Lok Sabha Question No. 2595 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-07
Subject: Railway Line between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus to Kurla
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Dhairyasheel Sambhajirao Mane, Shri Chavan Vasantrao Balwantrao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2595 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.08.2024

## RAILWAY LINE BETWEEN CHHATRAPATI SHIVAJI MAHARAJ TERMINUS TO KURLA

2595  SHRI CHAVAN VASANTRAO BALWANTRAO: SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to lay a new fifth and sixth line between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus to Kurla in two phases;
- (b) if  so,  the  total  expenditure  likely  to  be  incurred  on  the  said project  and  the  amount  of  funds  sanctioned  and  released  by the Government so far;
- (c) the details of progress made under the said project;
- (d) the manner in which this initiative of the Government is going to benefit the common people; and
- (e) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  construct  or  lay  down more railway lines in the Mumbai city to decongest the rush, especially during peak hours of the day and if so, the details thereof and measures taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING 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.  2595  BY  SHRI  CHAVAN  VASANTRAO BALWANTRAO AND SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 07.08.2024 REGARDING RAILWAY LINE BETWEEN CHHATRAPATI SHIVAJI MAHARAJ TERMINUS TO KURLA.

(a)  to  (e):  A  work  of  new    5 th &  6 th line  between  Chhatrapati  Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) and  Kurla (17.5 Km) has been sanctioned at a cost of  ₹891 Cr.  under Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP)-II on 50:50 cost sharing basis between  Ministry of  Railways  and Government of Maharashtra. The work of 5 th  and 6 th  line between Parel and Kurla (10 km) has been taken up and so far expenditure of ₹522 Crore has been made.

Further,  to  reduce  congestion  in  Mumbai  suburban  corridors (including Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus and  Kurla), Mumbai Urban  Transport  Project  (MUTP)-II  costing  ₹8,087  crore,  MUTP-III costing  ₹10,947 crore and MUTP-IIIA costing ₹33,690 crore have been sanctioned to meet the future demands of Passengers. These projects include following rail links in Mumbai Suburban Area:

|   S.No. | Name of project                          |   Cost(₹ in crore) |
|---------|------------------------------------------|--------------------|
|       1 | 6th Line Mumbai Central-Borivali (30 km) |                919 |

|   2 | Extension of Harbour Line Goregaon-Borivali (7 km)      |   826 |
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------|-------|
|   3 | Virar-Dahanu Road 3rd & 4th Line (64 km)                |  3587 |
|   4 | 5th & 6th Line CSTM-Kurla (17.5 km)                     |   891 |
|   5 | Panvel-Karjat Suburban corridor (29.6 km)               |  2782 |
|   6 | Airoli-Kalwa (elevated) suburban corridor link (3.3 km) |   476 |
|   7 | 5th & 6th line Borivali-Virar (26 km)                   |  2184 |
|   8 | 4th line between Kalyan-Asangaon (32 km)                |  1759 |
|   9 | 3rd & 4th line between Kalyan-Badlapur (14.05 km)       |  1510 |
|  10 | Kalyan Yard-Segregation of Main Line & Suburban         |   866 |

In  addition,  construction  of  Vasai  bye  pass  line  (Double  line) between Naigaon and Juchandra (5.73 Km) has been sanctioned at a cost of ₹175.99 Crores. Further extension of these corridors for future demands on suburban corridors is a continuous process.

All  MUTP  projects  have  been  sanctioned  on  50:50  cost  sharing basis between Ministry of Railways and Government of Maharashtra. However, Maharashtra Govt. was not providing requisite funds on time as per the commitment till 2022-23, resulting in delay in completion of the  projects.  Government  of  Maharashtra  has  started  funding  for MUTP-IIIA projects from April 2023.

Completion  of  Railway  project/s  depends  on  various  factors like  land  acquisition  by  State  Government,  forest  clearance  by officials of forest department, shifting of infringing utilities, statutory clearances from various authorities, geological and topographical conditions of area, law and 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.

Various  steps  taken  by  the  Government  for  effective  and speedy implementation of rail projects include (i) substantial increase  in  allocation  of  funds,  (ii)  delegation  of  powers  at  field level, (iii)  close  monitoring of progress of project at various levels (iv)  regular  follow  up  with  State  Governments  and  concerned authorities  for  expeditious  land  acquisition,  forestry  and  Wildlife clearances and for resolving other issues pertaining to projects.

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