Lok Sabha Question No. 4587 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-20
Subject: Electrification of Railway Projects in Peddapalli
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Vamsi Krishna Gaddam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4587 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.08.2025

## ELECTRIFICATION OF RAILWAY PROJECTS IN PEDDAPALLI

## 4587. SHRI VAMSI KRISHNA GADDAM:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  the  current  status  of  railway  line  electrification projects in Peddapalli  constituency,  particularly progress  on  the Kazipet-Balharshah section under the National Rail Plan;
- (b)  the  details  of  the  funds  allocated  for  doubling  railway tracks and platform modernization at Peddapalli Railway Station;
- (c) whether any feasibility studies have been conducted for establishing new  railway  halts  and  improved  connectivity  for  coal  transportation from Singareni mines and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the details of the progress in implementing digital ticketing systems, station  redevelopment  and  passenger  amenities  enhancement  at railway stations in Peddapalli constituency; and
- (e)  whether  the  Government  plans  for  introducing  high-speed  rail connectivity and freight corridor development to support coal mining operations in Peddapalli-Mancherial belt including timeline and investment requirements and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (e) Electrification of railway network on Indian Railways has been taken  up  in  mission  mode.  So  far,  about  99%  of  Broad  Gauge  (BG)

network has been electrified. The electrification in remaining network has been taken up. Electrification carried out during 2014-25 and before 2014 is as under:

| Period                       | Route Kilometer   |
|------------------------------|-------------------|
| Before 2014 (about 60 years) | 21,801            |
| 2014-25                      | 46,900            |

In  Telangana,  entire  existing  BG  network  has  been  electrified including railways' network situated in Peddapalli Constituency.

Railway  projects  are  sanctioned  Zonal  Railway  wise  not  State wise/Parliamentary  Constituency-wise  as  Railway  projects  may  span across State/Parliamentary constituencies.

However,  to  improve  the  connectivity  of  railway  network  passing through  Peddapalli  constituency  including  Singareni  coal  area,  the following works/surveys have been completed/taken up:

- (i) Peddapalli Bye pass (2.17 km) work including electrification has been completed and commissioned on 25.07.2025.
- (ii) Kazipet-Balharshah 3 rd line (202 km) work including electrification has been taken up at a cost of Rs. 2063 cr. Out of 202 km, 177 km commissioned and balance work has been taken up. During 2025-26, an outlay of Rs. 186 cr has been  provided  for  this  work.  Further,  survey  for  KazipetBalharshah 4 th  line have also been taken up.
- (iii) Peddapalli - Nizamabad (178 km) doubling survey has been taken up for preparation of Detailed Project Report.
- (iv) Physical  survey  for  Manuguru-Ramagundam  (208  km)  has been completed and DPR has been prepared.

Further,  for  improved  connectivity  for  coal  transportation  from Singareni mines, the following Gati Shakti Cargo Terminal (GCTs) works have also been taken up/commissioned:

|   SN | GCTs from station           | Status                             |
|------|-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
|    1 | Pardhasaradhi Puram station | GCT commissioned                   |
|    2 | Bellampalli Station         | IPA given. Work has been taken up. |
|    3 | Bhadrachalam Station.       | IPA given. Work has been taken up. |

Station redevelopment to improve passenger amenities

Peddapalli Junction station, located in the state of Telangana, has  been  identified  for  development  under  Amrit  Bharat  Station Scheme.

At  peddapalli  station,  the  works  of  platform  shelter  and  toilet have been completed. The works of station building, improvement of parking  area,  platform  surfacing,  Foot  Over  Bridge  and  Divyangjan facilities have been taken up.

To enhance customer experience and provide better amenities, Indian  Railways  has  launched  Amrit  Bharat  Station  Scheme  for redevelopment of stations with a long-term approach.

The  scheme  involves  preparation  of  master  plans  and  their implementation  in  phases  to  improve  the  stations.  The  master planning includes:

-  Improvement of access to station and circulating areas
-  Integration of station with both sides of city
-  Improvement of station building
-  Improvement  of  waiting  halls,  toilets,  sitting  arrangement, water booths
-  Provision of wider foot over bridge/air concourse commensurate with passenger traffic
-  Provision of lift/escalators/ramp
-  Improvement  /Provision  of  platform  surface  and  cover  over platforms
-  Provision of kiosks for local products through schemes like 'One Station One Product'
-  Parking areas, Multimodal integration
-  Amenities for Divyangjans
-  Better passenger information systems
-  Provision of executive lounges, nominated spaces for business  meetings,  landscaping,  etc.  keeping  in  view  the necessity at each station

The scheme also envisages sustainable and environment friendly solutions,  provision  of  ballast  less  tracks  etc.  as  per  necessity, phasing and feasibility and creation of city centre at the station in the long term.

