Lok Sabha Question No. 1415 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-19
Subject: Survey of New Rail Lines
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: PRATHAP SIMHA, SHOBHA KARANDLAJE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1415 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.12.2018

## SURVEY OF NEW RAIL LINES

1415.  SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA: KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS  be pleased to state:

- (a) the present status and outcome of surveys for three  new railway lines in the Mysore Division of South Western Railway, envisaged in Rail Budget 2017-18;
- (b) the present status of proposed Railway Line connecting Mysore to Kushal Nagar;
- (c) whether the Government has allocated funds for establishing a Rail  Museum  in  Mysore  and  if  so,  the  present  status  of  the proposal;
- (d) whether Konkan Railway has completed three major projects in Udupi  District,  including  a  crossing  station  at  Innanje  between Padubidri  and  Udupi  and  two  traffic  stations  at  Mirjan  and Murdeshwara; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof including the cost of these Projects?

## 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.  1415  BY  SHRI  PRATHAP  SIMHA  AND KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 19.12.2018 REGARDING  SURVEY OF NEW RAIL LINES

(a):    Status  of      three  surveys  for  new  rail  lines  falling  fully/partly  in Mysuru  Division  of  South  Western  Railway  included  in  the  Budget 2017-18 are as under:-

|   S.No. | Name of survey                                                                 |   Length (in Km) | Status                                                                    |
|---------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Challakere-Hiriyur- Huliyar- Chikkanayakanahalli- Turuvekere- Channarayapattna |              200 | Field survey has been completed. Preparation of report has been taken up. |
|       2 | Hassan-Belur- Chikmagalur-Sringeri- Shimoga                                    |              150 | Survey has been taken up.                                                 |
|       3 | Hindupur-Chitradurga                                                           |              132 | Survey has been taken up.                                                 |

(b):  Survey  for  Mysuru(Belagola)-Kushalnagar-Madikere  (119.10  Km) new  line  was  completed  during  2018-19.  Total  cost  of  the  proposed new  line  was  assessed  as ` 2607.53  crore  with  rate  of  return  of (-) 5.65%. Survey report has been examined. This proposal could not be taken  forward  due  to  unremunerative  nature  and  no  operational  and financial justification of the proposed new line.

(c):    Railways  has  already  established  a  Regional  Rail  Museum  at Mysuru,  which  is  functional  since  1979.  At  present,  there  is  no proposal to set up another Rail Museum at Mysuru.

(d) and (e):The work of  new crossing stations at Innanje, Mirjan and additional loop line at Murdeshwar was  awarded by Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd. in April 2017 and their status is as under:-

| Name of station      |   Approved Cost ( ` in lakh) | Status                                              |
|----------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| Innanje Station      |                      1133.95 | 80% work completed and balance work is in progress. |
| Mirjan Station       |                      1245.6  | 50% work completed and balance work is in progress. |
| Murdeshwar loop line |                      3158.23 | 80% work completed and balance work is in progress. |

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