Lok Sabha Question No. 2447 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-26
Subject: Marhowra and Madhepura Rail Projects
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RAJESH RANJAN  (PAPPU  YADAV), RANJEET RANJAN, KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2447 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.12.2018

## MARHOWRA AND MADHEPURA RAIL PROJECTS

†2447. SHRI RAJESH RANJAN: SHRIMATI RANJEET RANJAN: SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the railways has made both its Marhowra and Madhepura rail projects fully operational;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the cost of both these projects;
- (c) the rail line stretches where electrification work is being executed in Bihar along with the time by which the said work is likely to be completed;
- (d) the  time  by  which  extension  work  of  Danapur  yard  is  likely  to  be completed;
- (e) whether  the  people  residing  in  Jamaluddin  Chok  village  are  facing inconvenience in water drainage due to expansion of Danapur yard;
- (f) if so, the details thereof; and
- (g) the measures being taken to address the above mentioned problem of people residing in Jamaluddin Chok village?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a) to (g) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House. *****

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (g) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  2447  BY  SHRI  RAJESH  RANJAN,  SHRIMATI  RANJEET RANJAN  AND  SHRI  KAUSHALENDRA  KUMAR  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK SABHA  ON  26.12.2018  REGARDING  MARHOWRA  AND  MADHEPURA  RAIL PROJECTS

(a) & (b) No, Madam. Construction of Diesel Locomotive Factory/Marhowra and Electric Locomotive Factory/Madhepura by the Joint Venture companies  (GE  Diesel  Locomotive  Private  Limited  for  Diesel  Locomotive Factory at Marhowra in Bihar and Madhepura Electric Locomotive Private Limited  for  Electric  Locomotive  Factory  at  Madhepura  in  Bihar)  are targeted for completion  by February, 2019 and the construction of both the factories  is  in  advance  stage.  First  locomotive  from  Electric  Locomotive Factory/Madhepura has been rolled out. Assembly of locomotive at Diesel Locomotive  Factory/Marhowra  has  also  started.  The  cost  of  these  two projects (factory and two maintenance depots for each project) is about ₹ 1300 crore each.

(c) The details of the ongoing Railway Electrification projects falling in the State of Bihar Partially/Fully are as under:-

|   SN | Name of Project                              |   Total route kilometre (rkm) |   Balance Route kilometre to be electrified as on 01.12.2018 |
|------|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|    1 | Barauni-Katihar-Guwahati incl Katihar-Barsoi |                           836 |                                                          562 |

|   2 | Bonidanga Link Cabin / Bonidanga - Barharwa - Sahibganj - Kiul incl. Tinpahar - Rajmahal   |   247 |   247 |
|-----|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|
|   3 | Valmiki Nagar - Narkatiaganj - Sugauli - Muzaffarpur incl Sugauli - Raxaul                 |   240 |   118 |
|   4 | Biharsharif-Daniawan                                                                       |    38 |    38 |
|   5 | Ara - Sasaram                                                                              |    97 |    97 |
|   6 | Darbhanga-Jaynagar                                                                         |    69 |    69 |
|   7 | Kaptanganj-Thawe- Khairah-Chhapra Kacheri                                                  |   206 |   206 |
|   8 | Raxaul-Sitamarhi- Darbhanga-Samastipur                                                     |   231 |   231 |
|   9 | Samastipur-Khagaria                                                                        |    85 |    85 |

Further, electrification of balance  un-electrified BG  routes  of Indian Railways comprising of 108 sections covering 13,675 route kilometers has been sanctioned in September, 2018 which includes the following sections falling partially/fully in the State of Bihar.

|   SN | Name of Project                                                                                                                                         |   Route kilometre (rkm) |
|------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|    1 | Aluabari-Siliguri via Baghdogra                                                                                                                         |                   76.23 |
|    2 | Dauramadhepura-Purnia                                                                                                                                   |                   77.3  |
|    3 | Dildarnagar-Tarighat                                                                                                                                    |                   18.67 |
|    4 | Duraundha-Maharajganj-Masrakh                                                                                                                           |                   41.53 |
|    5 | Hathua-Bathua Bazar- Bhatni New line                                                                                                                    |                   79.6  |
|    6 | Katihar - Jogbani single line                                                                                                                           |                  109    |
|    7 | Katihar-Teznarayanpur, Barsoi-Radhikapur & Eklakhi-Balurghat single line                                                                                |                  176    |
|    8 | Muzaffarpur - Sitamarhi                                                                                                                                 |                   64.52 |
|    9 | Rampurhat(excl.) - Dumka - Bhagalpur (excl.) & Jasidih - Deoghar - Dumka (excl.) incl. Barahat - Banka(excl.) -Chandan - Deoghar and Madhupur - Giridih |                  361    |

Depending  upon  the  overall  availability  of resources  the  targets  for electrification of railway lines are fixed on yearly basis. However, Ministry of Railways is planning for achieving 100% electrification of Broad Gauge routes of Indian Railways by 2021-22.

(d)  There is no plan of extension of Danapur Yard. However, Route Relay Interlocking  alongwith  yard  remodeling  planned  in  the  month  of  MarchApril, 2019 in which minor change in yard is expected. (e) & (f) Drainage of Jamaluddin Chok is not being obstructed by Danapur Yard. Hence, there is no inconvenience to the people residing in Jalaluddin Chok. (g) Does not arise. *****