Lok Sabha Question No. 2715 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-11
Subject: Electrification of Railway Lines in Tamil Nadu
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Navaskani K

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2715 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.12.2024

## ELECTRIFICATION OF RAILWAY LINES IN TAMIL NADU

2715. SHRI NAVASKANI K:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the status of railway lines electrification in Tamil Nadu alongwith the total route kilometers electrified in the State during the last three years;
- (b) the details of ongoing electrification projects in Tamil Nadu and the expected timeline for their completion;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  prioritized  electrification  of  railway lines in backward and remote regions of the country;
- (d)  the  list  of  backward  districts  where  electrification  work  has  been undertaken recently;
- (e)  whether  electrification  of  railway  lines  is  being  linked  with  the modernization of signaling and track infrastructure; and
- (f)  if  so,  the  details  of  modernization  projects  being  implemented alongside electrification work?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (f) Indian Railways (IR) has taken up electrification of Broad Gauge (BG) Railway lines including backward and remote regions in a Mission mode. As a part of this Mission, Electrification carried out during 2014-24 and before 2014 is as under:

| Period                       | Route Kilometer   |
|------------------------------|-------------------|
| Before 2014 (about 60 years) | 21,801            |
| 2014-24                      | 44,199            |

Out of total 3,898 Rkm of Broad Gauge lines in the state of Tamil Nadu, 3,659  Rkm  have  already  been  electrified  and  balance  sections  of  239 Rkm,  has  been  taken  up  for  electrification  as  per  the  details  given below:

| SN   | Section                         |   Rkm |
|------|---------------------------------|-------|
| 1    | Tiruturaipundi - Karaikudi      |   117 |
| 2    | Ramnathpuram - Rameswaram       |    53 |
| 3    | Tiruturaipundi - Agastiyampalli |    37 |
| 4    | Thiruvarur - Tiruturaipundi     |    26 |
| 5    | Walajah Road - Ranipettai       |     6 |
|      | Total                           |   239 |

During the last 3 years, 1,077 Rkm of Railway lines have been electrified in the State of Tamil Nadu. The completion of Electrification project(s) depends on various  factors like forest clearances, right of way for the incoming transmission lines and its commissioning, shifting of infringing utilities, statutory clearances from various authorities, geological and topographical conditions of area, law  & order situation in the area of project(s) site, number  of  working  months  in  a  year  for  particular  project  site  due  to climatic conditions etc. All these factors affect the completion time of the project(s). The electrification  of  railway  lines  in  India  is  an  important  part  of  the country's  modernization  efforts.  However,  electrification  is  not  linked with modernization of track/signaling infrastructure.

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