Lok Sabha Question No. 152 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-18
Subject: Railway Electrification Projects
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.152 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2018

## RAILWAY ELECTRIFICATION PROJECTS

152. SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL: Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state: (a) whether the Railways proposes to fast track electrification projects in the country in view of the ever rising expenditure on fuel; (b) if so, the details thereof including the present status of the ongoing railway electrification projects, State/ zone-wise; (c) the details of the targets set and achieved for electrification of  railway  lines  in  the  country  during  the  12th  Five  Year  Plan, zone-wise; (d) the details of the funds allocated and spent thereon for the purpose, zone-wise; and the steps taken/being taken by the Railways to expedite the

## 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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- (e) completion of the projects?

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 152 BY SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 18.07.2018 REGARDING RAILWAY ELECTRIFICATION PROJECTS

- (a): Yes, Madam. Ministry of Railways is taking all steps to fast track the electrification projects in the country.
- (b): State/Zone-wise details and present status of the on-going electrification projects under Plan Head 'Railway Electrification' are as under:

|   SN | State(s)                              | Zonal Railway(s)                  | Name of Project                                                       |   Total Route kilometre (RKM) |   Balance RKM to be electrified as on 01.04.2018 |
|------|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|    1 | Assam, Bihar & West Bengal            | East Central & Northeast Frontier | Barauni-Katihar- Guwahati incl Katihar-Barsoi                         |                           836 |                                              619 |
|    2 | Karnataka & Kerala                    | Southern                          | Shoranur- Mangalore- Penambur                                         |                           328 |                                               22 |
|    3 | Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh & Odisha | East Coast                        | Vizianagaram - Rayagada - Titlagarh - Raipur                          |                           465 |                                              158 |
|    4 | Jharkhand & West Bengal               | Eastern & Northeast frontier      | Kumedpur - Malda - Singhabad & Pakur - Malda                          |                           153 |                                               70 |
|    5 | Odisha                                | East Coast                        | Jharsuguda - Sambalpur - Titlagarh & Jharsuguda - Ib Bypass           |                           238 |                                               64 |
|    6 | Andhra Pradesh & Karnataka            | South Central & South Western     | Guntakal - Bellary - Hospet incl. Tornagallu - Ranjitpura Branch Line |                           138 |                                              138 |
|    7 | Maharashtra & Madhya Pradesh          | Central & South East Central      | Amla - Chhindwara - Kalumna                                           |                           257 |                                              106 |

| SN                                         | State(s)                              | Zonal Railway(s)                                                                              | Name of Project                                                                                                                  |   Total Route kilometre (RKM) |   Balance RKM to be electrified as on 01.04.2018 |
|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| 8 Madhya Pradesh Uttar                     | & Pradesh West Central & Noth Central | Itarsi - Katni - Manikpur incl Satna - Rewa and Manikpur - Chheoki                            |                                                                                                                                  |                           653 |                                              317 |
| 9 Odisha                                   | East                                  | Coast                                                                                         | Sambalpur - Angul                                                                                                                |                           156 |                                               86 |
| 10 Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh Uttar Pradesh | & East                                | Central                                                                                       | Garwa Road - Chopan - Singrauli                                                                                                  |                           257 |                                              115 |
| 11 Delhi, Gujarat,Harya na & Rajasthan     | Northern, North Western Western       | &                                                                                             | Delhi Sarai Rohilla - Rewari - Palanpur - Ahmedabad, incl. Kalol -Gandhinagar - Khodiyar and Alwar - Bandikui - Jaipur - Phulera |                          1087 |                                              727 |
| 12 Punjab                                  | Northern                              |                                                                                               | Rajpura - Dhuri - Lehra Mohabat                                                                                                  |                           151 |                                              151 |
| 13 Punjab                                  | Northern                              | Jakhal                                                                                        | - Dhuri - Ludhiana                                                                                                               |                           123 |                                              123 |
| Odisha                                     | East Coast                            | Singapur Road Damanjodi                                                                       | - 152                                                                                                                            |                           100 |                                               14 |
| West Bengal                                | Eastern                               | Katwa-Azimganj- Nalhati & Azimganj- Tildanga/New Farakka incl. Nalhati & Azimganj bypass line | 200                                                                                                                              |                           155 |                                               15 |
| Bihar & Uttar Pradesh                      | North Eastern                         | Chhapra-Ballia- Ghazipur-Varanasi- Allahabad                                                  | 330                                                                                                                              |                           199 |                                               16 |
| 17 Madhya Pradesh                          | West Central                          | Singrauli-Katni                                                                               |                                                                                                                                  |                           260 |                                              260 |
| 18 Gujarat                                 | Western                               |                                                                                               | Ahmedabad-Rajkot                                                                                                                 |                           233 |                                              233 |
| 19 Gujarat                                 | Western                               |                                                                                               | Mehsana-Viramgam- Samakhiyali                                                                                                    |                           292 |                                              292 |
| 20 Tamil Nadu                              | Southern                              |                                                                                               | Erode-Karur- Tiruchchirapalli & Salem-Karur- Dindigul                                                                            |                           300 |                                               89 |

