Lok Sabha Question No. 140 (STARRED), answered on 2017-12-27
Subject: Golden Quadrilateral Project
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: NAGARAJAN P.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.140 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.12.2017

## GOLDEN QUADRILATERAL PROJECT

- SHRI P. NAGARAJAN:

DR. C. GOPALAKRISHNAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS  be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  allocated  funds  during  the  current financial  year  for  the  development  works  of  Delhi-Mumbai  and  DelhiHowrah  routes  under  Golden  Quadrilateral  project  to  operate  high speed trains inter-connecting Chennai, Mumbai, Kolkata and Delhi;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  the  time  by  which  the  budget  is  likely  to  be  earmarked  and allocated for development works of Delhi-Chennai project; and
- (d)  the  time  by  which  the  train  services  are  likely  to  be  operational under the Golden Quadrilateral project?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COAL

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  140  BY  SHRI  P. NAGARAJAN  &  DR.  C. GOPALAKRISHNAN TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 27.12.2017 REGARDING GOLDEN QUADRILATERAL PROJECT

- (a):  Yes,  Madam.    Two  projects  for  raising  of  speed  to  160/200 kilometre per hour on existing corridors of Delhi-Mumbai (including Vadodara-Ahmedabad) and Delhi-Howrah (including KanpurLucknow) have been included in the Works Programme 2017-18 at estimated cost of  ₹ 18,163 crore.  Token fund allocation of ₹ 1 lakh  each  has  been  made  for  the  projects  during  the  current financial year 2017-18.
- (b):    The  projects  cover  Delhi-Mumbai  and  Delhi-  Howarh  routes. The details are as under:-
-  New Delhi-Mumbai Route (including Vadodara-Ahmedabad), 1483  Route  km  This  route  passes  through  seven  states  viz. Maharashtra,  Gujarat,  Madhya  Pradesh,  Rajasthan,  Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi.  The work has an estimated cost of ₹ 11,189 crore.
-  New Delhi-Howrah route (including Kanpur-Lucknow), 1525 Route  kms  This  route  passes  through  five  states  viz.  Delhi, Uttar  Pradesh,  Bihar,  Jharkhand  and  West  Bengal.    The  work has an estimated cost of ₹ 6974 crore.
-  These  projects  have  been  structured  on  a  new  approach viz. Route wise, Single composite work, single agency execution and complete funding through Extra Budgetary

Resources- Institutional Finance (EBR-IF). These projects mark the beginning of a new era of network development through a and

(c): The development works for Delhi-Chennai is yet to be taken up. (d): Time frame for operation of train services on Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Howrah  routes available.

directed investment strategy on Golden Quadrilateral Diagonal routes of Indian Railways.  The main outcome of the implementation of these projects is increase in the maximum speed of the trains on these routes to  160kmph.  This  will  reduce  the  travel  time  of  premium Rajdhani type trains to 12 hours as against the present travel time of 15 hrs 30 minutes and 17 hours respectively for Mumbai and  Howrah  Rajdhani.  Besides  this,  the  average  speed  of  all trains will improve by 25-30%.  The modular package of inputs viz. through fencing, removal  of  level  crossings,  train  protection  warning  system (TPWS),  mobile  train  radio  communication  (MTRC),  automated and  mechanized  diagnostic  systems  etc.  will  considerably enhance safety and reliability. will be finalized after all approvals are

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