Lok Sabha Question No. 872 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Laying of New Lines in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Ajay Nishad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 872

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.06.2019

## LAYING OF NEW LINES IN UTTAR PRADESH AND BIHAR

## †872. SHRI AJAY NISHAD:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has conducted any survey for laying new rail lines, electrification and gauge conversion of old lines in various States in the Country during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; State/UT-wise including Uttar Pradesh and Bihar;
- (c) the length of railway lines proposed for gauge conversion and electrification in the Country, State/UT and location-wise;
- (d) the  details  of  the  plan  chalked  out  by  the  Government  for laying  new  rail  lines,  gauge  conversion  and  electrification during the current financial year; and
- (e) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  construct  a  dedicated freight corridor and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(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.  872  BY  SHRI  AJAY  NISHAD  TO  BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 26.06.2019 REGARDING LAYING OF NEW LINES IN UTTAR PRADESH AND BIHAR

(a)  to  (c):  During  the  last  three  years  and  current  year,  Railways have conducted surveys for 194 nos. of new lines for a total length of 18992 km & 4 nos. for gauge conversion for a total length of 344 km that includes States of Uttar Pradesh and also Bihar. Details are as under:

| S. No.   | Railway Zone       | No. of surveys conducted   | No. of surveys conducted   | No. of surveys conducted   | No. of surveys conducted   |
|----------|--------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|          |                    | New Line                   | New Line                   | Gauge Conversion           | Gauge Conversion           |
|          |                    | Nos.                       | Kms                        | Nos.                       | Kms                        |
| 1        | Central            | 25                         | 2580                       | 1                          | 84                         |
| 2        | East Coast         | 03                         | 265                        | 0                          | 0                          |
| 3        | East Central       | 16                         | 726                        | 0                          | 0                          |
| 4        | Eastern            | s6                         | 421                        | 0                          | 0                          |
| 5        | North Central      | 10                         | 668                        | 0                          | 0                          |
| 6        | North Eastern      | 12                         | 1491                       | 0                          | 0                          |
| 7        | Northeast Frontier | 22                         | 2020                       | 0                          | 0                          |
| 8        | Northern           | 24                         | 1880                       | 1                          | 172                        |
| 9        | North Western      | 12                         | 875                        | 0                          | 0                          |
| 10       | South Central      | 17                         | 2123                       | 0                          | 0                          |
| 11       | South East Central | 6                          | 873                        | 0                          | 0                          |
| 12       | South Eastern      | 6                          | 465                        | 0                          | 0                          |
| 13       | Southern           | 6                          | 1129                       | 0                          | 0                          |
| 14       | South Western      | 13                         | 1622                       | 0                          | 0                          |
| 15       | West Central       | 7                          | 1132                       | 0                          | 0                          |
| 16       | Western            | 9                          | 722                        | 2                          | 88                         |

Ministry of Railways has planned to electrify 100% of its Broad Gauge routes. Accordingly, work of electrification of balance Broad Gauge  routes  of  13,675  route  kilometres  have  been  approved  in September,  2018.  State-wise  details  of  balance  route  kilometres approved  for  electrification  including  lines  in  Uttar  Pradesh  and Bihar are Appended.

A total of 55 ongoing gauge conversion projects totalling 7229 Km have been taken up that include the State of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.  Details  of  these  projects  are  available  in  Pink  Book  laid  on the Table of the House alongwith Budget Papers.

(d):  In the current financial year 2019-20, a total of 3750 Km of New Lines,  Gauge  Conversion,  Doubling  (including  Dedicated  Freight Corridor lines)  and  7000  Route  Km  of  Railway  Electrification  have been planned/targeted.

(e):    The  construction of two Dedicated Freight Corridors(DFC) viz. Easter  DFC  (1856  kms)  and  Western  DFC  (1504  kms)  have  been taken  up.  Eastern  DFC  will  start  from  Ludhiana  in  Punjab  and terminate at Dankuni in West Bengal. Western DFC will start from Jawaharlal Nehru Port, New Mumbai and Terminate at Dadri in Uttar Pradesh near Delhi.

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APPENDIX  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  872  BY  SHRI  AJAY  NISHAD  TO  BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 26.06.2019 REGARDING LAYING OF NEW LINES IN UTTAR PRADESH AND BIHAR

(a) to (c): State-wise details total route kilometers identified for  electrification  including  Uttar  Pradesh  and  Bihar  are  as under:-

| SN             | State          | Total route kilometres identified for electrification   |
|----------------|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
| 1              | Andhra Pradesh | 419                                                     |
| 2              | Assam          | 1463                                                    |
| 3 Arunachal    | Pradesh        | 12                                                      |
| 4 Bihar        |                | 582                                                     |
| 5 Chhattisgarh | 76             |                                                         |
| 6 Gujarat      |                | 1088                                                    |
| 7 Haryana      |                | 116                                                     |
| 8 Himachal     | Pradesh 40     |                                                         |
| 9 Jharkhand    | 268            |                                                         |
| 10 Karnataka   |                | 1064                                                    |
| 11             | Kerala         | 146                                                     |
| 12             | Madhya Pradesh | 416                                                     |
| 13             | Maharashtra    | 614                                                     |
| 14 Mizoram     | 2              |                                                         |
| 15             | Odisha         | 549                                                     |
| 16             | Punjab         | 966                                                     |
| 17             | Rajasthan      | 1989                                                    |
| 18             | Telangana      | 289                                                     |
| 19             | Tamil Nadu     | 1020                                                    |
| 20             | Tripura        | 267                                                     |
| 21             | Uttar Pradesh  | 1314                                                    |
| 22             | Uttarakhand    | 179                                                     |
| 23             | West Bengal    | 796                                                     |
|                | Total          | 13675                                                   |

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