Lok Sabha Question No. 1384 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-19
Subject: Railway Electrification
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: KRISHN PRATAP SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1384 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.12.2018

## RAILWAY ELECTRIFICATION

†1384. DR. KRISHAN PRATAP:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the railway is ready to expedite electrification process and to run all train with electric engines;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  railway  has  identified  the  rail  divisions/rail  routes where electrification work is pending;
- (d) if so, the details thereof, State and zone-wise; and
- (e) the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  complete electrification work in the country?

## 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. 1384 BY DR. KRISHAN PRATAP TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 19.12.2018 REGARDING RAILWAY ELECTRIFICATION

(a)&(b) Yes, Madam.  Ministry of Railways have prepared an Action Plan to  electrify  balance  Broad  Gauge  (BG)  Routes  of  Indian  Railways.  As  on 01.04.2018, 30,212 Route Kilometers of rail lines have been commissioned on electric traction, which is 44.85% of total Indian Railway network.

## Year wise planning for electrification of balance BG routes is as under:-

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

(c)&(d) State/Zone-wise  details  and  present status of the on-going electrification  projects  under  Plan  Head  'Railway  Electrification'  are  as under:

|   SN | State(s)                              | Zonal Railway(s)                  | Name of Project                                                       |   Total Route kilometre (RKM) |   Balance RKM to be electrified as on 01.12.2018 |
|------|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|    1 | Assam, Bihar & West Bengal            | East Central & Northeast Frontier | Barauni-Katihar- Guwahati incl Katihar-Barsoi                         |                           836 |                                              562 |
|    2 | Karnataka & Kerala                    | Southern                          | Shoranur- Mangalore- Penambur                                         |                           328 |                                               22 |
|    3 | Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh & Odisha | East Coast                        | Vizianagaram - Rayagada - Titlagarh - Raipur                          |                           465 |                                              158 |
|    4 | Andhra Pradesh & Karnataka            | South Central & South Western     | Guntakal - Bellary - Hospet incl. Tornagallu - Ranjitpura Branch Line |                           138 |                                              138 |

|   SN | State(s)                                          | Zonal Railway(s)                  | Name of Project                                                                                                                   |   Total Route kilometre (RKM) |   Balance RKM to be electrified as on 01.12.2018 |
|------|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|    5 | Maharashtra & Madhya Central & South East Central | Amla Chhindwara Kalumna           | - -                                                                                                                               |                           257 |                                              106 |
|    6 | Madhya Pradesh & Uttar Pradesh                    | West Central & Noth Central       | Itarsi - Katni - Manikpur incl Satna - Rewa and Manikpur - Chheoki                                                                |                           653 |                                              226 |
|    7 | Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh & Uttar Pradesh         | East Central                      | Garwa Road - Chopan - Singrauli                                                                                                   |                           257 |                                              115 |
|    8 | Delhi, Gujarat,Haryana & Rajasthan                | Northern, North Western & Western | Delhi Sarai Rohilla - Rewari - Palanpur - Ahmedabad, incl. Kalol - Gandhinagar - Khodiyar and Alwar - Bandikui - Jaipur - Phulera |                          1087 |                                              727 |
|    9 | Punjab                                            | Northern                          | Rajpura - Dhuri - Lehra Mohabat                                                                                                   |                           151 |                                              151 |
|   10 | Punjab                                            | Northern                          | Jakhal - Dhuri - Ludhiana                                                                                                         |                           123 |                                              123 |
|   11 | Odisha                                            | East Coast                        | Singapur Road - Damanjodi                                                                                                         |                           152 |                                              100 |
|   12 | West Bengal                                       | Eastern                           | Katwa-Azimganj- Nalhati & Azimganj- Tildanga/New Farakka incl. Nalhati & Azimganj bypass line                                     |                           200 |                                               82 |
|   13 | Bihar & Uttar Pradesh                             | North Eastern                     | Chhapra-Ballia- Ghazipur- Varanasi- Allahabad                                                                                     |                           330 |                                              191 |
|   14 | Madhya Pradesh                                    | West Central                      | Singrauli-Katni                                                                                                                   |                           260 |                                              260 |

