Lok Sabha Question No. 201 (STARRED), answered on 2022-03-16
Subject: Line Capacity Utilization
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Srinivas Kesineni

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 201 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2022

## LINE CAPACITY UTILIZATION

*201    SHRI KESINENI SRINIVAS:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  the  'Line  Capacity  Utilization'  of  the  Railways,  zone-wise, especially for the Vijayawada division;
- (b) whether the Government has any plans to construct a Dedicated Freight Corridor  along  the  Vizag-Chennai  industrial  corridor  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (c)  whether a need has been felt to undertake an evaluation survey in this regard and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  congestion  on  rail  routes connecting Vishakhapatnam-Sambalpur and Raipur-Vizianagaram line; and
- (e) the details of the measures being taken to resolve the congestion ?

## 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.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  STARRED QUESTION NO. 201 BY SHRI KESINENI SRINIVAS TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 16.03.2022 REGARDING LINE CAPACITY UTILIZATION

- (a) The details of the Line Capacity Utilization on Indian Railways, Zonewise,  for  the  year  2020-21  is  at  Appendix-I.  The  details  of  Line  Capacity Utilization of Vijayawada Division for the year 2020-21 is at Appendix-II.

(b)&(c) Ministry of Railways has sanctioned preparation of Detailed Project Reports (DPR) for new Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFC) on the three routes including East Coast Corridor-Kharagpur to Vijayawada (1115 kms). The work of preparation of DPRs has been entrusted to M/s. Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL), a Public Sector Enterprise under the Ministry of Railways. The outcome of above DPRs would be the primary basis for arriving at an investment decision as the Report would essentially bring out  some  of  the  key  data  such  as  alignment,  technical  feasibility,  major streams  of  freight  and  growth  potential  of  key  sectors  along  the  corridor, financial internal rate of return (FIRR)/economic internal rate of return (EIRR) and other relevant data/details. None of the above DFCs has been sanctioned as yet and any further decision with regard to taking up the new DFCs, if any, may be taken on the basis of the final outcome of DPR and other factors like financing options etc.

(d)&(e) As a result of continuous  economic  growth,  demand  for rail transportation  in  both  passenger  and  freight  sectors  is  also  continuously increasing.  The  Indian  Railways  is  constantly endeavoring  to  increase  its capacity over a large number of routes to meet this growing demand. The line  capacity  of  Visakhapatnam-Sambalpur  and  Raipur-Vizianagaram  line  is also being increased by undertaking multi-tracking works such as (i) doubling of  Sambalpur-Titlagarh  line  (ii)  doubling  of  Raipur-Titlagarh  line  and  (iii) tripling  of  Titlagarh-Vizianagaram  line.  Further,  Automatic  Signalling  work have  been  approved  on  Vishakhapatnam-Titlagarh-Raipur  and  TitlagarhSambalpur sections.

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APPENDIX-I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF STARRED QUESTION NO. 201  BY  SHRI  KESINENI  SRINIVAS  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON 16.03.2022 REGARDING LINE CAPACITY UTILIZATION

## SUMMARY  OF  LINE  CAPACITY  UTILIZATION  ON  INDIAN  RAILWAYS  FOR  YEAR 2020-21

| Sl. No.   | Railway Zone                |   0 to 80% (No. of Sections) |   80 to 100% (No. of Sections) |   100 to 120% (No. of Sections) |   120 to 150% (No. of Sections) |   More than 150% (No. of Sections) |   Total |
|-----------|-----------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|---------|
| 1         | Central Railway             |                           51 |                             17 |                              15 |                               7 |                                  1 |      91 |
| 2         | East Coast Railway          |                           50 |                             18 |                              13 |                               2 |                                  0 |      83 |
| 3         | East Central Railway        |                           45 |                             21 |                              15 |                              19 |                                 13 |     113 |
| 4         | Eastern Railway             |                           51 |                             45 |                               6 |                               1 |                                  0 |     103 |
| 5         | North Central Railway       |                           12 |                              7 |                              11 |                              19 |                                  4 |      53 |
| 6         | North Eastern Railway       |                           18 |                              7 |                               9 |                               9 |                                  4 |      47 |
| 7         | North East Frontier Railway |                           38 |                              9 |                              13 |                              11 |                                  2 |      73 |
| 8         | Northern Railway            |                           76 |                             31 |                              38 |                              32 |                                 24 |     201 |
| 9         | North Western Railway       |                           61 |                              6 |                               2 |                               1 |                                  0 |      70 |
| 10        | South Central Railway       |                           42 |                             28 |                              15 |                               9 |                                  2 |      96 |
| 11        | South East Central Railway  |                           16 |                              4 |                               9 |                               4 |                                  3 |      36 |
| 12        | South Eastern Railway       |                           45 |                             15 |                              11 |                               3 |                                  1 |      75 |
| 13        | Southern Railway            |                           80 |                             27 |                              16 |                               0 |                                  0 |     123 |
| 14        | South Western Railway       |                           49 |                             10 |                               8 |                               2 |                                  1 |      70 |
| 15        | West Central Railway        |                            9 |                              9 |                               6 |                               1 |                                  0 |      25 |
| 16        | Western Railway             |                          150 |                              4 |                               3 |                               0 |                                  0 |     157 |
|           |                             |                          793 |                            258 |                             190 |                             120 |                                 55 |    1416 |

APPENDIX-II REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF STARRED QUESTION NO. 201 BY SHRI KESINENI SRINIVAS TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 16.03.2022 REGARDING LINE CAPACITY UTILIZATION

## LINE CAPACITY UTILIZATION STATEMENT FOR VIJAYAWADA DIVISION FOR YEAR 2020-21

| S. No.                   | Section                 | Capacity Utilization   |
|--------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
| 1 Gudur- Nellore         | 95%                     |                        |
| 2 Nellore- Bitragunta    | 93%                     |                        |
| 3 Bitragunta-Ongole      | 95%                     |                        |
| 4 Ongole-Tenali          | 96%                     |                        |
| 5 Tenali-Krishnacanal    | 87%                     |                        |
| Krishnacanal- Vijayawada | 84%                     | 6                      |
| 7 Vijayawada-Nidadavolu  | 91%                     |                        |
| Nidadavolu- Rajamundry   | 103%                    | 8                      |
| 9 Rajamundry- Samalkot   | 95%                     |                        |
| 10 Samalkot-Duvvada      | 85%                     |                        |
| 11 Vijayawada-Gudivada   | 126%                    |                        |
| 12 Gudivada-Machlipatnam | 90%                     |                        |
| 13 Gudivada-Bhimavaram   | 113%                    |                        |
| 14 Bhimavaram-Nidadavolu | 116%                    |                        |
| 15 Bhimavaram-Narsapur   | 114%                    |                        |
| 16                       | 61%                     | Samalkot-Kakinada      |
| 17 Kakinada-Kotipalli    | 9%                      |                        |
| 18 Vijayawada-Kondapalli | 127%                    |                        |
| 19 Kommarapudi-          | Krishnapatnam 47%       | Port                   |
| 20 Rd                    | Jn - Obulavaripalli 16% | Venkatachalam          |

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