Lok Sabha Question No. 1523 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-27
Subject: Renewal of Railway Tracks
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Mahabali Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1523 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.11.2019

## RENEWAL OF RAILWAY TRACKS

†1523.  SHRI MAHABALI SINGH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Railways is working on renewal of railway tracks on war footing to reduce the number of incidents of derailment of trains;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of the railway routes selected for renewal in Bihar;
- (d) the amount allocated and released for the said purpose so far; and
- (e) the targets set in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(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.  1523  BY  SHRI  MAHABALI  SINGH  TO  BE ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  27.11.2019  REGARDING  RENEWAL  OF RAILWAY TRACKS

(a) & (b) Railway tracks are replaced through track renewal works which is  an  ongoing  process.  Track  renewal  works  are  undertaken  as  and when a stretch of track becomes due for renewal on the basis of criteria laid  down  in  Indian  Railway  Permanent  Way  Manual  on  age/condition basis  viz.  traffic  carried  in  terms  of  gross  million  tonnes,  incidence  of rail  fracture/failure,  wear  of  rails,  corrosion  of  rails,  maintainability  of track  as  per  standards  etc.  On  Meter  Gauge  (MG)  and  Narrow  Gauge (NG)  tracks,  which  are  sanctioned  for  Gauge  conversion,  the  track renewal  works,  if  required,  are  undertaken  after  due  consideration  of progress of execution of gauge conversion.

(c) to (e) Details of track renewals are maintained Zonal Railway-wise and  not  State-wise.  The  State  of  Bihar  falls  in  Eastern  Railway,  East Central Railway, North Eastern Railway and Northeast Frontier Railway. The  targets fixed and actual progress of track  renewal,  amount allocated  and  released  (expenditure)  on  account  of  track  renewal  for Eastern  Railway,  East  Central  Railway,  North  Eastern  Railway  and Northeast  Frontier  Railway  for  the  current  year  i.e.  2019-20  (upto October, 2019) are as under:

| Railway            | Track Renewal details for the year 2019-20 (upto October, 2019)   | Track Renewal details for the year 2019-20 (upto October, 2019)   | Track Renewal details for the year 2019-20 (upto October, 2019)   | Track Renewal details for the year 2019-20 (upto October, 2019)   |
|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                    | Figures in Complete Track Renewal Units (CTR)                     | Figures in Complete Track Renewal Units (CTR)                     | ( ₹ in Crore)                                                     | ( ₹ in Crore)                                                     |
|                    | Target                                                            | Progress                                                          | Budget Estimates                                                  | Expenditure Incurred                                              |
| Eastern            | 231                                                               | 145                                                               | 587                                                               | 424                                                               |
| East               | 243                                                               | 166                                                               | 635                                                               | 459                                                               |
| North Eastern      | 114                                                               | 60                                                                | 457                                                               | 163                                                               |
| Northeast Frontier | 81                                                                | 64                                                                | 383                                                               | 194                                                               |

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