| SN                         | State(s)               | Zonal Railway(s)                                                                         | Name of Project   | Total Route kilometre (RKM)   | Balance RKM to be electrified as on 01.12.2018   |
|----------------------------|------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| 15 Gujarat                 | Western                | Ahmedabad- Rajkot                                                                        | 233               | 233                           |                                                  |
| Gujarat                    | Western                | Mehsana- Viramgam- Samakhiyali                                                           | 292               | 292                           | 16                                               |
| Tamil Nadu                 | Southern               | Erode-Karur- Tiruchchirapalli & Salem-Karur- Dindigul                                    |                   | 300 89                        | 17                                               |
| Madhya Pradesh & Rajsthan  | West Central & Western | Ratlam - Nimach - Chanderia - Kota                                                       |                   | 348 348                       | 18                                               |
| Jharkhand                  | East Central           | Koderma - Hazaribagh - Barkakana - Ranchi                                                | 203               | 203                           | 19                                               |
| Uttar Pradesh              | North Eastern          | Ghazipur - Aunrihar - Manduadih                                                          | 78                | 78                            | 20                                               |
| Uttar Pradesh              | Northern               | Utretia - Rae Bareli - Amethi - Janghai                                                  | 214               | 214                           | 21                                               |
| Telengana                  | South Central          | Paddapalli - Lingampet - Jagtiyal                                                        | 83                | 83                            | 22                                               |
| Tamil Nadu                 | Southern               | Tiruchchirappalli - Nagapattinam - Karaikkal                                             | 153               | 153                           | 23                                               |
| Bihar & Jharkhand          | Eastern                | Bonidanga Link Cabin / Bonidanga - Barharwa - Sahibganj - Kiul incl. Tinpahar - Rajmahal | 247               | 247                           | 24                                               |
| Andhra Pradesh & Telangana | South Central          | Pagidipalli- Nallapadu                                                                   | 285               | 206                           | 25                                               |
| Haryana, Punjab & Rajsthan | North Western          | Hissar - Bhatinda - Suratgarh                                                            | 328               | 171                           | 26                                               |

| SN                                         | State(s) Zonal Railway(s)   | Name of Project                                                           | Total Route kilometre (RKM)   | Balance RKM to be electrified as on 01.12.2018   |
|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| 27 Bihar                                   | East Central                | Valmiki Nagar - Narkatiaganj - Sugauli - Muzaffarpur incl Sugauli -Raxaul | 240 118                       |                                                  |
| 28 Uttar Pradesh                           | North Central               | Jhansi - Manikpur incl Khairar - Bhimsen                                  | 409                           | 113                                              |
| 29 Rajsthan                                | North Western               | Ajmer - Berach - Mavli - Udaipur                                          | 294                           | 127                                              |
| 30 Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra & Telengana | South Central               | Manmad - Mudkhed - Dhone excl. Umdanagar- Mehboobnagar                    | 783                           | 783                                              |
| 31 Goa & Karnataka                         | South Western               | Hospet - Hubli - Vasco da Gama                                            | 346                           | 346                                              |
| 32 Maharashtra                             | Central                     | Jasai - Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust                                       | 9                             | 9                                                |
| 33 Maharashtra                             | Central                     | Pune-Miraj- Kolhapur                                                      | 326                           | 326                                              |
| 34 Maharashtra                             | Central                     | Pen-Roha                                                                  | 40                            | 40                                               |
| 35 Uttar Pradesh                           | North Eastern               | Mathura- Kasganj- Kalyanpur                                               | 338                           | 338                                              |
| 36 Uttar Pradesh                           | North Eastern               | Aunrihar-Jaunpur                                                          | 60                            | 60                                               |
| 37 Uttar Pradesh                           | North Central               | Chunar-Chopan                                                             | 100                           | 100                                              |
| 38 Punjab                                  | Northern                    | Beas-Gownidwal Sahib-Taran Taran-Amritsar                                 | 72                            | 72                                               |
| 39                                         | Gujarat Western             | Samakhiyali- Gandhidham- Kandla Port- Mundra Port                         | 77                            | 77                                               |

