Lok Sabha Question No. 1916 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-03
Subject: Defunct Railway Tracks
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Umesh G. Jadhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1916 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.07.2019

## DEFUNCT RAILWAY TRACKS

1916.  DR. UMESH G. JADHAV:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Railways  have  identified  old  and  defunct  Railway tracks in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise including Karnataka;
- (c) whether  the  Railways  have  decided  to  restore  such  defunct railway tracks; and
- (d) if so, the State-wise details thereof including the number of such tracks currently under restoration/to be restored?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

(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 UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1916 BY DR. UMESH G. JADHAV TO BE ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  03.07.2019  REGARDING  DEFUNCT RAILWAY TRACKS

(a) and (b):  Yes, Sir. As per survey conducted in March, 2015, there is no identified old and defunct railway line in Karnataka. However, the old and defunct railway tracks identified in the country State-wise are as under:-

|   SN | Name of line                               | Restoration proposed   | State            |
|------|--------------------------------------------|------------------------|------------------|
|    1 | Pulgaon-Arvi                               | No                     | Maharashtra      |
|    2 | Jamalpur-Munger                            | Yes                    | Bihar            |
|    3 | Ahmedpur-Katwa                             | Yes                    | West Bengal      |
|    4 | Balgona-Katwa                              | Yes                    | West Bengal      |
|    5 | Krishnanagar- Nabadwipghat                 | Yes                    | West Bengal      |
|    6 | Hazratpur-Palasthalli                      | No                     | West Bengal      |
|    7 | Gainsari-Jarwa                             | No                     | Uttar Pradesh    |
|    8 | Izzatnagar- Shahmatganj                    | No                     | Uttar Pradesh    |
|    9 | Mandhana Jn. - Brahmavert                  | Yes                    | Uttar Pradesh    |
|   10 | Simulguri-Naganimora                       | No                     | Assam & Nagaland |
|   11 | Tirap-Lekhapani                            | No                     | Assam            |
|   12 | Amguri-Tuli                                | No                     | Assam & Nagaland |
|   13 | Bhandara Ordinance Factory assisted siding | No                     | Maharashtra      |
|   14 | Walajah Road-Ranipet                       | Yes                    | Tamil Nadu       |
|   15 | Bhuj-Naliya                                | Yes                    | Gujarat          |
|   16 | Ujjain-Fatehabad                           | Yes                    | Madhya Pradesh   |
|   17 | Samni-Jambusar-Kavi                        | No                     | Gujarat          |
|   18 | Dabhoi-Samalya                             | Yes                    | Gujarat          |
|   19 | Samalya-Timba                              | Yes                    | Gujarat          |
|   20 | Jhagadiya-Netrang                          | No                     | Gujarat          |
|   21 | Chhuchhapura- Tankhala                     | No                     | Gujarat          |

Contd..2/-

- (c)  and  (d):  Yes,  Sir.  Railway  has  identified  to  restore  the  defunct railway  tracks  (9  lines  out  of  21  indicated  above)  and  the  work  of restoration has been taken up; details of such lines is as given below:-

|   SN | Name of line               | State          | Present status                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|------|----------------------------|----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    1 | Jamalpur- Munger           | Bihar          | Work completed along with Munger Bridge and commissioned in March, 2016.                                                                                                                        |
|    2 | Ahmedpur- Katwa            | West Bengal    | Gauge Conversion work completed and commissioned in December, 2017.                                                                                                                             |
|    3 | Balgona-Katwa              | West Bengal    | Gauge Conversion work completed and commissioned in December, 2017.                                                                                                                             |
|    4 | Krishnanagar- Nabadwipghat | West Bengal    | Gauge Conversion work completed by Railway in 2012-13. However, commissioning not done due to 41 un-authorised crossing and further work not feasible due to religious structures on alignment. |
|    5 | Mandhana Jn. - Brahmavert  | Uttar Pradesh  | Gauge Conversion work completed & section commissioned in February, 2019                                                                                                                        |
|    6 | Walajah Road- Ranipet      | Tamil Nadu     | Section part of Tindivanam-Walajah Road-Nagari new line project. Track linking of Walajah Raod- Ranipet completed.                                                                              |
|    7 | Bhuj-Naliya                | Gujarat        | 26 Km section from New Bhuj to Deshalpur converted into Broad Gauge.                                                                                                                            |
|    8 | Ujjain- Fatehabad          | Madhya Pradesh | Gauge Conversion work has been taken up.                                                                                                                                                        |
|    9 | Dabhoi-Samalya             | Gujarat        | Gauge Conversion work in Miyagam-Dabhoi-Samlaya (79 km) has been taken up.                                                                                                                      |
|   10 | Samalya-Timba              | Gujarat        | Gauge Conversion work has been taken up.                                                                                                                                                        |

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