| SN                            | State(s)                 | Zonal Railway(s)                                                                         | Name of Project   | Total Route kilometre (RKM)   | Balance RKM to be electrified as on 01.04.2018   |
|-------------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| Madhya Pradesh Rajsthan       | & West Central & Western | Ratlam - Nimach - Chanderia - Kota                                                       | 348               | 348                           | 21                                               |
| Jharkhand                     | East Central             | Koderma - Hazaribagh - Barkakana - Ranchi                                                | 203               | 203                           | 22                                               |
| Andhra Pradesh                | South Central            | Guntakal-Kalluru                                                                         | 40                | 40                            | 23                                               |
| 24 Uttar Pradesh              | North Eastern            | Ghazipur - Aunrihar - Manduadih                                                          | 78                | 78                            |                                                  |
| Uttar Pradesh                 | Northern                 | Utretia - Rae Bareli - Amethi - Janghai                                                  | 214               | 214                           | 25                                               |
| Bihar                         | East Central             | Kiul - Tilaiya                                                                           | 87                | 50                            | 26                                               |
| Telengana                     | South Central            | Paddapalli - Lingampet - Jagtiyal                                                        | 83                | 83                            | 27                                               |
| Maharashtra                   | Central                  | Panvel - Pen - Thal                                                                      | 75                | 75                            | 28                                               |
| Tamil Nadu                    | Southern                 | Tiruchchirappalli - Nagapattinam - Karaikkal                                             | 153               | 153                           | 29                                               |
| Rajasthan & Uttar Pradesh     | North Central            | Idgah - Achnera - Mathura & Achnera - Bharatpur                                          | 87                | 87                            | 30                                               |
| Bihar & Jharkhand             | Eastern                  | Bonidanga Link Cabin / Bonidanga - Barharwa - Sahibganj - Kiul incl. Tinpahar - Rajmahal | 247               | 247                           | 31                                               |
| 32 Andhra Pradesh Telengana   | South Central            | Pagidipalli - Nallapadu                                                                  | 285               | 267                           |                                                  |
| 33 Haryana, Punjab & Rajsthan | North Western            | Hissar - Bhatinda Suratgarh                                                              | - 328             |                               | 328                                              |
| 34 Bihar                      | East Central             | Valmiki Nagar Narkatiaganj Sugauli Muzaffarpur incl Sugauli -Raxaul                      | - - - 240         | 169                           |                                                  |
| 35 Uttar Pradesh              | North Central            | Jhansi - Manikpur incl Khairar - Bhimsen                                                 | 409               | 278                           |                                                  |