|   SN | State(s)                     | Zonal Railway(s)   | Name of Project                                            |   Total Route kilometre (RKM) |   Balance RKM to be electrified as on 01.12.2018 |
|------|------------------------------|--------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|   40 | Rajasthan North Western      |                    | Jaipur-Sawai Madhopur-Ringas                               |                           188 |                                              188 |
|   41 | Uttar Pradesh                | Northern           | Noli-Tapri                                                 |                           143 |                                              143 |
|   42 | Karnataka                    | South Western      | Miraj-Londa                                                |                           189 |                                              189 |
|   43 | Madhya Pradesh & Maharashtra | South East Central | Gondia-Nainpur- Jabalpur                                   |                           229 |                                              112 |
|   44 | Madhya Pradesh               | West Central       | Vijaipur-Maksi                                             |                           188 |                                              188 |
|   45 | Madhya Pradesh               | South East Central | Chhindwara- Nainpur-Mandala Fort                           |                           183 |                                              183 |
|   46 | Maharashtra                  | Central            | Chalisgaon-Dhule                                           |                            56 |                                               56 |
|   47 | Bihar                        | East Central       | Biharsharif- Daniawan                                      |                            38 |                                               38 |
|   48 | Bihar                        | East Central       | Ara - Sasaram                                              |                            97 |                                               97 |
|   49 | Rajasthan                    | North Central      | Bandikui- Bharatpur                                        |                            97 |                                               97 |
|   50 | Madhya Pradesh               | North Central      | Birlanagar- Etawah                                         |                           115 |                                              115 |
|   51 | Uttar Pradesh                | North Central      | Bhandai-Udi                                                |                           113 |                                              113 |
|   52 | Uttar Pradesh                | Northern           | Unnao-Balamau- Sitapur                                     |                           162 |                                              162 |
|   53 | Haryana                      | Northern           | Narwana - Kurukshetra                                      |                            86 |                                               86 |
|   54 | Uttar Pradesh                | Northern           | Bareilly- Chandausi- Harduaganj incl. Chandausi- Moradabad |                           199 |                                              199 |

| SN                | State(s)               | Zonal Railway(s)   | Name of Project                                            |   Total Route kilometre (RKM) |   Balance RKM to be electrified as on 01.12.2018 |
|-------------------|------------------------|--------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| 55 Uttar          | Pradesh Northern       | Muazzampur Narain  | Gajraula-                                                  |                            95 |                                               95 |
| 56                | Haryana                | Northern           | Panipat-Jind                                               |                            70 |                                               70 |
| 57                | Haryana                | Northern           | Rohtak -Panipat                                            |                            71 |                                               71 |
| 58                | Karnataka & Tamil Nadu | South Western      | Bengaluru- Omalur via Hosur                                |                           196 |                                              196 |
| 59 Madhya Pradesh |                        | West Central       | Guna-Gwalior                                               |                           227 |                                              227 |
| 60                | Bihar                  | East Central       | Fatuha - Islampur                                          |                            43 |                                               43 |
| 61                | Bihar                  | East Central       | Darbhanga- Jaynagar                                        |                            69 |                                               69 |
| 62 Assam          | North                  | east Frontier      | Guwahati- Dibrugarh via Tinsukia and Simaluguri- Dibrugarh |                           661 |                                              661 |
| 63 Uttrakhand     |                        | Northern           | Raiwala- Rishikesh                                         |                            12 |                                               12 |
| 64                | Gujarat                | Western            | Rajkot-Sikka- Okha                                         |                           271 |                                              271 |
| 65                | Jharkhand              | East Central       | Giridih-Nawadih- Koderma                                   |                           114 |                                              114 |
| 66                | Bihar & Uttar Pradesh  | North Eastern      | Kaptanganj- Thawe-Khairah- Chhapra Kacheri                 |                           206 |                                              206 |
| 67                | Bihar                  | East Central       | Raxaul- Sitamarhi- Darbhanga- Samastipur                   |                           231 |                                              231 |
| 68                | Haryana                | Northern           | Garhi Harsaru- Farukhnagar                                 |                            12 |                                               12 |

