Lok Sabha Question No. 3604 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-17
Subject: Electrification of Railway Lines
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Ramcharan Bohra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3604

## TO  BE  ANSWERED ON 17.03.2021

## ELECTRIFICATION OF RAILWAY LINES

## †3604.  SHRI RAMCHARAN BOHRA:

Will the Minister of  RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)
- the total length of railway lines across the country;
- (b) the  length  of  railway  lines,  out  of  the  total  length,  pending  for electrification along with the zone-wise details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has formulated any scheme for electrification of railway lines in a time-bound manner and, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the  status  of  ongoing  projects  of  electrification  of  railway  lines along with the zone-wise details thereof;
- (e) the  zone-wise  details  of  the  funds  allocated  for  this  purpose during the last three years and the current year; and
- (f) the steps taken by the Government to accelerate the electrification works of railway lines on priority basis across the country including Rajasthan?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMERCE & INDUSTRY AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a)  to (f): A Statement is laid on the Table of   the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (f)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3604 BY SHRI RAMCHARAN BOHRA TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 17.03.2021 REGARDING ELECTRIFICATION OF RAILWAY LINES.

- (a) The total length of railway lines (Route kilometers) in the country as on 31.03.2020  is 67,956 Kms.
- (b) Zone-wise Broad Gauge (BG) Route kilometers (RKM), electrified RKM  and  balance  RKM  to  be  electrified including  Konkan Railway is as under:-

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| SN   | RAILWAY            | Total BG RKM   | Electrified BG RKM   | Balance BG RKM yet to be electrified   |
|------|--------------------|----------------|----------------------|----------------------------------------|
| 1    | Central            | 3,853          | 3,062                | 791                                    |
| 2    | East Coast         | 2,800          | 2,725                | 75                                     |
| 3    | East Central       | 4,008          | 3,540                | 468                                    |
| 4    | Eastern            | 2,820          | 2,436                | 384                                    |
| 5    | North Central      | 3,222          | 2,581                | 641                                    |
| 6    | North Eastern      | 3,102          | 2,117                | 985                                    |
| 7    | Northeast Frontier | 4,152          | 444                  | 3,708                                  |
| 8    | Northern           | 7,062          | 5,118                | 1,944                                  |
| 9    | North Western      | 5,248          | 1,881                | 3,367                                  |
| 10   | South Central      | 6,206          | 3,900                | 2,306                                  |
| 11   | South East Central | 2,348          | 2,029                | 319                                    |
| 12   | South Eastern      | 2,713          | 2,534                | 179                                    |
| 13   | Southern           | 4,914          | 3,491                | 1,423                                  |
| 14   | South Western      | 3,578          | 921                  | 2,657                                  |
| 15   | West Central       | 3,011          | 3,006                | 5                                      |
| 16   | Western            | 4,885          | 2,948                | 1,937                                  |
| 17   | Kolkata Metro      | 27             | 27                   | 0                                      |
| 18   | Konkan             | 740            | 109                  | 631                                    |
|      | Total              | 64,689         | 42,869               | 21,820                                 |

- (c) Yes, Sir. Indian Railways has embarked upon a major electrification program  to  electrify  its  BG  network  by  December,  2023  and  the works are in progress under different stages of planning/execution.
- (d) Zone-wise details of ongoing Railway Electrification projects is appended.

- (e) Funds  to the Railway  Electrification projects are allocated project  wise  and  not  Zone-  wise.  However,  under  the  Plan  Head 'Railway  Electrification',  Budget  allocation  for  entire  Indian  Railways during the last three years and the current year is as under:-
- (f) To expedite electrification of railway lines in the country, various steps  have  been  taken  including  award  of  large  size  Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) contracts, better project monitoring mechanism, assured/committed funds through 'Extra Budgetary Resource (Institutional Finance)', decentralization of powers to field units etc.

| Year    | Budget Allocation ( ` in crore)   |
|---------|-----------------------------------|
| 2017-18 | 3,457                             |
| 2018-19 | 6,302                             |
| 2019-20 | 6,960                             |
| 2020-21 | 6,326                             |

