Lok Sabha Question No. 2210 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-12
Subject: Land Acquisition for Kalyan-Murbad Line
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Balya Mama Suresh Gopinath Mhatre

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2210 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.03.2025

## LAND ACQUISITION FOR KALYAN - MURBAD LINE

## †2210.    SHRI BALYA MAMA SURESH GOPINATH MHATRE:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) The time by which the Government is likely to provide Rs. 1600 crore for  land  acquisition  for  Kalyan  to  Murbad  new  railway  project  in Bhiwandi, Maharashtra approved in the year 2023;
- (b) the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether  there  is  any  plan  to  conduct  a  survey  for  EMU  (Electric Multiple  Unit)  local  train  connectivity  at  Bhiwandi  Road  Railway Station  and  start  regular  local  rail  service  and  if  so,  the  details
- thereof;
- (d) whether the work on both the projects-Kalyan to Kasara third line and Kalyan - Asagaon fourth line is progressing at a  slow pace; and
- (e) if so, the steps being taken/likely to be taken to expedite the work on the  said  project  and  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  reasons
- therefor?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (e): Kalyan - Murbad (28 Km.) new line project has been sanctioned in

February, 2023 at a cost of ₹836.12 crore on 50:50 cost sharing basis with

Government of Maharashtra. The project requires land acquisition  of 214 Ha. It  has  been  declared  as  Special Railway  Project  for  Land  acquisition and process for the same has been initiated accordingly. Land acquisition proposal  have  been  submitted  to  state  government  and  it  is  in  various stages  of  acquisition.  Railway  acquires  land  through  state  government. Rate for land is fixed by state government authorities. The amount so fixed is  deposited  by  Railways  with  concerned  state  government  authorities, who then distribute the compensation to the affected parties.

Bhiwandi  Road  is  presently  being  served  by  25  pairs  of  regular  train services  which  include  17  pairs  of  Mail/Express  services  and  8  pair  of passenger  services.  Besides,  introduction  of  new  train  services  is  an ongoing process on Indian Railways subject to traffic justification, operational feasibility, resource availability etc.

The work of Kalyan - Kasara 3rd line involves diversion of 16.68 Ha forest land.  In  principal  Stage  -  I  clearance  and  working  permission  has  been obtained recently. All the tenders for Kalyan - Kasara 3rd line have been awarded and the work taken up.

Kalyan - Asangaon 4th line has been declared as special Railway Project. Accordingly, land acquisition has been taken up.

Railway projects are sanctioned Zonal Railway-wise and not State-wise as Indian Railways' projects may span across State boundaries. However, As on 01.04.2024, 41 Railway projects (16 New Lines, 02 Gauge Conversions and 23 Doubling), of total length of 5,877 Km, costing ₹81,580 crore falling fully/partly in the State of Maharashtra, are at various stages of planning

and implementation, out of which 1,926 Km length has been commissioned and an expenditure of ₹31,237 crore has been incurred upto March, 2024.

The status of work is summarized as under:-

| Category                |   No. of projects | Total Length (in Km)   | Length Commissioned (in Km)   | Expenditure upto March, 2024 (₹ in Cr.)   |
|-------------------------|-------------------|------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| New Lines               |                16 | 2,017                  | 166                           | 8,529                                     |
| Gauge Conversion        |                 2 | 609                    | 312                           | 3,332                                     |
| Doubling/ Multitracking |                23 | 3,251                  | 1,448                         | 19,376                                    |
| Total                   |                41 | 5,877                  | 1,926                         | 31,237                                    |

Average  Budget  allocation  for  Infrastructure  projects  and  other  works, falling fully/ partly in Maharashtra is as under:-

| Period   | Outlay                              |
|----------|-------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | ₹1,171 crore/year                   |
| 2024-25  | ₹15,940 crore ( more than 13 times) |

Commissioning  of  sections  (New  Line,  Gauge  Conversion  and  Doubling) falling fully/partly in the State of Maharashtra during 2009-14 and 2014-2024 is as under:-

| Period   | New track Commissioned   | Average commissioning of new tracks   |
|----------|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | 292 Km                   | 58.4 Km/year                          |
| 2014-24  | 1,830 Km                 | 183 Km/year (more than 3 times)       |

Further,  Construction  works  on  the  flagship  High  speed  bullet  train  project have  gathered  momentum  in  Maharashtra.  Now  100%  land  acquisition  has been completed. Works of bridges, aqueducts etc. have been taken up. Orders for  3  TBMs  to  carry  out  about  21  Km  tunneling  under  sea  have  also  been placed.  Meanwhile,  all  preparatory  works  required  for  the  working  of  TBMs such as construction of shafts etc. have also been taken up.

Western  DFC  also  passes  through  Maharashtra.  About  178  route  Km  of western DFC is situated in Maharashtra which is about 12% of overall route length  of  western  DFC.  76  Km  of  this  project  from  New  Gholvad  to  New Vaitarna in Maharashtra has already been commissioned. Balance works have been  taken  up.  Connectivity  of  WDFC  to  JNPT  will  boost  the  capacity  to handle cargo and container traffic from port to Delhi NCR.

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