Lok Sabha Question No. 674 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-06
Subject: Electrification of Rail Lines
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: ANANDRAO  ADSUL, KONAKALLA NARAYANA RAO, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL, KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL, PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE, DHARMENDRA YADAV, SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.674 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.02.2019

## ELECTRIFICATION OF RAIL LINES

## 674.  SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL:

SHRI KONAKALLA  NARAYANA RAO:

SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO:

SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL:

DR. PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE:

SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV:

DR.  SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  putting    electrification  of  railway lines on fast track and planning to double the electrification work in the next five years;
- (b) if so, the details of the scheme formulated in this regard and the percentage of railway tracks electrified so far;
- (c) the annual target fixed for electrification of railway lines and the extent  to  which  this  target  has  been  achieved  along  with  the time by which all railway lines in Uttar Pradesh are likely to be electrified;
- (d) whether meter gauge lines have also been electrified and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) whether  the  Government  is  considering  to  convert  all  meter gauge lines into broad gauge lines and if so, the time limit fixed in this regard?

## 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.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.674  BY  SHRI  ANANDRAO  ADSUL,  SHRI KONAKALLA  NARAYANA RAO, SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO, SHRI  KAPIL  MORESHWAR  PATIL,      DR.  PRITAM  GOPINATH  MUNDE, SHRI  DHARMENDRA  YADAV,    DR.    SHRIKANT  EKNATH  SHINDE  AND SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 06.02.2019 REGARDING ELECTRIFICATION OF RAIL LINES

(a)  &  (b)  Yes,  Madam.  Indian  Railways  have  embarked  upon  a  major programme to speed up electrification of Railway Lines as can be seen from Achievements in past years and future Planning,  as given below:-

-  Achievements:
- 

| Year    |   Route Kilometers | Year    |   Route Kilometers |
|---------|--------------------|---------|--------------------|
| 2010-11 |                 75 | 2014-15 |               1176 |
| 2011-12 |                595 | 2015-16 |               1502 |
| 2012-13 |               1337 | 2016-17 |               1646 |
| 2013-14 |                610 | 2017-18 |               4087 |
| Total   |               2617 | Total   |               8411 |

Planning:

| Year    |   Route Kilometers |
|---------|--------------------|
| 2018-19 |               6000 |
| 2019-20 |               7000 |
| 2020-21 |              10500 |
| 2021-22 |              10500 |

As on 01.01.2019, 32245 Route Kilometers of rail lines have been commissioned  on  electric  traction,  which  is  52.27%  of  total  Broad Gauge Indian Railway network.

Major Initiatives taken to speed up pace of electrification are as below:-

-  Introduction  of  new  agencies  (RITES,  IRCON  &  PGCIL)  for execution of RE works.

- 
- Adoption of EPC based contracting system.
-  Enhancing  power  of  field  units  for  award  of  contracts  & sanction of estimates.
- 
- More emphasis on mechanized execution.
-  Fixing up timelines for approval of drawings/schematic/plan etc
-  Introduction of new design of foundations.
-  Review  of  OHE  design  for  cost  reduction  &  expeditious execution.
- (c) During the year 2017-18, target for electrification of 4000 Route kilometers  was  fixed  against  which  4087  route  kilometers  were commissioned on electric traction. During the year 2018-19, target of 6000  Route  Kilometers  has  been  set  against  which  2033  Route Kilometers have been commissioned till 31.12.2018. Further, Ministry of Railways has planned to electrify balance Broad Gauge (BG) routes of  Indian  Railways by 2021-22, which  includes all BG routes in the State of Uttar Pradesh.
- (d) Meter  Gauge  (MG)  and  Narrow  Gauge  (NG)  routes  of  Indian Railways are not electrified as on date due to the fact that MG & NG lines comprise  less than 10% of total routes of Indian Railways and are low traffic density routes.

Survey  for  electrification  of  few  NG  routes  (Kalka-Simla  and Pathankot-Joginder  Nagar)  are  under  way  and  will  be  taken  up  for electrification based on feasibility and operational considerations.

- (e) At  present,  57  Gauge  Conversion  Projects  with  total  length  of 8033 km are in different stages of execution/planning/sanction over Indian  Railways.  Completion  of  gauge  conversion  projects  requires shifting of utilities, various statutory clearances etc. Hence, no time line can be fixed in this regard.

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