|   SN | State(s)                        | Zonal Railway(s)    | Name of Project                                                                  |   Total Route kilometre (RKM) |   Balance RKM to be electrified as on 01.12.2018 |
|------|---------------------------------|---------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|   69 | West Bengal North east Frontier |                     | Raninagar Jalpaiguri- Samuktala Road                                             |                           129 |                                              129 |
|   70 | Rajasthan                       | North Western       | Alwar-Bandikui - 2nd line                                                        |                            60 |                                               60 |
|   71 | Punjab                          | Northern            | Amritsar-Batala- Bharoli                                                         |                           104 |                                              104 |
|   72 | Bihar                           | East Central        | Samastipur- Khagaria                                                             |                            85 |                                               85 |
|   73 | Assam                           | North east Frontier | New Bongaigaon- Goalpara- Kamakhya                                               |                           175 |                                              175 |
|   74 | Tamil Nadu                      | Southern            | Villupuram- Cuddalore Port- Mayiladuturai- Thanjavur & Mayiladuturai- Thiruvarur |                           228 |                                              228 |
|   75 | Uttar Pradesh                   | Northern            | Mankapur-Katra- Ayodhya                                                          |                            38 |                                               38 |
|   76 | Uttar Pradesh                   | North Central       | Shikohabad- Farrukhabad                                                          |                           158 |                                              158 |
|   77 | Haryana & Rajasthan             | North Western       | Rewari-Sadulpur- Hanumangarh                                                     |                           320 |                                              320 |
|   78 | Maharashtra                     | Central             | Daund-Baramati                                                                   |                            44 |                                               44 |
|   79 | Maharashtra                     | Central             | Wani- Pimpalkhutti                                                               |                            66 |                                               66 |
|   80 | Rajasthan                       | North Western       | Sadulpur- Ratangarh- Bikaner Lalgarh incl. Ratangarh Sardarshahar                |                           286 |                                              286 |
|   81 | Andhra Pradesh & Karnataka      | South Western       | Chikjajur-Bellary                                                                |                           184 |                                              184 |

| SN                            | State(s)            | Zonal Railway(s)       | Name of Project                                                 |   Total Route kilometre (RKM) | Balance RKM to be electrified as on 01.12.2018   |
|-------------------------------|---------------------|------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| 82 Maharashtra                | Central             | Miraj-Kurduwadi- Latur | 377                                                             |                           377 |                                                  |
| 83 Karnataka Maharashtra      | & South             | Western                | Gadag-Hotgi                                                     |                           284 | 284                                              |
| 84 Uttar                      | Pradesh             | Northern               | Unnao-Unchahar                                                  |                           113 | 113                                              |
| 85                            | Madhya Pradesh      | Western                | Ratlam- Fatehabad- Laxmibainagar                                |                           115 | 115                                              |
| 86 Gujarat                    |                     | Western                | Wankaner- Dahinsara-Maliya Miyana & Surendranagar- Dhrangandhra |                           132 | 132                                              |
| 87 Karnataka                  |                     | South Western          | Chikbanavar- Hubballi                                           |                           456 | 456                                              |
| 88 Uttar Pradesh & Uttrakhand | Northern            |                        | Najibabad- Kotdwara                                             |                            24 | 24                                               |
| 89                            | Uttar Pradesh       | North Eastern          | Kasganj-Bareilly, Bhojipura- Daliganj                           |                           401 | 401                                              |
| 90                            | Rajasthan & Gujarat | North Western          | Suratgarh- Phalodi--Bhildi incl. Phalodi- Jaisalmer             |                           902 | 902                                              |

Further,  in  September,  2018  Cabinet  Committee  on  Economic  Affairs has  approved  the  proposal  for  electrification  of  balance  un-electrified  BG routes  of  Indian  Railways  comprising  108  sections  covering  13,675  route kilometers (16,540 track kilometers) at a cost of ` 12,134.50 crore.

