Lok Sabha Question No. 1806 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-13
Subject: New Railway Line between Shahjahanpur- Farrukhabad
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Arun Kumar Sagar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1806 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2023

NEW RAILWAY LINE BETWEEN SHAHJAHANPUR-FARRUKHABAD

†1806.  SHRI ARUN KUMAR SAGAR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has taken/proposes to take any steps for  survey/construction of a new railway line between Shahjahanpur and Farrukhabad in Uttar Pradesh;

- (b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government has received requests from public representatives also in this regard;

- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the  details  of  the  action  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government thereon?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS 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. 1806 BY SHRI ARUN KUMAR SAGAR TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK  SABHA  ON  13.12.2023  REGARDING  NEW  RAILWAY  LINE  BETWEEN SHAHJAHANPUR-FARRUKHABAD

(a)  to  (e):  Survey  for  construction  of  new  line  Farrukhabad-ShahjahanpurMailani (158 km) in North Eastern Railway was completed in 2018-19 with estimated project cost of ₹4168 crores.

As on 01.04.2023, total 71 Railway infrastructure Projects (16 New Lines,  4  Gauge  conversion  and  51  Doubling),  of  total  length  6,552  km, costing  ₹98,015  crores  falling  fully/partly  in  Uttar  Pradesh  are  under different  stages  of  planning/approval/execution,  out  of  which  1498  km length has been commissioned and an expenditure of ₹28,275 crores has been incurred upto March, 2023. These include:

16  New  Line  Projects  of  total  length  1,743  km  costing  ₹29,726 crores,  out  of  which  260  km  length  has  been  commissioned  and  an expenditure of ₹7,162 crores has been incurred upto March, 2023.

4 Gauge Conversion Projects of total length 524 km costing ₹4,087 crores,  out  of  which  238  km  length  has  been  commissioned  and  an expenditure of ₹1,519 crores has been incurred upto March, 2023.

51  Doubling  Projects  of  total  length  4,285  km  costing  ₹64,203 crores,  out  of  which  1001  km  length  has  been  commissioned  and  an expenditure of ₹19,595 crores has been incurred upto March, 2023.

New Line, Gauge Conversion and Doubling Projects falling fully/partly in Uttar Pradesh are covered by Northern Railway, North Central Railway,  North  Eastern  Railway,  East  Central  Railway  and  West  Central Railway zones of Indian Railways. Zone-wise details of all Railway Projects including cost, expenditure and outlay are made available in public domain on Indian Railways website.

Since 2014, there has been substantial increase in fund allocation and  commensurate  commissioning  of  projects  across  Indian  Railways. Budget allocation for Infrastructure projects and safety works falling/partly in the state of Uttar Pradesh is as under:

| Period   | Budget Outlay        | % change wrt avg. annual allocation of 2009-14   |
|----------|----------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | Rs. 1109 Crores/Year | -                                                |
| 2023-24  | Rs. 17507 Crores     | 1479% more                                       |

## Commissioning  of  infrastructure  projects  falling  fully/partly  in  the state of Uttar Pradesh is as under:

| Period   | Total Track Commissioned   | Average Track Commissioned   | Percentage more as compared to average commissioning during 2009-14   |
|----------|----------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | 996 Km                     | 199.2 Km/Year                | -                                                                     |
| 2014-23  | 3,150 Km                   | 350 Km/Year                  | 76%                                                                   |

Proposals/  requests/  suggestions/  representations,  both  formal  and informal for Railway projects/ Works across the country are received on the basis  of  demands  raised  by  State  Governments,  Members  of  Parliament, Ministries  of  Central  Government,  elected  representatives,  Railways'  own requirements,  organizations/  rail  users  etc.,  at  various  levels  including Railway  Board,  Zonal  Railways,  Division  Office  etc.  As  receipt  of  such Proposals/  requests/  suggestions/  representations  is  a  continuous  and dynamic process, centralized compendium of such requests is not maintained. However, these are examined and action as found feasible and justified is taken from time to time.

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