 7.       | Birur-Shimoga (60 Km)                                             | 2016-17             |                   382.66 |                           0.02 |                 2 | Projects included in the Budget subject to requisite clearances.                                                   |
| 8.       | Netravati- Mangalore Central (1.5 Km)                             | 2016-17             |                    28.03 |                           0.01 |                 5 | Projects included in the Budget subject to requisite clearances.                                                   |
|          | Total                                                             |                     |                  8633.1  |                        1271.99 |              1101 |                                                                                                                    |

Therefore,  as  on  01.04.2017,  256  doubling  projects  costing ` 1,90,412  Cr covering the length of 19,913 Km. have been taken up.

Indian Railways have taken various initiatives to increase pace of execution of Doubling projects. This includes-

1. Making higher fund allotment for projects. The capital expenditure for railways has been increased from ` 58,718 Cr in 2014-15 to around ` 93,520 Cr in 2015-16 to ` 1,10,016 crore in 2016-17 and a plan size of ` 1,31,000 crore has been kept for 2017-18.
2. Delegation of Powers to the field officers for tenders and estimates: The zonal railways  have  been  delegated  full  powers  with  respect  to  works  contracts.  Full powers have been given to General Managers of  Zonal  Railways with  respect  to sanctioning of estimates. This has also resulted in cutting down time for sanction of estimate and tenders.
3. Institutional  financing  by  tying  up  loan  with  M/s  Life  Insurance  Corporation  of India  Limited  for ` 1.5  lakh  crore  for  assured  funding  of  viable  projects  has increased Railway's capacity for committed fund provision for essential projects.
4. Coordination with State/Central Ministries: To cut down the delays in obtaining clearances from different agencies, regular coordination meetings are being held with  Ministries/  Departments  /  State  Government  Authorities.  A  senior  Railway officer has been nominated as a Nodal officer to deal with each State Government.

These initiatives have resulted into a remarkable increase in commissioning of New Lines, Gauge Conversions and Doublings.  A  progress  of  7.75  km  per  day  of network expansion was achieved in 2015-16 compared to an average of 4.1 km per day being achieved in previous 10 years from 2004 to 2014. During 2016-17, 2855 km track has been commissioned by introducing passenger services. For the year 2017-18 a target of 3500 km has been fixed.

ELECTRIFICATION  :  Following  proposals  for  electrification  of  rail  routes  from various  State  Governments  including  State  of  Karnataka  have  been  received and their present status is as under :-

|   S. No. | Name of the proposed section(s) for electrification           | State Government   | Status/ Action taken                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|----------|---------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Raipur-Vizianagaram                                           | Andhra Pradesh     | It is a sanctioned Railway Electrification work.                                                                                                                                                                             |
|        2 | Guntur-Guntakal                                               | Andhra Pradesh     | It is a sanctioned Railway Electrification work.                                                                                                                                                                             |
|        3 | Kadapa-Bangalore                                              | Andhra Pradesh     | It is a new line under construction. Presently, electrification of this route is not under consideration.                                                                                                                    |
|        4 | Guwahati-Dibrugarh                                            | Assam              | It has been included in Budget 2017-18 subject to mandatory approvals and sanctions.                                                                                                                                         |
|        5 | Bongaigaon-Kamakhya                                           | Assam              | It is a sanctioned Railway Electrification work.                                                                                                                                                                             |
|        6 | Kiul-Sahibgaj                                                 | Bihar              | It is a part of Bonidanga-Link cabin/Bonidanga-Barharwa- Sahibganj-Kiul including Tinpahar-Rajmahal sanctioned Railway Electrification project                                                                               |
|        7 | Ahmedabad-Viramgam-Rajkot                                     | Gujarat            | It is a sanctioned Railway Electrification work.                                                                                                                                                                             |
|        8 | Mehsana- Viramgam-Samakhiyali                                 | Gujarat            | It is a sanctioned Railway Electrification work.                                                                                                                                                                             |
|        9 | Surendranagar-Pipavav Port                                    | Gujarat            | Approved under Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV). Pipavav Rail Corporation Limited                                                                                                                                               |
|       10 | Gandhidham-Kandla-Mundra Port                                 | Gujarat            | Samakhiyali-Gandhidham- Kandla-Mundra Port is sanctioned Railway Electrification project.                                                                                                                                    |
|       11 | Palanpur-Bhildi-Samakhiyali- Gandhidham                       | Gujarat            | Samakhiyali-Gandhidham- Kandla-Mundra Port sanctioned Railway Electrification Project. Electrification of Palanpur- Bhildi-Samakhiyali has been approved under Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV). Kutch Rail Corporation Limited |
|       12 | Jind-Panipat, Narwana-Kurukshetra and Rohtak- Gohana- Panipat | Haryana            | Electrification of all these sections have been sanctioned.                                                                                                                                                                  |

