Lok Sabha Question No. 2959 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-16
Subject: Electrification
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: JITENDRA CHAUDHURY, MD. BADARIDDOZA KHAN, CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2959 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.12.2015

## ELECTRIFICATION

2959.  SHRI JITENDRA CHAUDHURY: SHRI MD. BADARUDDOZA KHAN: SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)    the details of trains running on electric, diesel and other sources of fuel in the country at present including Rajasthan, State-wise;
- (b)      whether  any  target  has  been  fixed  for  electrification  of  railway tracks in the country;  and
- (c)    if so, the zone, station and year-wise details thereof and the time by which the said target is likely to be achieved?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

- (a)  to (c):  A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2959  BY  SHRI  JITENDRA  CHAUDHURY, SHRI MD. BADARUDDZA KHAN AND SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  16.12.2015  REGARDING ELECTRIFICATION

(a):    Electric  and  Diesel  traction  constitute  the  principal  modes  of traction  on  Indian  Railways.  The  share  of  traffic  in  terms  of  traffic output  in  Gross  Tonne  Kilometres  (GTKM)  for  passenger  and  freight services  hauled  under  Electric  and  Diesel  traction  as  per  the  latest statistics available for the financial year 2013-14 is as under:

| Percentage of Gross Tonne Kilometres by Electric and Diesel traction   | Percentage of Gross Tonne Kilometres by Electric and Diesel traction   | Percentage of Gross Tonne Kilometres by Electric and Diesel traction   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                        | On Electric                                                            | On Diesel                                                              |
| Passenger services                                                     | 51.20%                                                                 | 48.80%                                                                 |
| Freight services                                                       | 65.40%                                                                 | 34.60%                                                                 |

The traffic output in Gross Tonne Kilometres (GTKM) are maintained on Zonal Railway-wise basis and not on State-wise basis.

Contd…..2/-

- (b)  &  (c):    Zone-wise  details  and  present  status  of  on-going  railway electrification  projects  under  Plan  Head  'Railway  Electrification'  in  the country are as under:-

## ON-GOING RAILWAY ELECTRIFICATION PROJECTS

|   S.No. | Zonal Railway                 | NAME OF PROJECT (& YEAR OF SANCTION)                                                                                  |   Route Kilo meter (RKM) TOTAL |   Balance RKM to be electrified as on 01.04.2015 |
|---------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Central & South East Central  | Amla-Chhindwara-Kalumna (2012-13)                                                                                     |                            257 |                                              160 |
|       2 | Central                       | Daund-Manmad including Puntamba -Shirdi (2010-11)                                                                     |                            255 |                                                0 |
|       3 | Eastern                       | Andal-Sitarampur via Jamuria-Ikra and Sripur with Kajoragram- Sonachara bypass line with 6 colliery sidings (2012-13) |                             57 |                                               12 |
|       4 | Eastern                       | Pandabeshwar-Sainthia- Pakur incl. Khana-Sainthia (2010-11)                                                           |                            205 |                                                0 |
|       5 | Eastern & North east Frontier | Kumedpur-Malda- Singhabad and Pakur-Malda (2012-13)                                                                   |                            153 |                                               69 |
|       6 | Eastern                       | Katwa-Azimganj-Nalhati & Azimganj-Tildanga/New Farakka incl. Nalhati & Azimganj bypass line (2013-14)                 |                            200 |                                              200 |

Contd…..3/-

|   S.No. | Zonal Railway                      | NAME OF PROJECT (& YEAR OF SANCTION)                                             |   Route Kilo meter (RKM) TOTAL |   Balance RKM to be electrified as on 01.04.2015 |
|---------|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|       7 | East Central                       | Manpur-Tilaiya- Bakhtiyarpur (2014-15)                                           |                            132 |                                              132 |
|       8 | North Eastern & East Central       | Barabanki-Gorakhpur- Barauni incl. Siwan-Thawe (2007-08)                         |                            757 |                                                0 |
|       9 | East Central & North East Frontier | Barauni-Katihar-Guwahati incl. Katihar-Barsoi (2008-09)                          |                            836 |                                              403 |
|      10 | East Central                       | Garwa Road-Chopan- Singrauli (2012-13)                                           |                            257 |                                              177 |
|      11 | East Coast                         | Vizianagaram-Rayagada- Titlagarh-Raipur (2011-12)                                |                            465 |                                              202 |
|      12 | East Coast                         | Sambalpur-Angul (2012-13)                                                        |                            156 |                                              156 |
|      13 | East Coast                         | Jharsuguda-Sambalpur- Titlagarh section and Jharsuguda-Ib By pass line (2012-13) |                            238 |                                              228 |
|      14 | East Coast                         | Singapur Road - Damanjodi (2013-14)                                              |                            152 |                                              152 |
|      15 | Northern                           | Rohtak-Bhatinda-Lehra Muhabat (2010-11)                                          |                            252 |                                              252 |
|      16 | Northern                           | Ghaziabad-Moradabad (2010-11)                                                    |                            140 |                                                5 |
|      17 | Northern                           | Khurja-Hapur-Meerut City- Saharanpur including Ghaziabad-Meerut(2007-08)         |                            254 |                                                0 |
|      18 | Northern                           | Varanasi-Lohta-Janghai- Unchahar incl. Phaphamau- Prayag-Allahabad (2008-09)     |                            207 |                                                0 |