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APPENDIX  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (d)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3604 BY SHRI RAMCHARAN BOHRA TO BE ANSWERED IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  17.03.2021  REGARDING  ELECTRIFICATION  OF RAILWAY LINES.

|   SN | ZONE                              | Ongoing Railway Electrification Project                                    |   Balance Route Km |
|------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
|    1 | Central                           | Pune-Wadi-Guntakal                                                         |                175 |
|    2 | Central                           | Jasai - Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust                                        |                  9 |
|    3 | Central                           | Pune-Miraj-Kolhapur                                                        |                217 |
|    4 | Central                           | Miraj-Kurduwadi-Latur                                                      |                315 |
|    5 | Central                           | Lonand-Phaltan                                                             |                 26 |
|    6 | East Coast                        | Khurda Road-Balangir                                                       |                126 |
|    7 | East Central                      | Saharsa-Raghopur                                                           |                 52 |
|    8 | East Central                      | Saraigarh-AsanpurKupha                                                     |                 13 |
|    9 | East Central                      | Ghoswar-Vaishali                                                           |                 30 |
|   10 | East Central                      | Koderma - Hazaribagh - Barkakana - Ranchi                                  |                 37 |
|   11 | East Central                      | Giridih-Nawadih-Koderma                                                    |                 11 |
|   12 | East Central                      | Raxaul-Sitamarhi-Darbhanga-Samastipur                                      |                130 |
|   13 | East Central                      | Dauramadhepura-Purnia                                                      |                 77 |
|   14 | East Central & Northeast Frontier | Barauni-Katihar-Guwahati inclKatihar- Barsoi                               |                284 |
|   15 | Eastern                           | Hansdiha-Poreyahat                                                         |                 15 |
|   16 | Eastern Rampurhat-Dumka-Bhagalpur | &Jasidih- Deoghar-DumkainclBarahat-Banka- Chandan-Deoghar&Madhupur-Giridih |                255 |
|   17 | Konkan                            | Roha-Thokur                                                                |                631 |
|   18 | North Central                     | Birlanagar-Etawah                                                          |                115 |
|   19 | North Central                     | Bhandai-Udi                                                                |                113 |
|   20 | North Central                     | Shikohabad-Farrukhabad                                                     |                158 |
|   21 | North Central                     | Mahoba-Udaipura                                                            |                196 |
|   22 | North Central                     | Barhan-Etah                                                                |                 59 |
|   23 | North Eastern                     | Phephna-Indara, Mau-Shahganj                                               |                150 |
|   24 | North Eastern                     | Kasganj-Bareilly, Bhojipura-Daliganj                                       |                133 |
|   25 | North Eastern                     | Hathua-Bathua Bazar- Bhatni                                                |                 80 |
|   26 | North Eastern                     | Gorakhpur-Anand Nagar-Gonda&Anand Nagar-Nautanwa                           |                262 |
|   27 | North Eastern                     | Gonda- Bahraich                                                            |                 60 |
|   28 | North Eastern                     | Paniahwa-Chhitauni-Tamkuhi Road                                            |                 68 |