## The details of 108 sections are as under:-

| SN       | State(s)                   | Zonal Railway(s)   | Name of Project                                                                                                                                       |   Total Route kilometre (RKM) |
|----------|----------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 1        | Maharashtra Central        |                    | Lonand-Phaltan                                                                                                                                        |                         26    |
| 2        | Bihar                      | East Central       | Dauram Madhepura- Purnia                                                                                                                              |                         77.3  |
| 3        | Bihar                      | East Central       | Muzaffarpur - Sitamarhi                                                                                                                               |                         64.52 |
| 4        | Bihar                      | East Central       | Dildarnagar-Tarighat                                                                                                                                  |                         18.67 |
| 5 Odisha |                            | East Coast         | Khurda Road - Balangir                                                                                                                                |                        301    |
| 6 Odisha |                            | East Coast         | Lanjigarh Road- Junagarh Road                                                                                                                         |                         56    |
| 7 Odisha | & Andhra Pradesh           | East Coast         | Naupada-Gunupur                                                                                                                                       |                         90    |
| 8 West   | Bengal                     | Eastern            | Katwa-Ahmadpur                                                                                                                                        |                         52    |
| 9        | Jharkhand & Odisha         | Eastern            | Rampurhat(excl.) - Dumka - Bhagalpur(excl.) & Jasidih - Deoghar - Dumka(excl.) incl. Barahat - Banka(excl.) -Chandan - Deoghar and Madhupur - Giridih |                        361    |
| 10       | Uttar Pradesh & Uttrakhand | North Eastern      | Shahjahanpur-Pilibhit, Pilibhit-Tanakpur                                                                                                              |                        145.46 |
| 11       | Bihar                      | North Eastern      | Hathua-Bathua Bazar- Bhatni New line                                                                                                                  |                         79.6  |
| 12       | Uttar Pradesh              | North Eastern      | Salempur-Barhaj Bazar exisiting BG line                                                                                                               |                         20.25 |
| 13       | Bihar                      | North Eastern      | Duraundha- Maharajganj-Masrakh                                                                                                                        |                         41.53 |
| 14       | Uttar Pradesh              | North Eastern      | Mandhana Jn- Brahmavard                                                                                                                               |                          8    |
| 15       | Uttar Pradesh              | North Eastern      | Gorakhpur-Anand Nagar-Gonda & Anand Nagar-Nautanwa                                                                                                    |                        261.61 |
| 16       | Uttar Pradesh              | North Eastern      | Gonda- Bahraich                                                                                                                                       |                         59.84 |

