Lok Sabha Question No. 806 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: New Rail Lines in Rajasthan
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Rahul Kaswan, Hanuman Beniwal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 806 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.06.2019

## NEW RAIL LINES IN RAJASTHAN

- †806.   SHRI RAHUL KASWAN: SHRI HANUMAN BENIWAL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has conducted any survey to lay new rail lines in Rajasthan;
- (b) if so, the details of proposed new rail lines to be laid in Rajasthan, zone and location-wise;
- (c) whether survey work of new rail lines i.e. Sikar-Nokha, Sardarshahar-Hanumangarh,  Suratgarh-Sardarshahar,  TaranagarRajgarh (Sadulpur), Adampur-Bhadra, Sardarshahar-Gogamaidi, Pipad-Mundwa via Bhopalgarh-Sankhwas, Jodhpur-Nagaur, MedtaPushkar, Sirsa has been conducted;
- (d) if so, the details of estimated cost of the above rail lines; and
- (e) whether the Government has any plans to lay new rail lines during the current financial year?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (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.806 BY  SHRI  RAHUL  KASWAN  AND  SHRI HANUMAN BENIWAL TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 26.06.2019 REGARDING NEW RAIL LINES IN RAJASTHAN

(a): At present, surveys for 10 new line projects falling fully/partly in the State of Rajasthan have been taken up. The details are as under:

|   S. No. | Name of the Project                                                                                                |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Jhansi - Sawai Madhopur via Shivpuri, Sheopurkalan (311 Km)                                                        |
|        2 | Neem Ka Thana and Sujangarh via Sikar, Salasar And Udaipurwati (150 Km)                                            |
|        3 | Barmer-Palanpur (260 Km)                                                                                           |
|        4 | Barmer-Delhi via Pali, Marwar, Luni (720 Km)                                                                       |
|        5 | Bilara-Bar (47 Km)                                                                                                 |
|        6 | Mandalgarh-Shahpura-Kekri-Todaraisingh (130 Km)                                                                    |
|        7 | Ramganjmandi-Neemuch (111 Km)                                                                                      |
|        8 | Provision of by-pass line at Luni Jn, Samdari, Bhildi Junction, Palanpur, Marwar and Pokaran Jn. Stations (562 Km) |
|        9 | Nimbahera-Kapasan via Sanwaliyaji (58 Km)                                                                          |
|       10 | Mandalgarh-Shahpura-Kekri-Todaraisingh (130 Km)                                                                    |

(b): There are 11 projects of new line falling partly/fully in the State of Rajasthan which have been included in the budget are under stages of planning/sanction/execution.  Zone-wise  details  of  these  projects  are available  in  the  Pink  Book  laid  on  the  Table  of  the  House  along  with Budget Papers.

## (c)  &  (d):  Yes,  Sir.  Surveys  for  following  new  line  projects  have  been conducted.

| Name of the Survey       | Year of survey   |   Estimated cost at the time of survey ( ` in crore) | RoR (In %)   |
|--------------------------|------------------|------------------------------------------------------|--------------|
| Sikar-Nokha              | 2011-12          |                                                  819 | (-) 7.43     |
| Sardarshahar-Hanumangarh | 2011-12          |                                                  404 | (-) 8.09     |

| Suratgarh-Sardarshahar             | Suratgarh-Sardarshahar             | 2011-12        | 689   | (-) 7.77   |
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|----------------|-------|------------|
| Taranagar-Rajgarh (Sadulpur)       | Taranagar-Rajgarh (Sadulpur)       | 2017-18        | 697   | (-) 7.97   |
| Adampur-Bhadra                     | Adampur-Bhadra                     | 2018-19        | 267   | (-) 9.19   |
| Sardarshahar-Gogamaidi             | Sardarshahar-Gogamaidi             | No survey done | -     | -          |
| Pipad-Mundwa                       | via                                | 2013-14        | 293   | (-) 9.46   |
| Bhopalgarh-Sankhwas Jodhpur-Nagaur | Bhopalgarh-Sankhwas Jodhpur-Nagaur | No survey done | -     | -          |
| Merta-Pushkar, Sirsa               | Merta-Pushkar, Sirsa               | 2010-11        | 323   | (-) 7.65   |

(e): The work on 40 Km long section from Jhalarapatan-Aklera, which is part  of  Ramganjmandi-Bhopal  new  line  project  and  58.50  Km  long section  from  Thaiyat-Hamira-Sanu  falling  fully/partly  in  the  state  of Rajasthan are planned for completion during current financial year.

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