|   S.No. | Zonal Railway                     | NAME OF PROJECT (& YEAR OF SANCTION)                                                                                              |   Route Kilo meter (RKM) TOTAL |   Balance RKM to be electrified as on 01.04.2015 |
|---------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|      19 | Northern                          | Jalandhar-Jammu Tawi incl. Jammu Tawi- Udhampur (2007-08)                                                                         |                            275 |                                                0 |
|      20 | Northern                          | Laksar-Dehradun (Material Modification of Ambala- Moradabad) (2011-12)                                                            |                             79 |                                               30 |
|      21 | Northern                          | Jakhal - Hisar (2013-14)                                                                                                          |                             79 |                                               79 |
|      22 | Northern                          | Rajpura - Dhuri - Lehra Mohabat (2013-14)                                                                                         |                            151 |                                              151 |
|      23 | Northern                          | Jakhal - Dhuri - Ludhiana (2013-14)                                                                                               |                            123 |                                              123 |
|      24 | Northern, North Western & Western | Delhi Sarai Rohilla-Rewari- Palanpur-Ahmedabad including Kalol- Gandhinagar-Khodiyar and Alwar-Bandikui-Jaipur- Phulera (2013-14) |                           1087 |                                             1087 |
|      25 | North ern & North Eastern         | Rosa-Sitapur-Burhwal (2011-12)                                                                                                    |                            181 |                                                0 |
|      26 | North Eastern                     | Chhapra-Ballia-Ghazipur- Varanasi-Allahabad (2014-15)                                                                             |                            330 |                                              330 |
|      27 | North Western                     | Alwar-Rewari (2011-12)                                                                                                            |                             82 |                                                0 |
|      28 | North Western                     | Manheru-Hisar (2012-13)                                                                                                           |                             74 |                                               74 |
|      29 | South Central & South Western     | Yelahanka- Dharmavaram-Gooty incl. Penukonda-Dharmavaram via Sri Satya Sai Prashanthi Nilayam (2010-11)                           |                            306 |                                                0 |

|   S.No. | Zonal Railway                 | NAME OF PROJECT (& YEAR OF SANCTION)                                           |   Route Kilo meter (RKM) TOTAL |   Balance RKM to be electrified as on 01.04.2015 |
|---------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|      30 | Southern                      | Shoranur-Mangalore- Penambur (2010-11)                                         |                            328 |                                               14 |
|      31 | Southern                      | Coimbatore North- Mettupalayam (2012-13)                                       |                             33 |                                                0 |
|      32 | South East Central            | Gondia-Ballarshah (2010-11)                                                    |                            250 |                                              127 |
|      33 | South Central & South western | Guntakal-Bellary-Hospet including Tornagallu- Ranjitpura branch line (2012-13) |                            138 |                                              138 |
|      34 | North Central & West Central  | Itarsi-Katni-Manikpur including Satna-Rewa and Manikpur-Chheoki (2012-13)      |                            653 |                                              363 |
|      35 | South Central                 | Nallapadu-Guntakal including Gooty-Pendekallu (2012-13)                        |                            426 |                                              271 |

28 numbers Railway Electrification Projects consisting 6608 Route Kilometres at an estimated cost of ` 6746.45 crores have been included in Railway Budget 2015-16 subject to obtaining requisite statutory clearances.

Depending  upon  the  overall  availability  of  resources,  the  targets  for commissioning  of  railway  electrification  projects  are  fixed  on  yearly basis.

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