|   SN | ZONE               | Ongoing Railway Electrification Project                                                                                                                                                                         |   Balance Route Km |
|------|--------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
|   29 | North Eastern      | Salempur-Barhaj Bazar                                                                                                                                                                                           |                 20 |
|   30 | North Eastern      | MandhanaJn-Brahmavard                                                                                                                                                                                           |                  8 |
|   31 | North Eastern      | Shahanjahanpur-Pilibhit, Pilibhit-Tanakpur                                                                                                                                                                      |                145 |
|   32 | North Eastern      | Moradabad-Kashipur-Ramnagar, Rampur- Lalkua-Kathgodam incl. Lalkua-Kashipur and Bareilly-Lalkua                                                                                                                 |                290 |
|   33 | Northeast Frontier | Guwahati-Dibrugarh via Tinsukia and Simaluguri-Dibrugarh                                                                                                                                                        |                661 |
|   34 | Northeast Frontier | New Bongaigaon-Goalpara-Kamakhya                                                                                                                                                                                |                175 |
|   35 | Northeast Frontier | Chaparmukh-Silghat Town incl. SenchoaJn-Mairabari                                                                                                                                                               |                130 |
|   36 | Northeast Frontier | Lumding-Badarpur                                                                                                                                                                                                |                172 |
|   37 | Northeast Frontier | Mariani-Jorhat town- Furkating&TinsukiaJn -Makum- Tirap&Makum-Dangri                                                                                                                                            |                174 |
|   38 | Northeast Frontier | Harmuty-Murkongselek                                                                                                                                                                                            |                230 |
|   39 | Northeast Frontier | RangiyaJn-Rangapara-Harmuty- Naharlagun                                                                                                                                                                         |                339 |
|   40 | Northeast Frontier | Badarpur-Silchar incl. Arunachal- Jiribam&Katkhal-Bhairabi&Badarpur- Karimganj-Agartala-Sabroom-incl. Agartala-Akhaura&KArimganj- Mahishashan                                                                   |                590 |
|   41 | Northeast Frontier | Katihar-Jogbani single line                                                                                                                                                                                     |                109 |
|   42 | Northeast Frontier | Aluabari-Siliguri via Baghdogra                                                                                                                                                                                 |                 76 |
|   43 | Northeast Frontier | Katihar-Teznarayanpur, Barsoi- Radhikapur&Eklakhi-Balurghat single line                                                                                                                                         |                176 |
|   44 | Northeast Frontier | Raninagar-Haldibari single line                                                                                                                                                                                 |                 34 |
|   45 | Northeast Frontier | New Jalpaigudi-New Mal Jn-Alipurduar- Samuktala and Alipurduar-New Coochbehar incl. New Mal Jn- Changrabandha, New Changrabandha- New Coochbehar, New Coochbehar - Bamanhat, New Coochbehar -Fakiragram- Dhubri |                506 |

|   SN | ZONE                              | Ongoing Railway Electrification Project                                                                |   Balance Route Km |
|------|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
|   46 | Northern                          | Katra-Banihal-Qazigund-Baramulla                                                                       |                262 |
|   47 | Northern                          | Noli-Tapri                                                                                             |                143 |
|   48 | Northern                          | Unnao-Balamau-Sitapur                                                                                  |                162 |
|   49 | Northern                          | Bareilly-Chandausi-Harduaganj incl. Chandausi-Moradabad                                                |                 83 |
|   50 | Northern                          | GarhiHarsaru-Farukhnagar                                                                               |                 12 |
|   51 | Northern                          | Sonipat- Gohana- Jind                                                                                  |                 86 |
|   52 | Northern                          | AmbAndaura-Talwara                                                                                     |                 40 |
|   53 | Northern                          | Bhatinda-Firozpur-Jalandhar City Incl. LohianKhas-Nakodar-Phillaur&Nakodar- Jalandhar                  |                301 |
|   54 | Northern                          | Ludhiana - Ferozpur City - Hussainiwala including Ferozpur City - Fazilka - Abohar&Kotkapura - Fazilka |                339 |
|   55 | Northern                          | Phagwara Jn. - NawanshaharDoaba- JaijonDoaba incl. Nawanshahar-Rahon                                   |                 74 |
|   56 | Northern                          | Jalandhar City - Hoshiarpur                                                                            |                 38 |
|   57 | Northern                          | Verka Jn. - Dera Baba Nanak                                                                            |                 45 |
|   58 | Northern                          | TaranTaran - Patti - Khemkaran                                                                         |                 54 |
|   59 | Northern                          | Batala Jn. - Qadian                                                                                    |                 19 |
|   60 | Northern                          | Bathinda Jn. - Abohar-Sri Ganganagar                                                                   |                125 |
|   61 | Northern                          | Raebareli-Unchahar incl. Dalmau-Daryapur                                                               |                 63 |
|   62 | Northern                          | Akbarpur-Faizabad-Barabanki                                                                            |                161 |
|   63 | Northern                          | Raja KaSahaspur-SambhalHatim Sarai                                                                     |                 23 |
|   64 | Northern                          | Faizabad - Sultanpur-Chilbila                                                                          |                 58 |
|   65 | Northern, North Western & Western | Ahmedabad, incl. Kalol -Gandhinagar - Khodiyar and Alwar - Bandikui - Jaipur - Phulera                 |                 93 |
|   66 | North Western                     | Hissar - Bhatinda - Suratgarh/Suratgarh Thermal Power Station                                          |                 10 |
|   67 | North Western                     | SawaiMadhopur-Jaipur-Ringas                                                                            |                 82 |
|   68 | North Western                     | Rewari-Sadulpur-Hanumangarh                                                                            |                181 |
|   69 | North Western                     | Sadulpur-Ratangarh-Bikaner Lalgarh incl. RatangarhSardarshahar                                         |                286 |
|   70 | North Western                     | Suratgarh-Phalodi--Bhildi incl. Phalodi- Jaisalmer                                                     |                902 |
|   71 | North Western                     | Hisar-Suratpura                                                                                        |                 65 |
|   72 | North Western                     | Luni-Marwar                                                                                            |                 72 |
|   73 | North Western                     | Bikaner-Merta-Jodhpur and Merta-Phulera                                                                |                424 |
|   74 | North Western                     | Degana - Ratangarh                                                                                     |                143 |