|   SN | State(s)                   | Zonal Railway(s)   | Name of Project                                                                                  |   Total Route kilometre (RKM) |
|------|----------------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|   17 | Uttrakhand & Uttar Pradesh | North Eastern      | Moradabad-Kashipur- Ramnagar, Rampur- Lalkua-Kathgodam incl. Lalkua-Kashipur and Bareilly-Lalkua |                        309    |
|   18 | Uttar Pradesh              | North Eastern      | Paniahwa - Chhitauni - Tamkuhi Road                                                              |                         67.69 |
|   19 | Uttar Pradesh              | North Central      | Barhan-Etah                                                                                      |                         59    |
|   20 | Madhya Pradesh             | North Central      | Mahoba-Udaipura                                                                                  |                        196    |
|   21 | Rajasthan                  | North Western      | Luni-Marwar                                                                                      |                         71.71 |
|   22 | Rajasthan                  | North Western      | Bikaner-Merta-Jodhpur and Merta-Phulera                                                          |                        424    |
|   23 | Rajasthan                  | North Western      | Degana - Ratangarh                                                                               |                        142.89 |
|   24 | Rajasthan                  | North Western      | Hanumangarh- Sriganganagar- Sarupsar-Suratgarh incl Sarupsar- Anupgarh                           |                        281    |
|   25 | Haryana & Rajasthan        | North Western      | Hisar-Suratpura                                                                                  |                         64.6  |
|   26 | Rajasthan                  | North Western      | Samdari - Barmer- Munabao                                                                        |                        250.29 |
|   27 | Rajasthan & Gujarat        | North Western      | Udaipur City - Himmatnagar                                                                       |                        209.66 |
|   28 | Rajasthan                  | North Western      | Sikar-Loharu                                                                                     |                        122    |
|   29 | Rajasthan                  | North Western      | Mavli - Bari Sadri                                                                               |                         82    |
|   30 | Rajasthan                  | North Western      | Dausa-Gangapur city                                                                              |                         93    |
|   31 | Rajasthan                  | North Western      | Madar-Pushkar                                                                                    |                         25.7  |
|   32 | Rajasthan                  | North Western      | Ringas-Sikar-Churu                                                                               |                        140    |
|   33 | Rajasthan                  | North Western      | Thiyat Hamira-Sanu incl. Pipar Road- Bilara,Makrana- Parbatsar and Merta Rd-Merta city           |                        135.72 |

|   SN | State(s)                  | Zonal Railway(s)   | Name of Project                                                                                                                                                                                                 |   Total Route kilometre (RKM) |
|------|---------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|   34 | Assam                     | Northeast Frontier | Chaparmukh-Silghat Town incl. Senchoa Jn- Mairabari single line                                                                                                                                                 |                           130 |
|   35 | Assam                     | Northeast Frontier | Lumding-Badarpur single line                                                                                                                                                                                    |                           172 |
|   36 | Assam , Tirpura & Mizoram | Northeast Frontier | Badarpur-Jiribam, Katakhal-Bhairabi & Badarpur-Karimganj- Sabroom incl. Karimganj-Maishasan, Agartala-Akhaura & Baraigram- Dullabachera                                                                         |                           590 |
|   37 | Assam & Arunachal Pradesh | Northeast Frontier | Rangiya Jn.- Rangapara- Harmuty - Naharlagun including branch lines                                                                                                                                             |                           339 |
|   38 | Assam                     | Northeast Frontier | Mariani-Jorhat town- Furkating & Tinsukia Jn -Makum-Tirap & Makum-Dangri single line                                                                                                                            |                           174 |
|   39 | Assam                     | Northeast Frontier | Harmuty-Murkongselek including branch line                                                                                                                                                                      |                           230 |
|   40 | Bihar                     | Northeast Frontier | Katihar - Jogbani single line                                                                                                                                                                                   |                           109 |
|   41 | West Bengal               | Northeast Frontier | Raninagar- Haldibari single line                                                                                                                                                                                |                            34 |
|   42 | West Bengal & Assam       | 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       | State(s)            | Zonal Railway(s)   | Name of Project                                                                                          |   Total Route kilometre (RKM) |
|----------|---------------------|--------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 43       | Bihar & West Bengal | Northeast Frontier | Katihar- Teznarayanpur, Barsoi- Radhikapur & Eklakhi- Balurghat single line                              |                        176    |
| 44       | Bihar & West Bengal | Northeast Frontier | Aluabari-Siliguri via Baghdogra                                                                          |                         76.23 |
| 45       | Uttar Pradesh       | Northern           | Prayag-Prayag ghat                                                                                       |                          2.46 |
| 46       | Uttar Pradesh       | Northern           | Raebareli-Unchahar incl. Dalmau-Daryapur                                                                 |                         63    |
| 47       | Uttar Pradesh       | Northern           | Phaphamau- Pratapgarh                                                                                    |                         46    |
| 48       | Uttar Pradesh       | Northern           | Akbarpur-Faizabad- Barabanki                                                                             |                        161    |
| 49 Uttar | Pradesh             | Northern           | 2nd Line Utratia- Raebareli-Amethi                                                                       |                        126    |
| 50       | Himachal            | Northern           | Amb Andaura-Talwara                                                                                      |                         40    |
| 51       | Punjab              | Northern           | Bhatinda-Firozpur- Jalandhar City Incl. Lohian Khas-Nakodar- Phillaur & Nakodar- Jalandhar               |                        301    |
| 52       | Punjab              | Northern           | Ludhiana - Ferozpur City - Hussainiwala including Ferozpur City - Fazilka - Abohar & Kotkapura - Fazilka |                        339    |
| 53       | Punjab              | Northern           | Phagwara Jn. - Nawanshahar Doaba- Jaijon Doaba incl. Nawanshahar-Rahon                                   |                         74    |
| 54       | Punjab              | Northern           | Jalandhar City - Hoshiarpur                                                                              |                         38.4  |
| 55       | Punjab              | Northern           | Verka Jn. - Dera Baba Nanak                                                                              |                         45    |
| 56       | Punjab              | Northern           | Taran Taran - Patti - Khemkaran                                                                          |                         54.4  |
| 57       | Punjab              | Northern           | Batala Jn. - Qadian                                                                                      |                         19    |
| 58       | Punjab & Rajasthan  | Northern           | Bathinda Jn. - Abohar- Sri Ganganagar                                                                    |                        125    |
| 59       | Harayana            | Northern           | Sonipat- Gohana- Jind                                                                                    |                         86    |
| 60       | Uttar Pradesh       | Northern           | Raja Ka Sahaspur- Sambhal Hatim Sarai                                                                    |                         23    |