40  stations  located  in  the  state  of  Telangana,  have  been identified for development under this scheme. The names of stations identified for development under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme in the State of Telangana are as following:

| State     |   No. of Amrit Stations | Names of Amrit Stations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|-----------|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Telangana |                      40 | Adilabad, Basar, Begumpet, Bhadrachalam Road, Gadwal, Hafizpeta, Hi-tech city, Huppuguda, Hyderabad, Jadcherla, Jangaon, Kacheguda, Kamareddi, Karimnagar, Kazipet Jn, Khammam, Lingampalli, Madhira, Mahbubabad, Mahbubnagar, Malakpet, Malkajgiri Jn, Manchiryal, Medak, Medchal, Miryalaguda, Nalgonda, Nizamabad Jn, Peddapalli Jn, Ramagundam, Secunderabad, |

Shadnagar, Sri Bala Brahmeswara Jogulamba,  Tandur,  Umdanagar,  Vikarabad, Warangal, Yadadri, Yakutpura, Zahirabad

Development  works  at  railway  stations  under  Amrit  Bharat Station Scheme in the state of Telangana have been taken up at a good  pace.  Till  now,  phase-I  works  of  03  stations  (Begumpet, Karimnagar, Warangal) in the state of  Telangana  have  been completed under this  scheme.  The  works  at  other  stations  have also  been  taken  up  at  good  pace  and  progress  of  some  of  the stations is as given below:

-  Basar station: The works of improvement of platform surfacing and platform wall have been completed. The works of improvement of circulating area, platform shelter and Divyangjan facilities have been taken up.
-  Khammam  station:  The  work  of  platform  shelter  has  been completed.  The  works  of  Foot  Over  Bridge,  lifts,  waiting  hall, station building, circulating area and Divyangjan facilities have been taken up.
-  Ramagundam  station:  The  works  of  improvement  of  station building, booking office, concourse, Divyangjan facilities, 12 m Foot Over Bridge, lifts, platform surfacing have been completed. The  finishing  works  of  platform  shelter  and  landscaping  have been taken up.
-  Sri Bala Brahmeswara Jogulamba station: The works of platform raising, platform extension and improvement of station building have been completed. The works of improvement of circulating area, platform shelters and Divyangjan facilities have been taken up.

Further development / redevelopment / upgradation / modernisation  of  stations  on  Indian  Railways  is  a  continuous  and ongoing  process  and  works  in  this  regard  are  undertaken  as  per requirement, subject to inter-se priority and availability of funds. The priority for development / redevelopment / upgradation / modernisation of  stations  is  accorded  to  higher  category  of  station  over  lower category of station while sanctioning and executing the works.

Development  /  upgradation  of  railway  stations  is  complex  in nature  involving  safety  of  passengers  &  trains  and  requires  various statutory  clearances  such  as  fire  clearance,  heritage,  tree  cutting, airport clearance  etc. The  progress  also gets affected due  to brownfield  related  challenges  such  as  shifting  of  utilities  (involving water/sewage lines, optical fibre cables, gas pipe lines, power/signal cables,  etc.),  infringements,  operation  of  trains  without  hindering passenger movement, speed restrictions due to works carried out in close proximity of tracks and high voltage power lines, etc. and these factors affect the completion time. Therefore, no time frame can be indicated at this stage.

Development / upgradation / modernisation of stations including under  Amrit  Bharat  Station  Scheme  is  generally  funded  under  Plan Head-53 'Customer Amenities'. The details of allocation and expenditure  under  Plan  Head-53  are  maintained  Zonal  Railway-wise and  not  work-wise,  or  station-wise  or  state-wise. The  state  of Telangana is covered under the jurisdiction of South Central Railway and for this zone, an allocation of ₹ 863 crore has been made for the financial year 2025-26, out of which an expenditure (up to July, 2025) of ₹ 341 crore has been incurred so far.

Augmentation/enhancement  of  passenger  amenities  at  railway stations is a continuous and on-going process depending upon need, volume of the passenger traffic and inter-se priority of works, subject to availability of funds.

Further, the following digital payment facilities are available at all the stations situated in Peddapalli Constituency:

-  Purchasing of Unreserved tickets through UTS Mobile App.
-  Digital payments through QR Devices in UTS & PRS counters.
-  UPI Transactions at UTS & PRS counters.
-  Debit/Credit Card Payments through PoS Machines at UTS & PRS counters.
-  Payment of ticket fare through Smart Card/QR payments in ATVMs.

Moreover,  Railways  has  recently  launched  RailOne  App.  This  App enables passengers to book reserved as well as unreserved tickets on mobile  phone.  This,  in  effect,  brings  the  PRS  facility  to  passenger's palm.

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