Lok Sabha Question No. 756 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Electrification of Rail Routes
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre, Ramya  Haridas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.756 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.06.2019

## ELECTRIFICATION OF RAIL ROUTES

756.  SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE: SHRIMATI RAMYA HARIDAS:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Railways has a proposal for 100% electrification of the rail routes by 2021;
- (b) if  so,  the  current  status  thereof,  zone-wise  specially  south central  railway  zone  and  the  criteria  prescribed  for  selection  of  rail routes for the purpose of electrification;
- (c) whether  requests  for  electrification  of  rail  routes  have  been received from various State Governments including Kerala during the last three years, State-wise;
- (d) if so, the action taken by Railways thereon; and
- (e) the  reasons  for  new  infrastructure  for  production  of  diesel locomotives  is  being  built  incurring  a  huge  liability  of  thousands  of crores of rupees despite the above decision?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL) (a) to (e) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House. *****

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.756  BY  SHRI  SUDHAKAR  TUKARAM SHRANGARE AND SHRIMATI RAMYA HARIDAS TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 26.06.2019 REGARDING ELECTRIFICATION OF RAIL ROUTES

(a) &(b)     Yes, Sir. Ministry  of  Railways  has  planned  to  electrify balance Broad Gauge  routes of Indian Railways by 2021-22, keeping in view  the  advantages  of  electrification  and  to  achieve  seamless operation  on  electric  traction  over  entire  Broad  Gauge  network. Zone-wise,  Action  Plan  to  electrify  balance  Broad  Gauge  routes including South Central Railway is as under:-

| S. No.   | Zonal Railway      | Route Kilometers planned for electrification   |
|----------|--------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Central            | 1,073                                          |
| 2        | Eastern            | 622                                            |
| 3        | East Central       | 821                                            |
| 4        | East Coast         | 447                                            |
| 5        | Northern           | 2,779                                          |
| 6        | North Central      | 866                                            |
| 7        | North Eastern      | 2,340                                          |
| 8        | Northeast Frontier | 3,852                                          |
| 9        | North Western      | 4,241                                          |
| 10       | Southern           | 1,471                                          |
| 11       | South Central      | 2,542                                          |
| 12       | South Eastern      | 296                                            |
| 13       | South East Central | 535                                            |
| 14       | South Western      | 2,702                                          |
| 15       | Western            | 2,633                                          |
| 16       | West Central       | 850                                            |
| 17       | Konkan Railway     | 740                                            |
|          | TOTAL              | 28810                                          |

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(c) & (d) Receipt of proposals for electrification of Railway lines from various  States,  including  State  of  Kerala,  is  a  continuous  process. Ministry  of  Railways  has  planned  to  electrify  balance  Broad  Gauge routes of Indian Railways encompassing all the States, including the State of Kerala.  Balance route electrification work have already been sanctioned.

(e) No new infrastructure for production of Diesel Locomotives has been proposed by Railways after the decision of 100% electrification in September, 2018. Diesel locomotives that will be manufactured at Diesel  Locomotive  Factory  Marhowra  shall  be  required  by  Indian Railways for strategic, emergency and certain operational reasons.

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