Lok Sabha Question No. 4032 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-17
Subject: Electrification of Tracks in Maharashtra
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Girish Bhalchandra Bapat, Pritam Gopinath Munde, Vinayak Bhaurao Raut

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4032 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.07.2019

## ELECTRIFICATION OF TRACKS IN MAHARASHTRA

†4032. SHRI GIRISH BHALCHANDRA BAPAT: DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE: SHRI VINAYAK RAUT:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Railways  has  prepared  an  Action  Plan  to  electrify 24,400 RKM in five years (2016-17 to 2020-21);
- (b) if so, the facts in this regard;
- (c) whether the Government has been progressively electrifying its rail routes;
- (d) if  so,  the  details  of  the  rail  routes  electrified  since  April,  2017, Zone and State-wise particularly in Maharashtra;
- (e) whether Railways has saved fuel cost on electric traction; and
- (f) if  so,  the  extent  to  which  the  fuel  cost  has  been  saved  by electrification of tracks?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (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.  4032  BY  SHRI  GIRISH  BHALCHANDRA BAPAT, DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE AND SHRI VINAYAK RAUT TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK SABHA  ON  17.07.2019  REGARDING ELECTRIFICATION OF TRACKS IN MAHARASHTRA

(a) & (b) Yes,  Sir.  Ministry  of  Railways  has  planned  to  electrify balance Broad Gauge (BG) routes of Indian Railways. Action Plan to electrify balance Broad Gauge routes is as under:-

| Year    | Route Kilometer planned for electrification   |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------|
| 2019-20 | 7,000                                         |
| 2020-21 | 10,500                                        |
| 2021-22 | 10,500                                        |

(c)  &  (d)  Yes,  Sir.    Indian  Railways  have  embarked  upon  a  major programme to speed up electrification of Railway Lines as can be seen from Achievements in last three years:

| Year    | Route commissioned   | Kilometer   |
|---------|----------------------|-------------|
| 2016-17 | 1,646                |             |
| 2017-18 | 4,087                |             |
| 2018-19 | 5,276                |             |

Zone  wise  and  State  wise  Route  Kilometers  (RKM)    of  railway routes electrified from April 2017 to June 2019 are as under:-

## (i)  Zone wise

|   S. No. | Zonal Railway   | Route Kilometer electrified   |
|----------|-----------------|-------------------------------|
|        1 | Central         | 404                           |
|        2 | Eastern         | 361                           |
|        3 | East Central    | 1,079                         |
|        4 | East Coast      | 751                           |
|        5 | Northern        | 1,292                         |

| S. No.   | Zonal Railway      | Route Kilometer electrified   |
|----------|--------------------|-------------------------------|
| 6        | North Central      | 616                           |
| 7        | North Eastern      | 784                           |
| 8        | Northeast Frontier | 252                           |
| 9        | North Western      | 1,181                         |
| 10       | Southern           | 409                           |
| 11       | South Central      | 1,089                         |
| 12       | South Eastern      | 160                           |
| 13       | South East Central | 553                           |
| 14       | South Western      | 131                           |
| 15       | Western            | 339                           |
| 16       | West Central       | 654                           |
|          | TOTAL              | 10,055                        |

## (ii)  State wise

|   S.No. | State             | Route Kilometres electrified   |
|---------|-------------------|--------------------------------|
|       1 | Andhra Pradesh    | 787                            |
|       2 | Arunachal pradesh | 0                              |
|       3 | Assam             | 0                              |
|       4 | Bihar             | 1,010                          |
|       5 | Chandigarh        | 0                              |
|       6 | Chattisgarh       | 104                            |
|       7 | Delhi             | 25                             |
|       8 | Goa               | 0                              |
|       9 | Gujarat           | 240                            |
|      10 | Haryana           | 911                            |
|      11 | Himachal Pradesh  | 25                             |
|      12 | Jammu &Kashmir    | 0                              |
|      13 | Jharkhand         | 413                            |
|      14 | Karnataka         | 233                            |

| S.No.   | State          | Route Kilometres electrified   |
|---------|----------------|--------------------------------|
| 15      | Kerala         | 0                              |
| 16      | Madhya Pradesh | 979                            |
| 17      | Maharashtra    | 651                            |
| 18      | Manipur        | 0                              |
| 19      | Meghalaya      | 0                              |
| 20      | Mizoram        | 0                              |
| 21      | Nagaland       | 0                              |
| 22      | Odisha         | 709                            |
| 23      | Punjab         | 312                            |
| 24      | Puducherry     | 0                              |
| 25      | Rajasthan      | 804                            |
| 26      | Sikkim         | 0                              |
| 27      | Tamil Nadu     | 409                            |
| 28      | Telengana      | 253                            |
| 29      | Tripura        | 0                              |
| 30      | Uttar Pradesh  | 1,831                          |
| 31      | Uttarakhand    | 21                             |
| 32      | West Bengal    | 338                            |
|         | Total          | 10,055                         |

(e)  &  (f)      Yes,  Sir.    Railways  has  achieved  saving  in  diesel  fuel consumption for traction purpose as indicated in the table below:

| Year    | Fuel consumption for traction purpose (Kilolitres)   |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------|
| 2015-16 | 28,74,350                                            |
| 2016-17 | 27,92,963                                            |
| 2017-18 | 27,78,431                                            |

The  diesel  fuel  price  is  not  fixed  and  keep  changing  as  per international  prices,  affecting  fuel  cost.  However,  with  progressive electrification,  more  and  more  traffic  is  being  hauled  with  electric traction, thus, effectively reducing dependence on imported diesel fuel. This is also helping save foreign exchange  required for diesel purchase.

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