| SN                     | ZONE                                                   | Ongoing Railway Electrification Project                            |   Balance Route Km |
|------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
| 75                     | North Western                                          | Hanumangarh-Sriganganagar-Sarupsar- SuratgarhinclSarupsar-Anupgarh |                281 |
| 76 North Western       | Samdari -                                              | Barmer-Munabao                                                     |                250 |
| 77                     | North Western                                          | Sikar-Loharu                                                       |                122 |
| 78                     | North Western                                          | Mavli-Bari Sadri                                                   |                 82 |
| 79 North               | Western Dausa-Gangapur                                 | city                                                               |                 93 |
| 80 North               | Western                                                | Madar-Pushkar                                                      |                 26 |
| 81 North               | Western                                                | Ringas-Sikar-Churu                                                 |                140 |
| 82 North Western       | Bilara,Makrana-Parbatsar and Merta Merta city          | ThiyatHamira-Sanu incl. Pipar Road- Rd-                            |                136 |
| 83 North Western       | Udaipur City -                                         | Himmatnagar                                                        |                210 |
| 84 South Central       | Narasapur, Gudivada-Machlipatnam Bhimavaram-Nidadavolu | Vijaywada-Gudivada- Bhimavaram- and                                |                 78 |
| 85 South Central       | Umdanagar (Secunderabad)- Mahabubnagar                 |                                                                    |                 84 |
| 86 South               | Central                                                | Gulbarga-Bidar                                                     |                 97 |
| 87 South               | Central                                                | Nadikudi-Srikalahasthi                                             |                 46 |
| 88                     | South Central Manmad -                                 | Mudkhed - Dhone excl. Umdanagar-Mehboobnagar                       |                770 |
| 89 South Central       | Tenali-Repale                                          |                                                                    |                 34 |
| 90 South Central       | Nandyal-Yerraguntla                                    |                                                                    |                123 |
| 91 South Central       |                                                        | Dharamavaram-Pakala                                                |                228 |
| 92 South               | Central                                                | Purna-Akola                                                        |                209 |
| 93 South               | Central ParliVaijnath                                  | Pimpalkutti-Mudkhed&Prarbhani -                                    |                246 |
| 94 South               | Central ParliVaijnath -                                | Vikarabad                                                          |                269 |
| 95 South               | Central                                                | LingempetJagtiyal-Nizamabad                                        |                 95 |
| 96 South Central       |                                                        | Gadwal-Raichur                                                     |                 57 |
| 97 South East Central  |                                                        | Chhindwara-Nainpur-Mandala Fort                                    |                134 |
| 98 South East Central  | Marauda-                                               | Dallirajhara                                                       |                 76 |
| 99 South East Central  |                                                        | Balaghat-Katangi                                                   |                 47 |
| 100 South East Central |                                                        | Tirodi-Katangi                                                     |                 15 |
| 101 South East Central |                                                        | Wadsa-Gadchiroli                                                   |                 49 |

