Lok Sabha Question No. 2682 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-11
Subject: Construction of New Railway Line to Connect Remote Rural Areas in Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Arun Kumar Sagar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2682 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.12.2024

## CONSTRUCTION OF NEW RAILWAY LINE TO CONNECT REMOTE RURAL AREAS IN UTTAR PRADESH

†2682.  SHRI ARUN KUMAR SAGAR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  taken/propose  to  take  steps  to construct  a  new  railway  line  from  Farrukhabad-  Alhaganj Jalalabad- Shahjahanpur- Powayan- Khutar- Mailani- Pilibhit to connect  remote  rural  areas  of  Shahjahanpur,  Farrukhabad, Lakhimpur-Kheri, Badaun, Pilibhit district of Uttar Pradesh with railway network;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the details of the progress made so far in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (c): Railway  projects  are  surveyed/  sanctioned/executed  Zonal Railway-wise and not State-wise/District-wise as Indian Railway projects may span across State boundaries/District boundaries. Railway  projects  are  sanctioned  on  the  basis of  remunerativeness,

traffic  projections,  last  mile  connectivity,  missing  links  and  alternate routes, augmentation of congested/saturated lines, demands raised by State  Governments, Central  Ministries,  Members  of  Parliament,  other public representatives, Railway's own operational requirement, socioeconomic considerations etc. depending upon throwforward of ongoing projects and overall availability of funds.

Survey  for  construction  of  new  line  from  Farrukhabad-Mailani  via Allahaganj,  Jalalabad,  Shahjahanpur,  Pawayan,  Khutar  (158  Km)  was completed  in  2018-19  with  estimated  project  cost  of  ₹4168  crore. However,  the  project  could  not  be  taken  forward  due  to  low  traffic projections.

Railway infrastructure projects falling fully/partly in the State of Uttar Pradesh are  covered  under  Northern  Railway,  North  Central  Railway, North  Eastern  Railway,  Eastern  Railway,  East  Central  Railway  and West  Central  Railway  zones  of  Indian  Railways.  Zonal  Railway  wise details of Railway projects including cost, expenditure and outlay are made available in public domain on Indian Railway's website.

As  on  01.04.2024,  68  Railway  Projects  (16  New  Lines,  3  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 |

Budget allocation for Infrastructure projects and safety works, falling fully/ partly in the State of Uttar Pradesh is as under:

| Period   | Outlay                             |
|----------|------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | ₹1,109 crore/year                  |
| 2024-25  | ₹19,848 crore (More than 17 times) |

The details of commissioning/laying of  new track falling fully/partly in the State of Uttar Pradesh during 2009-14 and 2014-24 is as under :-

| Period   | New Track Commissioned   | Average Commissioning of new tracks   |
|----------|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | 996 Km                   | 199.2 Km/year                         |
| 2014-24  | 4,902 Km                 | 490.2 Km/year (More than 2 times)     |

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