|   SN | State(s)                            | Zonal Railway(s)   | Name of Project                                |   Total Route kilometre (RKM) |
|------|-------------------------------------|--------------------|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|   61 | Uttar Pradesh                       | Northern           | Faizabad - Sultanpur- Chilbila                 |                          94.4 |
|   62 | Uttar Pradesh                       | Northern           | Janghai-Zafrabad                               |                          47   |
|   63 | Maharashtra , Karnataka & Telangana | South Central      | Parli Vaijnath - Vikarabad                     |                         269   |
|   64 | Maharashtra& Telangana              | South Central      | Pimpalkutti-Mudkhed & Parbhani -Parli Vaijnath |                         246   |
|   65 | Andhra Pradesh                      | South Central      | Tenali-Repalle                                 |                          34   |
|   66 | Andhra Pradesh                      | South Central      | Nandyal-Yerraguntla                            |                         123   |
|   67 | Maharashtra                         | South Central      | Purna-Akola                                    |                         209   |
|   68 | Telangana                           | South Central      | Lingempet Jagtiyal- Nizamabad                  |                          95   |
|   69 | Andhra Pradesh                      | South Central      | Dharamavaram-Pakala                            |                         228   |
|   70 | Telangana                           | South Central      | Gadwal-Raichur                                 |                          57   |
|   71 | Madhya Pradesh                      | South East Central | Tirodi-Katangi                                 |                          15   |
|   72 | Maharashtra                         | South East Central | Wadsa-Gadchiroli                               |                          49.2 |
|   73 | Maharashtra & Madhya pradesh        | South East Central | Tumsar Road - Tirodi                           |                          46.8 |
|   74 | Madhya Pradesh                      | South East Central | Balaghat-Katangi                               |                          46.8 |
|   75 | Chhattisgarh                        | South East Central | Marauda- Dallirajhara                          |                          76   |
|   76 | Odisha                              | South Eastern      | Rupsa-Bangriposi                               |                          89   |
|   77 | West Bengal                         | South Eastern      | Bankura-Mashagram                              |                         118   |
|   78 | Jharkhand & Odisha                  | South Eastern      | Tata-Badampahar                                |                          89   |

