Lok Sabha Question No. 335 (STARRED), answered on 2024-12-18
Subject: Goods Trains Operated by Private Players in Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Utkarsh Verma Madhur

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 335 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.12.2024

## GOODS TRAINS OPERATED BY PRIVATE PLAYERS IN UTTAR

## PRADESH

## †*335.   SHRI UTKARSH VERMA MADHUR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the number of goods trains operated by private players in Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) the number of goods trains passing through Lakhimpur and the number of goods trains operated by private players out of the said goods trains;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to build Dedicated Freight Corridors  as  the  operations  of  more  goods  trains  on  the common  track  affects  the  operation of passenger  trains resulting  in  delay  of  passenger  trains,  reduced  halt  time  at stations  along  with  arrival  and  departure  time  also  getting disrupted, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the details of various schemes formulated by the Government for  the  development  of  Lakhimpur  region  in  Uttar  Pradesh which is also known as Chini Ka Katora and is home to nine large and many other smaller Sugar mills?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a) to (d): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  335  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON 18.12.2024

(a) to (d): On Indian Railway (IR) network, the operation of trains is controlled by IR only.

Ministry  of  Railways  has  taken  up  construction  of  two  Dedicated Freight  Corridors  (DFC)  viz.  Eastern  Dedicated  Freight  Corridor (EDFC) from Ludhiana to Sonnagar (1337 Km) and Western Dedicated  Freight  Corridor  (WDFC)  from  Jawaharlal  Nehru  Port Terminal  (JNPT)  to  Dadri  (1506  Km).  The  total  route  length  of Eastern  DFC  is  1078  Km  in  the  state  of  Uttar  Pradesh  (from  Ganj Khawaja station to Pilkhani station).

Eastern  DFC  is  fully  commissioned  and  operational,  which  carried 41,054 freight trains during FY 2024-25 (April to October).

Recently, a railway line passing through Khiri has been converted to broad gauge.

Ministry of Railways has launched 'Amrit Bharat Station Scheme' for development of Railway stations on Indian Railways. This scheme envisages  development  of  stations  on  a  continuous  basis  with  a long-term approach.

It involves preparation of Master Plans and their implementation in phases to improve the amenities at the stations like improvement of station access, circulating areas, waiting halls, toilets, lift/escalators  as  necessary,  platform  surfacing  and  cover  over platform, cleanliness, free Wi-Fi, kiosks for local products through

schemes like 'One Station One Product', better passenger information  systems,  Executive  Lounges,  nominated  spaces  for business meetings, landscaping, etc. keeping in view the necessity at each station.

The scheme also envisages improvement of building, integrating the station with both sides of the city, multimodal integration, amenities  for  Divyangjans,  sustainable  and  environment  friendly solutions,  provision  of  ballastless  tracks,  etc.  as  per  necessity, phasing and feasibility and creation of city centre at the station in the long term.

So  far, 1337  stations have  been  identified for  development  / upgradation under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, out of which 157 stations,  including  Lakhimpur  station,  are  located  in  the  state  of Uttar  Pradesh.  The  names  of  stations  identified  for  development under this Scheme in the states of Uttar Pradesh are as following:

| State         |   No. of Amrit Stations | Name of Stations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
|---------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Uttar Pradesh |                     157 | Achnera, Agra Cantt, Agra Fort, Aishbagh, Akbarpur Jn, Aligarh, Amethi, Amroha, Anand Nagar, Aonla, Ayodhya Dham, Azamgarh, Babatpur, Bachhrawan, Badaun, Badshahnagar, Badshahpur, Baheri, Bahraich, Ballia, Balamau, Balrampur, Banaras, Banda, Barabanki Jn, Bareilly, Bareilly City, Barhni, Basti, Belthara Road, Bhadohi, Bharatkund, Bhatni, Bhuteshwar, |

