Lok Sabha Question No. 3516 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-08
Subject: Extension of Railway Lines in Rajasthan
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: OM BIRLA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3516 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.08.2018

## EXTENSION OF RAILWAY LINES IN RAJASTHAN

## 3516.  SHRI OM BIRLA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the increase in the railway line networks during the current year and the previous three years along with the average increase in the railway lines per month during these periods;
- (b) the  details  of  the  length  of  railway  lines  replaced/upgraded during the last three years and the current year;
- (c) the details of the current number of projects for extension of railway lines which had been initiated and where survey to ascertain  cost  and  feasibility  has  been  done  around  the country and specifically in Rajasthan;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  start  railway project  in  Rajganjmandi-Neemuch-Bedi  Sadri  and  if  so,  the details of the progress made, budget allocated along with the estimated time period which has been fixed for the completion of the project; and
- (e) if not, 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.

******

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  3516  BY  SHRI  OM  BIRLA  TO  BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 08.08.2018 REGARDING EXTENSION OF RAILWAY LINES IN RAJASTHAN

(a):  Details  of  commissioning  of  Railway  Lines  along  with  average increase per month for the last three years and current year up to June, 2018 are as under:-

| Year                               |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 (up to June, 2018) |
|------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------------------------|
| Commissioning in (in km)           |   2828    |   2855    |   1861.82 |                        245.8 |
| Average increase per month (in km) |    235.66 |    237.92 |    155.15 |                         81.9 |

( b ) :  The details of track renewal and rail renewal for the last three years and current year are as under:-

| Year                       |   Track Renewal in complete track renewal units (CTR) |   Rail Renewal (in Km) |
|----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
| 2015-16                    |                                                  2794 |                   2729 |
| 2016-17                    |                                                  2487 |                   2597 |
| 2017-18                    |                                                  4023 |                   4405 |
| 2018-19 (up to June' 2018) |                                                   964 |                   1104 |

(c):    As  on  01-04-2018, 180 New Line projects costing 356120 cr. having  length  21443  km,  57  Gauge  Conversion  projects  costing 54425 cr. having length 7995 km and 263 Doubling projects costing 211541  cr.  having  length  21093  km  are  in  different  stage  of approval / planning / execution. This includes 32 projects in Rajasthan costing 41812 cr. having total length of 4663 km.

Further,  272  surveys  (including  New  Line,  Gauge  Conversion  and Doubling)  costing 789622  cr.  having  total  length  36154  km  have been sanctioned in last three years and current year. This includes 23 projects in Rajasthan costing 23904 cr. having length 2648 km.

(d) and (e):  Ramganjmandi-Neemuch (111 km) New Line survey has been taken up.

Neemuch-Badi  Sadri  (48.35  km)  New  Line  has  been  included  in Budget  2017-18  subject  to  requisite  clearance.  Detailed  project report is under examination.

*****