| SN                                      | State(s)             | Zonal Railway(s)                                       |   Name of Project | Total Route kilometre (RKM)   | Balance RKM to be electrified as on 01.04.2018   |
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| 36 Rajsthan                             | North Western        | Ajmer - Berach - Mavli - Udaipur                       |               294 | 127                           |                                                  |
| Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra & Telengana | South Central        | Manmad - Mudkhed - Dhone excl. Umdanagar- Mehboobnagar |               783 | 783                           | 37                                               |
| Goa & Karnataka                         | South Western        | Hospet - Hubli - Vasco da Gama                         |               346 | 346                           | 38                                               |
| Uttar Pradesh                           | Northern             | Zafrabad - Akbarpur - Tanda                            |               101 | 73                            | 39                                               |
| Maharashtra                             | Central              | Jasai - Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust                    |                 9 | 9                             | 40                                               |
| Maharashtra                             | Central              | Pune-Miraj-Kolhapur                                    |               326 | 326                           | 41                                               |
| Maharashtra                             | Central              | Pen-Roha                                               |                40 | 40                            | 42                                               |
| Maharashtra                             | Central              | Jasai-Uran                                             |                10 | 10                            | 43                                               |
| Uttar Pradesh                           | North Eastern        | Gorakhpur Cantt - Kaptanganj - Valmikinagar            |                96 | 62                            | 44                                               |
| Uttar Pradesh                           | North Eastern        | Mathura-Kasganj- Kalyanpur                             |               338 | 338                           | 45                                               |
| Uttar Pradesh                           | North Eastern        | Aunrihar-Jaunpur                                       |                60 | 60                            | 46                                               |
| Jharkhand                               | South Eastern        | Ranchi- Lohardaga- Tori                                |               116 | 48                            | 47                                               |
| Uttar Pradesh                           | North Central        | Chunar-Chopan                                          |               100 | 100                           | 48                                               |
| Punjab                                  | Northern             | Beas-Gownidwal Sahib-Taran Taran- Amritsar             |                72 | 72                            | 49                                               |
| Gujarat                                 | Western              | Samakhiyali- Gandhidham-Kandla Port-Mundra Port        |                77 | 77                            | 50                                               |
| Rajasthan                               | North Western        | Jaipur-Sawai Madhopur-Ringas                           |               188 | 188                           | 51                                               |
| 52 Uttar Pradesh                        | Northern             | Noli-Tapri                                             |               143 | 143                           |                                                  |
| Karnataka                               | South Western        | Miraj-Londa                                            |               189 | 189                           | 53                                               |
| 54 Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra           | & South East Central | Jabalpur                                               |               229 |                               | 170                                              |

