Lok Sabha Question No. 74 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-07
Subject: Revenue Generation through Freight Transport
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: C.N. Annadurai, Dhanush M Kumar, Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Ganesan Selvam, DNV Senthilkumar. S., Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Manjulata Mandal, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar, Supriya Sadanand Sule, Sunil Dattatray Tatkare

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.74 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.12.2022

## REVENUE GENERATION THROUGH FREIGHT TRANSPORT

## 74. SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI:

SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR: SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA: SHRI SELVAM G.: DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR S. : DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE: SHRIMATI MANJULATA MANDAL: DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE: SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR: SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE: SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS  be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  total  revenue  generated  by  the  Railways  through  freight  transport during each of the last three years, zone-wise;

(b) whether the share of railway freight is very low as compared to road and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;

(c) whether the Railways aims to increase its share in freight movement from the present 27 per cent to 45 per cent by 2030 and if so, the steps taken by the Government in this regard;

(d) whether the Government has any timeline for operationalising all sections of the Dedicated Freight Corridor and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and

(e)  the  steps  taken/  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  enhance  freight earnings of Railways, year-wise since the last three years?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(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.  74  BY    SHRI  C.N.  ANNADURAI,  SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR, SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA, SHRI SELVAM G., DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR S., DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE, SHRIMATI MANJULATA MANDAL, DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE, SHRI GAJANAN  KIRTIKAR,  SHRIMATI  SUPRIYA  SULE  AND  SHRI  SUNIL DATTATRAY  TATKARE  TO BE ANSWERED  IN LOK SABHA ON 07.12.2022  REGARDING  REVENUE  GENERATION  THROUGH  FREIGHT TRANSPORT

- (a) Zone-wise details of revenue generated  through freight transport during the last three years is as under:

( ₹ in crore)

| Railways                   |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 (provisional) |
|----------------------------|-----------|-----------|-------------------------|
| Central Railway            |   7267.53 |   7022.88 |                 9243.03 |
| Eastern Railway            |   4047.25 |   4483.8  |                 5487.43 |
| East Central Railway       |   8784.44 |   9415    |                11564.8  |
| East Coast Railway         |  15894.4  |  16913.9  |                18511.2  |
| Northern Railway           |   6768.42 |   7249.66 |                 9823.38 |
| North Central Railway      |   8048.32 |   7577.66 |                10093.2  |
| North Eastern Railway      |   1460.1  |   1603.42 |                 1643.17 |
| Northeast Frontier Railway |   1932.67 |   2190.66 |                 2606.52 |
| North Western Railway      |   4016.9  |   4856.63 |                 5228.13 |
| Southern Railway           |   2755.38 |   2604.04 |                 3112.85 |
| South Central Railway      |   9905.79 |   9031.72 |                12320.1  |
| South Eastern Railway      |  13798.9  |  13855.6  |                14734.8  |
| South East Central Railway |  12459.3  |  13430.9  |                15680.2  |
| South Western Railway      |   2891.5  |   3061.72 |                 3842.07 |
| Western Railway            |   5436.92 |   5949.81 |                 7495.27 |
| West Central Railway       |   8020.11 |   7984.37 |                 9710.24 |
| Total                      | 113488    | 117232    |               141096    |

(b) & (c) Indian Railways have prepared a National Rail Plan (NRP) for India. The NRP aims to formulate strategies based on both operational capacities and commercial policy initiatives to increase modal share of  Railways  freight  to  45%.  The  objective  of  the  Plan  is  to  create infrastructure  capacity  ahead  of  demand,  which  in  turn  would  also cater to future to in demand upto 2050 and also increase the model share of Railways to 45% in freight traffic to continue to sustain it.

- (d)  The  government  is  presently  executing  two  Dedicated  Freight Corridors i.e. Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC) and Western

Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC). The timeline for completion/operationalisation of these corridors are as under:-

(i) Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC):

Out of the 1337 KM in EDFC (excluding the Sonnagar-Dankuni section consisting of 538 KM which is undertaken through the Public Private Partnership mode) the sections of Bhaupur-Khurja (351 KM), Bhimsen Sujatpur (155KM) and Deen Dayal Upadhayay- Chirailapathu (137 KM), Khurja to Dadri (46 KM) & Chheoki to Chunar (110 KM) i.e, a total of 799  KM  has  already  been  completed  and  trains  operation  are  in progress. Work on remaining sections is in full swing and targeted for completion in year 2023.

(ii) Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC):

Out  of  the  total  1506  KM,  the  stretch  of  Rewari  -Mehsana  -Sanand consisting  of  811  KM  has  already  been  completed  and  trains  are operating  in  this  stretch.  Work  on  the  remaining  sections  is  in  full swing. More than 90% of WDFC is targeted for commissioning by 2023. Last stretch of 102 KM from Vaitarna to Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) is targeted to be completed by 2024.

(e)  To enhance freight revenue, Indian Railways is constantly in touch with customers. Its focus is on meeting the needs of freight in terms of timely availability, reliable service and proper handling of cargo.

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