Bijnor, Bulandsahar, Chandauli Majhwar, Chandausi, Chilbila, Chitrakut Dham Karwi, Chopan, Chunar Jn, Daliganj, Darshannagar,  Deoria  Sadar,  Dhampur, Dildarnagar,  Etawah  Jn,  Farrukhabad,  Fatehabad, Fatehpur, Fatehpur Sikri, Firozabad, Gajraula, Garhmukteshwar, Gauriganj, Ghatampur, Ghaziabad, Ghazipur City, Gola Gokarnath, Gomtinagar, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Govardhan, Govindpuri, Gursahaiganj, Haidergarh, Hapur, Hardoi, Hathras City, Idgah, Izzatnagar, Janghai Jn, Jaunpur City, Jaunpur Jn, Kannauj, Kanpur Anwarganj, Kanpur Bridge Left bank, Kanpur Central,  Kaptanganj,  Kasganj,  Kashi,  Khalilabad, Khurja Jn, Kosi Kalan, Khorsan Road, Kunda Harnamganj, Lakhimpur, Lalganj, Lalitpur, Lambhua, Lohta,  Lucknow  (Charbagh  &  Jn),  Lucknow  City, Maghar, Mahoba, Mailani, Mainpuri Jn, Malhaur Jn, Manaknagar  Jn,  Manikpur  Jn.,  Mariahu,  Mathura, Mau, Meerut City, Mirzapur, Modi Nagar, Mohanlalganj,  Moradabad,  Muzaffarnagar,  Nagina, Najibabad Jn, Nihalgarh, Orai, Panki Dham, Phaphamau Jn, Phulpur, Pilibhit, Pokhrayan, Pratapgarh Jn, Prayag Jn, Prayagraj, Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay,  Raebareli  Jn,  Raja  Ki  Mandi,  Ramghat Halt,  Rampur, Renukoot, Saharanpur Jn, Salempur, Seohara, Shahganj Jn, Shahjahanpur, Shamli, Shikohabad Jn, Shivpur, Siddharth Nagar,

Sitapur Jn, Sonbhadra, Sri Krishna Nagar, Sultanpur Jn, Suraimanpur,Swaminarayan Chappia, Takia, Tulsipur,  Tundla  Jn,  Ujhani,  Unchahar,  Unnao  Jn, Utraitia Jn, Varanasi Cantt., Varanasi City, Vindhyachal, Virangana Lakshmibai, Vyasnagar, Zafarabad

Out  of  157  Amrit  stations  located  in  the  state  of  Uttar  Pradesh, tenders  for  development  works  have  been  awarded  and  works  have been  taken  up  for  148  stations  including  Lakhimpur  station.  At Lakhimpur  station,  works  of  improvement  of  waiting  rooms,  retiring rooms,  platform  shelters,  entry-exit  gate,  construction  of  ramp  and tactile  guideway  for  Divyangjans  have  been  completed  and  works  of improvement of circulating area,  toilet  block,  landscaping,  etc.  have been taken up.

Further, development / upgradation / modernisation of stations including under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme is generally funded under Plan  Head-53  'Customer  Amenities'.  The  details  of  allocation  under Plan Head-53 are maintained Zonal Railway-wise and not work-wise or station-wise or State-wise.  The  state  of  Uttar  Pradesh  is  covered  by five zones viz. Northern Railway, North Central Railway, North Eastern Railway, East Central Railway and West Central Railway. The allocation  for  the  financial  year  2024-25  for  these  zones  is  Rs  5,930 Crores under Plan Head-53.

As  on  01.04.2024,  68  Railway  projects  (16  New  Line,  03  Gauge Conversion  and  49  Doubling),  of  total  length  of  5,874  Km  costing ₹92,001 crore falling fully/partly in the State of Uttar Pradesh, are at

various stages of planning and implementation, out of which 1,313 Km length  has  been  commissioned  and  an  expenditure  of  ₹28,366  crore has been incurred upto March 2024. The status of work is summarized as under:-

| Plan Head               |   No. of projects |   Total Length (in Km) |   Length Commissioned (in Km) |   Expenditure upto March 2024 (₹in Cr) |
|-------------------------|-------------------|------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| New Lines               |                16 |                   1740 |                           297 |                                   8672 |
| Gauge Conversion        |                 3 |                    261 |                             0 |                                     26 |
| Doubling/ Multitracking |                49 |                   3873 |                          1016 |                                  19668 |
| Total                   |                68 |                   5874 |                          1313 |                                  28366 |

Since 2014, there has been substantial increase in fund allocation and commensurate commissioning of projects across Indian Railways.  Budget  allocation  for  Infrastructure  projects  and  safety works falling fully/partly in the state of Uttar Pradesh:-

| Period   | Average Outlay   | Increase in outlay w.r.t. average allocation of 2009-14   |
|----------|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | ₹1109 Crore/year | -                                                         |
| 2024-25  | ₹19,848 Crore    | About 18 times                                            |

Average Annual commissioning  for infrastructure projects and safety works, falling fully/partly in the State of Uttar Pradesh is as under:-

| Period   | Commissioning   | Increase w.r.t. average annual commissioning during 2009-14   |
|----------|-----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | 199.2 km /Yr    | -                                                             |
| 2014-24  | 490.2 Km/Yr     | More than 2.46 times                                          |

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