| SN                     | State(s)      | Zonal Railway(s)   | Name of Project                                          | Total Route kilometre (RKM)   |
|------------------------|---------------|--------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 79 Karnataka           | South Western | Hospet-Swamihalli  | 59                                                       |                               |
| 80 Karnataka           | South Western |                    | Birur-Talguppa                                           | 161                           |
| 81 Karnataka           | South         | Western            | Mysuru- Hassan- Mangalore incl. Arsikere -Hassan         | 347                           |
| 82 Karnataka           | South         | Western            | Mysuru- Chamarajanagar                                   | 61                            |
| 83 Karnataka           | South Western |                    | Kadur-Chikmaglur                                         | 46                            |
| 84 Karnataka           | South Western |                    | Chikbanavar-Hassan                                       | 166                           |
| 85 Karnataka           | South Western |                    | Bangarpet-Yelehanka                                      | 149                           |
| 86 Tamil Nadu & Kerala | Southern      |                    | Dindigul-Palghat                                         | 179                           |
| 87 Tamil Nadu          | Southern      |                    | Tiruchchirapalli- Manamadurai-                           | 217                           |
| 88 Tamil Nadu          | Southern      |                    | Salem-Vridachalam-                                       | 196                           |
| 89 Kerala              | Southern      |                    | Shoranur-Nilambur                                        | 66                            |
| 90 Kerala              |               | Southern           | Kollam-Punalur                                           | 44                            |
| 91 Tamil Nadu          | Southern      |                    | Virudunagar - Tenkasi Jn                                 | 122                           |
| 92 Tamil               | Nadu          | Southern           | Sengottai- Tenkasi Jn. - Tirunelveli-                    | 141                           |
| 93 Tamil               | Nadu          | Southern           | Madurai - Manamadurai Jn.- Rameswaram                    | 161                           |
| 94 Tamil               | Nadu          | Southern           | Pollachi-Podanur                                         | 40                            |
| 95 Gujarat             |               | Western            | Kanalus-Wansjalia- Porbandar                             | 103.33                        |
| 96 Gujarat             |               | Western            | Rajkot-Jetalsar-Verval- Somnath with Jetalsar- Wansjalia | 277.54                        |
| 97 Gujarat             |               | Western            | Mhow-Khandwa                                             | 138                           |
| 98                     | Gujarat       | Western            | Vasad- Kathana                                           | 43                            |
| 99                     | Gujarat       | Western            | Anand- Khambhat                                          | 51.79                         |
| 100                    | Gujarat       | Western            | Vishvamitri - Pratap Nagar -Chhota udepur                | 102                           |

|   SN | State(s)                        | Zonal Railway(s)   | Name of Project                                                    | Total Route kilometre (RKM)   |
|------|---------------------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|  101 | Gujarat                         | Western            | Kanjari Boriyavi- Vadtal                                           | 6.4                           |
|  102 | Gujarat                         | Western            | Nadiad- Modasa                                                     | 104.79                        |
|  103 | Gujarat                         | Western            | Ankleshwar - Rajpipla                                              | 62.84                         |
|  104 | Gujarat                         | Western            | Jhund-Kharagoda                                                    | 23.3                          |
|  105 | Gujarat                         | Western            | Adipur- New Bhuj                                                   | 48.94                         |
|  106 | Gujarat                         | Western            | Mahesana- Patan- Bhildi                                            | 90.61                         |
|  107 | Gujarat                         | Western            | Dhola- Bhavnagar with Sihor Jn.- Palitana & Rajula Road Jn- Mahuva | 119.21                        |
|  108 | Jharkhand, Odisha & West Bengal | South Eastern      | Loops and Yard Lines of 180 Kilometer                              | Track                         |

- (e) To  expedite  electrification  of  railway  lines  in  the  country,  steps taken includes award of Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) contracts,  better  project  monitoring  mechanism,  delegating  more  power to  field  units  for  award  of  contracts  including  sanction  of  estimates. Besides, increasing the number of executing agencies from existing three to  six  by  entrusting  electrification  works  to  new  agencies  viz.  IRCON International,  Rail  India  Technical  and  Economic  Services  (RITES)  and Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL).

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