|   SN | ZONE                   | Ongoing Railway Electrification Project           |   Balance Route Km |
|------|------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
|  102 | South East Central     | Tumsar Road - Tirodi                              |                 47 |
|  103 | South Eastern          | Tata-Badampahar                                   |                 89 |
|  104 | South Eastern          | Rupsa-Bangriposi                                  |                 89 |
|  105 | Southern               | Shoranur-Mangalore-Penambur                       |                  9 |
|  106 | Southern               | Tiruchchirappalli - Nagapattinam - Karaikkal Port |                  9 |
|  107 | Southern               | Shoranur-Nilambur                                 |                 66 |
|  108 | Southern               | Kollam-Punalur                                    |                 44 |
|  109 | Southern               | Pollachi-Podanur                                  |                 40 |
|  110 | Southern               | Dindigul-Palghat                                  |                179 |
|  111 | Southern               | Tiruchchirapalli-Manamadurai- Virudunagar         |                217 |
|  112 | Southern               | Salem-Vridachalam-Cuddalore Port                  |                196 |
|  113 | Southern               | Virudunagar - TenkasiJn                           |                122 |
|  114 | Southern               | Sengottai- Tenkasi Jn. - Tirunelveli- Tiruchendur |                141 |
|  115 | Southern               | Madurai - Manamadurai Jn.-Rameswaram              |                161 |
|  116 | South Western          | Hospet - Hubli - Vasco da Gama                    |                243 |
|  117 | South Western          | Miraj-Londa                                       |                189 |
|  118 | South Western          | Bengaluru-Omalur via Hosur                        |                123 |
|  119 | South Western          | Chikjajur-Bellary                                 |                 82 |
|  120 | South Western          | Gadag-Hotgi                                       |                284 |
|  121 | South Western          | Chikbanavar-Hubballi                              |                456 |
|  122 | South Western          | Hospet-Swamihalli                                 |                 59 |
|  123 | South Western          | Birur-Talguppa                                    |                161 |
|  124 | South Western          | Mysuru- Hassan-Mangalore incl. Arsikere - Hassan  |                347 |
|  125 | South Western          | Mysuru-Chamarajanagar                             |                 61 |
|  126 | South Western          | Kadur-Chikmaglur                                  |                 46 |
|  127 | South Western          | Chikbanavar-Hasan                                 |                166 |
|  128 | South Western          | Bangarpet-Yelehanka                               |                149 |
|  129 | West Central & Western | Ratlam - Nimach - Chanderia - Kota                |                 21 |
|  130 | Western                | Ahmedabad-Rajkot                                  |                104 |
|  131 | Western                | Mehsana-Viramgam-Samakhiyali                      |                225 |
|  132 | Western                | Samakhiyali-Gandhidham-Kandla Port- Mundra Port   |                 77 |
|  133 | Western                | Rajkot-Sikka-Okha                                 |                199 |
|  134 | Western                | Wankaner-Dahinsara- MaliyaMiyana&Surendranagar-   |                101 |

| SN   | ZONE    | Ongoing Railway Electrification Project                          | Balance Route Km   |
|------|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
|      |         | Dhrangandhra                                                     |                    |
| 135  | Western | Kanalus-Wansjalia-Porbandar                                      | 103                |
| 136  | Western | Rajkot-Jetalsar-Verval-Somnath with Jetalsar-Wansjalia           | 278                |
| 137  | Western | Vasad- Kathana                                                   | 43                 |
| 138  | Western | Anand- Khambhat                                                  | 52                 |
| 139  | Western | Vishvamitri - Pratap Nagar -Chhotaudepur                         | 72                 |
| 140  | Western | KanjariBoriyavi- Vadtal                                          | 6                  |
| 141  | Western | Nadiad- Modasa                                                   | 105                |
| 142  | Western | Ankleshwar - Rajpipla                                            | 63                 |
| 143  | Western | Jhund-Kharagoda                                                  | 23                 |
| 144  | Western | Adipur- New Bhuj                                                 | 49                 |
| 145  | Western | Mahesana- Patan-Bildi                                            | 91                 |
| 146  | Western | Dhola- Bhavnagar with Sihor Jn.- Palitana&Rajula Road Jn- Mahuva | 119                |
| 147  | Western | Mhow-Khandawa                                                    | 92                 |
| 148  | Western | Palanpur-Samakhiyali                                             | 247                |

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