| SN                      | State(s)       | Zonal Railway(s)   | Name of Project                                           |   Total Route kilometre (RKM) |   Balance RKM to be electrified as on 01.04.2018 |
|-------------------------|----------------|--------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| 55                      | West Central   | Vijaipur-Maksi     |                                                           |                           188 |                                              188 |
| 56                      | Madhya Pradesh | South East Central | Chhindwara- Nainpur-Mandala Fort                          |                           183 |                                              183 |
| 57 Maharashtra          |                | Central            | Chalisgaon-Dhule                                          |                            56 |                                               56 |
| 58                      | Bihar          | East Central       | Biharsharif- Daniawan                                     |                            38 |                                               38 |
| 59 Bihar                | East           | Central            | Ara - Sasaram                                             |                            97 |                                               97 |
| 60 Rajasthan            |                | North Central      | Bandikui-Bharatpur                                        |                            97 |                                               97 |
| 61 Madhya Pradesh       | North          | Central            | Birlanagar-Etawah                                         |                           115 |                                              115 |
| 62 Uttar                | Pradesh        | North Central      | Bhandai-Udi                                               |                           113 |                                              113 |
| 63 Uttar Pradesh        |                | Northern           | Unnao-Balamau- Sitapur                                    |                           162 |                                              162 |
| 64 Haryana              |                | Northern           | Narwana - Kurukshetra                                     |                            86 |                                               86 |
| 65                      | Uttar Pradesh  | Northern           | Bareilly-Chandausi- Harduaganj incl. Chandausi- Moradabad |                           199 |                                              199 |
| 66                      | Uttar Pradesh  | Northern           | Gajraula- Muazzampur Narain                               |                            95 |                                               95 |
| 67                      | Haryana        | Northern           | Panipat-Jind                                              |                            70 |                                               70 |
| 68 Haryana              |                | Northern           | Rohtak -Panipat                                           |                            71 |                                               71 |
| 69 Karnataka Tamil Nadu | &              | South Western      | Bengaluru-Omalur via Hosur                                |                           196 |                                              196 |
| 70 Madhya Pradesh       | West           | Central            | Guna-Gwalior                                              |                           227 |                                              227 |
| 71                      | Bihar          | East Central       | Fatuha - Islampur                                         |                            43 |                                               43 |
| 72                      | Bihar          | East Central       | Darbhanga-Jaynagar                                        |                            69 |                                               69 |
| 73 Assam                | North          | east Frontier      | Guwahati-Dibrugarh via Tinsukia and Simaluguri- Dibrugarh |                           661 |                                              661 |
| 74                      | Uttrakhand     | Northern           | Raiwala-Rishikesh                                         |                            12 |                                               12 |
| 75                      | Gujarat        | Western            | Rajkot-Sikka-Okha                                         |                           271 |                                              271 |

| SN                    | State(s)            | Zonal Railway(s)                                                                 |   Name of Project |   Total Route kilometre (RKM) | Balance RKM to be electrified as on 01.04.2018   |
|-----------------------|---------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| Jharkhand             | East Central        | Giridih-Nawadih- Koderma                                                         |               114 |                           114 | 76                                               |
| Bihar & Uttar Pradesh | North Eastern       | Kaptanganj-Thawe- Khairah-Chhapra Kacheri                                        |               206 |                           206 | 77                                               |
| Bihar                 | East Central        | Raxaul-Sitamarhi- Darbhanga- Samastipur                                          |               231 |                           231 | 78                                               |
| Haryana               | Northern            | Garhi Harsaru- Farukhnagar                                                       |                12 |                            12 | 79                                               |
| West Bengal           | North east Frontier | Raninagar Jalpaiguri- Samuktala Road                                             |               129 |                           129 | 80                                               |
| Rajasthan             | North Western       | Alwar-Bandikui - 2nd line                                                        |                60 |                            60 | 81                                               |
| Punjab                | Northern            | Amritsar-Batala- Bharoli                                                         |               104 |                           104 | 82                                               |
| Haryana               | Northern            | Rewari-Rohtak                                                                    |                74 |                            74 | 83                                               |
| Bihar                 | East Central        | Samastipur- Khagaria                                                             |                85 |                            85 | 84                                               |
| Assam                 | North east Frontier | New Bongaigaon- Goalpara-Kamakhya                                                |               175 |                           175 | 85                                               |
| Tamil Nadu            | Southern            | Villupuram- Cuddalore Port- Mayiladuturai- Thanjavur & Mayiladuturai- Thiruvarur |               228 |                           228 | 86                                               |
| Uttar Pradesh         | Northern            | Mankapur-Katra- Ayodhya                                                          |                38 |                            38 | 87                                               |
| Uttar Pradesh         | North Central       | Shikohabad- Farrukhabad                                                          |               158 |                           158 | 88                                               |
| Haryana & Rajasthan   | North Western       | Rewari-Sadulpur- Hanumangarh                                                     |               320 |                           320 | 89                                               |
| Maharashtra           | Central             | Daund-Baramati                                                                   |                44 |                            44 | 90                                               |
| Maharashtra           | Central             | Wani-Pimpalkhutti                                                                |                66 |                            66 | 91                                               |
| 92 Rajasthan          | North Western       | Sadulpur-Ratangarh- Bikaner Lalgarh incl. Ratangarh Sardarshahar                 |               286 |                           286 |                                                  |

