Lok Sabha Question No. 4708 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-29
Subject: Electrification of Railway Lines in Bihar
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Chirag Paswan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4708 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.03.2023

## ELECTRIFICATION OF RAILWAY LINES IN BIHAR

- †4708. SHRI CHIRAG KUMAR PASWAN: Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that only few railway lines have been electrified so far in Bihar; (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; (c)  the  length  and  percentage  of  railway  lines  electrified  so  far  in  the  country, State-wise; (d)  whether the Government proposes to electrify all  railway lines in the Bihar; and (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## 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  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  4708  BY  SHRI  CHIRAG  KUMAR  PASWAN  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN LOK SABHA ON 29.03.2023 REGARDING ELECTRIFICATION OF RAILWAY LINES IN BIHAR

- (a) No, Sir. 95.13% of total Broad Gauge Route km in Bihar has been electrified.
- (b) Does not arise.
- (c)  State/Union Territory wise length and percentage of railway lines electrified so far in the country are as under:

| SN                 | State/Union Territory   | Broad Gauge Route Km   | Electrified Broad Gauge Route Km as on 28.02.2023   | % Electrified   |
|--------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
| 1 Odisha           | 2,822                   |                        | 2,822                                               | 100.00%         |
| 2 Chandigarh       | 16                      |                        | 16                                                  | 100.00%         |
| 3 Chhattisgarh     |                         | 1,170                  | 1,170                                               | 100.00%         |
| 4                  | Delhi                   | 183                    | 183                                                 | 100.00%         |
| 5 Haryana          | 1,701                   |                        | 1,701                                               | 100.00%         |
| 6 Himachal Pradesh | 67                      |                        | 67                                                  | 100.00%         |
| 7 J&K              |                         | 298                    | 298                                                 | 100.00%         |
| 8 Puducherry       | 21                      |                        | 21                                                  | 100.00%         |
| 9 Uttarakhand      | 347                     |                        | 347                                                 | 100.00%         |
| 10 Uttar Pradesh   | 8,434                   |                        | 8,434                                               | 100.00%         |
| 11 Jharkhand       | 2,542                   |                        | 2,542                                               | 100.00%         |
| 12 Madhya          | Pradesh                 | 4,773                  | 4,773                                               | 100.00%         |
| 13 Andhra Pradesh  | 3,965                   |                        | 3,841                                               | 96.87%          |
| 14 Bihar           | 3,678                   |                        | 3,499                                               | 95.13%          |
| 15 Telangana       |                         | 1,870                  | 1,731                                               | 92.57%          |
| 16                 | Maharashtra             | 5,725                  | 5,179                                               | 90.46%          |
| 17                 | Kerala                  | 1,047                  | 939                                                 | 89.68%          |
| 18                 | Tamil Nadu              | 3,861                  | 3,451                                               | 89.38%          |

| SN   | State/Union Territory   | Broad Gauge Route Km   | Electrified Broad Gauge Route Km as on 28.02.2023   | % Electrified   |
|------|-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
| 19   | West Bengal 4,095       |                        | 3,483                                               | 85.05%          |
| 20   | Goa                     | 189                    | 147                                                 | 77.78%          |
| 21   | Gujarat                 | 3,868                  | 2,962                                               | 76.58%          |
| 22   | Rajasthan               | 5,596                  | 3,954                                               | 70.66%          |
| 23   | Punjab                  | 2,253                  | 1,564                                               | 69.42%          |
| 24   | Karnataka               | 3,817                  | 2,503                                               | 65.58%          |
| 25   | Assam                   | 2,491                  | 621                                                 | 24.93%          |
| 26   | Arunachal Pradesh       | 12                     | 0                                                   | 0.00%           |
| 27   | Manipur                 | 13                     | 0                                                   | 0.00%           |
| 28   | Meghalaya               | 9                      | 0                                                   | 0.00%           |
| 29   | Mizoram                 | 2                      | 0                                                   | 0.00%           |
| 30   | Nagaland                | 11                     | 0                                                   | 0.00%           |
| 31   | Tripura                 | 265                    | 0                                                   | 0.00%           |
|      | Total                   | 65,141                 | 56,248                                              | 86.35%          |

(d) and (e) Yes, Sir. Indian Railways (IR) is working on a plan to electrify its all Broad Gauge (BG) network in mission mode including the state of Bihar.

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