Lok Sabha Question No. 5161 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-04-02
Subject: Net Zero Carbon Emission by 2030
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Anup Sanjay Dhotre

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5161

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.04.2025

## NET ZERO CARBON EMISSION BY 2030

## 5161 SHRI ANUP SANJAY DHOTRE:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Railways is  working  steadily  towards  achieving  net zero  Carbon  Emissions  by  2030  to  become  the  world's  largest Green Railway and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether the Union Government has embarked upon an ambitious plan of electrification of its complete Broad-Gauge network;
- (c) If  so,  details  thereof  along  with  the  achievement  made  in  this regard, zone-wise;
- (d) the details of the target fixed for rail routes electrification for the current financial year; and
- (e) the  details  of  the  rail  routes  electrified  till  01  January,  2025, particularly in Maharashtra?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (e) Indian Railways has envisioned to become net zero carbon emitter through offsetting carbon emissions with the usage of power

through non-fossil sources, saving in diesel consumption by electrification  of  railway  tracks,  consistent  efforts  directed  towards modal  shifting  of  cargo  and  passenger  from  road  to  rail,  harnessing hydrogen  gas  to  drive  train  sets  etc.  Through  these  efforts,  Indian Railways  are  on  way  to  achieve  net  zero  carbon  emitter  status  for scope 1 emissions.

About  98% of  the  total  BG  network  of  the  Indian  Railways  has been electrified. Electrification carried out during 2014-24 and before 2014 is as under:

| Period                       | Route Kilometer   |
|------------------------------|-------------------|
| Before 2014 (about 60 years) | 21,801            |
| 2014-25 (upto Feb' 2025)     | 45,922            |

The  electrification  works  in  the  balance  sections  have  been taken up. Zone wise status of electrification till date is as under:

|   SN | ZONE   | % ELECTRIFIED   |
|------|--------|-----------------|
|    1 | SECR   | 100%            |
|    2 | NR     | 100%            |
|    3 | NER    | 100%            |
|    4 | 100%   | WCR             |
|    5 | NCR    | 100%            |
|    6 | ECOR   | 100%            |
|    7 | CR     | 100%            |

| 8      | ER   | 100%   |
|--------|------|--------|
| 9 KRCL | 100% |        |
| METRO  | 100% | 10     |
| SER    | 100% | 11     |
| ECR    | 100% | 12     |
| SCR    | 99%  | 13     |
| SWR    | 98%  | 14     |
| WR     | 98%  | 15     |
| NWR    | 97%  | 16     |
| SR     | 95%  | 17     |
| 18 NFR |      | 85%    |

The  completion  of  Electrification  project(s)  depends  on  various factors like forest clearances by officials of forest department, 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 project(s).

Broad  Gauge  railway  lines  situated  in  Maharashtra  has  been 100% electrified.

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