| SN                             | State(s)        | Zonal Railway(s)                                    | Name of Project                                     | Total Route kilometre (RKM)   | Balance RKM to be electrified as on 01.04.2018   |
|--------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| 93 Pradesh                     | & South Western | Chikjajur-Bellary                                   | 184                                                 | 184                           |                                                  |
| 94 Maharashtra                 | Central         | Miraj-Kurduwadi- Latur                              | 377                                                 |                               | 377                                              |
| 95 Karnataka Maharashtra       | & South Western | Gadag-Hotgi                                         | 284                                                 |                               | 284                                              |
| 96 Uttar Pradesh               | Northern        |                                                     | Unnao-Unchahar                                      | 113                           | 113                                              |
| 97 Madhya Pradesh              | Western         |                                                     | Ratlam-Fatehabad- Laxmibainagar                     | 115                           | 115                                              |
| 98 Gujarat                     | Western         | Dahinsara-Maliya Miyana Surendranagar- Dhrangandhra | &                                                   | 132                           | 132                                              |
| 99 Karnataka                   | South Western   | Chikbanavar- Hubballi                               | 456                                                 |                               | 456                                              |
| 100 Uttar Pradesh & Uttrakhand | Northern        |                                                     | Najibabad-Kotdwara                                  | 24                            | 24                                               |
| 101 Uttar Pradesh              | North Eastern   | Kasganj-Bareilly, Bhojipura-Daliganj                | 401                                                 | 401                           |                                                  |
| 102 Rajasthan Gujarat          | & North Western |                                                     | Suratgarh-Phalodi-- Bhildi incl. Phalodi- Jaisalmer | 902                           | 902                                              |

(c) & (d): Against  target  of  6500  RKM  for  electrification  during  12 th   Five Year Plan i.e (2012-13 to 2016-17) 7785 RKM have been electrified. Zone wise route kilometer electrified and expenditure incurred thereon are as under:

|   S.No. | Zonal Railway(s)   |   Route Kilometers electrified |   Expenditure ` in Crore |
|---------|--------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------|
|       1 | Central            |                          579   |                   617.94 |
|       2 | Eastern            |                          382   |                   388.27 |
|       3 | East Central       |                          498   |                   591.22 |
|       4 | East Coast         |                          674   |                   832.29 |
|       5 | Northern           |                         1009   |                  1094.65 |
|       6 | North Central      |                          405.5 |                   464.94 |

| S.No.   | Zonal Railway(s)   |   Route Kilometers electrified |   Expenditure ` in Crore |
|---------|--------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------|
| 7       | North Eastern      |                          480   |                   517.32 |
| 8       | Northeast Frontier |                          321   |                   293.77 |
| 9       | North Western      |                          737   |                  1003.56 |
| 10      | Southern           |                          477   |                   479.33 |
| 11      | South Central      |                          866   |                   991.2  |
| 12      | South Eastern      |                            0   |                     0    |
| 13      | South East Central |                          262   |                   304.12 |
| 14      | South Western      |                          324   |                   309.16 |
| 15      | Western            |                          184   |                   253.33 |
| 16      | West Central       |                          586.5 |                   728.89 |
|         | Total              |                         7785   |                  8869.99 |

(e): To  expedite  electrification  of  railway  lines  in  the  country,  steps taken  includes  award  of  Engineering  Procurement  and  Construction (EPC) contracts, better project monitoring mechanism, delegating more power  to  field  units  for  award  of  contracts  including  sanction  of estimates.  Besides, increasing the number of executing agencies from existing three to six by entrusting electrification works to new agencies viz.  IRCON  International,  Rail  India  Technical  and  Economic  Services (RITES) and Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL).

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