|   S. No. | Name of the proposed section(s) for electrification   | State Government   | Status/ Action taken                                                                                                        |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       13 | Gadag-Solapur                                         | Karnataka          | Solapur-Hotgi is part of Pune- Wadi-Guntakal electrification project. Electrification of Hotgi-Gadag has been sanctioned.   |
|       14 | Ernakulam South - Cochin Harbour Terminus             | Kerala             | Electrification could not be taken up due to technical objections raised by Kochi Naval Airport authorities.                |
|       15 | Kollam - Punalur                                      | Kerala             | At present, not feasible due to operational considerations                                                                  |
|       16 | Shoranur - Mangalore                                  | Kerala             | Completed and electric traction has been introduced.                                                                        |
|       17 | Shoranur - Nilambur                                   | Kerala             | At present, not feasible due to operational considerations                                                                  |
|       18 | Pune-Belgaum                                          | Karnataka          | It is part of two sanctioned Railway Electrification projects i.e. Pune-Miraj-Kolhapur& Miraj- Londa Railway                |
|       19 | Koraput- Damanjodi -Rayagada                          | Odisha             | Koraput-Damanjodi rail line has already been electrified. Damanjodi- Rayagada is a sanctioned Railway Electrification work. |
|       20 | Titlagarh-Sambalpur-Jha rsuguda and Talcher-Sambalpur | Odisha             | Electrification of both sections have been sanctioned                                                                       |
|       21 | Chennai-Kanniyakumari                                 | Tamil Nadu         | Completed and electric traction has been introduced                                                                         |
|       22 | Khana-Sainthia-Pakur & Pandabeshwar-Sainthia          | West Bengal        | Completed and electric traction has been introduced                                                                         |

Further,  during  last  three  years  (2014-15  to  2016-17)  and  in  the  current financial year i.e. 2017-18, 93 Railway Electrification projects of 16815 Route Kilometer  at  an  estimated  cost  of ` 17165  crore  have  been  included  in  the Railway Budget. Out of these, 06 Railway Electrification projects of 1655 Route Kilometer at an estimated cost of ` 1886.44 crore are falling partly/fully in the State of Karnataka and their details are as under:

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` in crore)

| S. No.   | Project                                     | Year of inclusion   |   Latest Estimated cost |   Expenditure upto March, 2017 | Outlay 2017-18                            | Status                                                                      |
|----------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Hospet-Hubli- Vasco da Gama (346 Route kms) | 2015-16             |                  466.54 |                           6.87 | 88.00                                     | Entrusted to Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) for execution.                 |
| 2        | Miraj-Londa (189 Route kms)                 | 2016-17             |                  208.15 |                           0    | 22.68                                     | Entrusted to Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) for execution. |
| 3        | Chikbanavar- Hubli (456 Route kms)          | 2017-18             |                  551.6  |                           0    | 0.02 New work included in Budget 2017-18. | kms) Route 2017-18                                                          |
| 4        | Chikjajur- Bellary (184 Route               | 2017-18             |                  165.6  |                           0    | 0.02                                      |                                                                             |
| 5        | Gadag-Hotgi (284 kms)                       |                     |                  341.72 |                           0.02 | 0.02 New work included in Budget 2017-18. | 0.00                                                                        |
| 6        | Bengaluru- Omalur via Hosur (196 Route kms) | 2017-18             |                  152.83 |                           0.02 | 0.02 New work included in Budget 2017-18. | 0.00                                                                        |
|          | Total                                       |                     |                 1886.44 |                           6.87 | 110.76                                    |                                                                             |

Therefore,  as  on  01.04.2017,  139  Railway  Electrification  projects  costing ` 30,573.53 crore covering the length of 28,431 Kms. have been taken up.

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