Lok Sabha Question No. 3299 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-10
Subject: Electrification of Rail Tracks
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: DUSHYANT CHAUTALA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3299 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2015

## ELECTRIFICATION OF RAIL TRACKS

## 3299.  SHRI DUSHYANT CHAUTALA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)      whether  the  Railways  propose  to  electrify  certain  length  of railway  lines  every  year  in  the  country  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (a) the  total  length  of  un-electrified  railway  tracks  across  the country including the State of Haryana, State/zone-wise;
- (b) whether    the  Railways  have  also  planned  to  achieve  hundred percent electrification of railway tracks;  and
- (c) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  time  frame  estimated  by  the Railways in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF UNSTARTED QUESTION NO.3299 BY SHRI DUSHYANT CHAUTALA TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 10.08.2015 REGARDING ELECTRIFICATION OF RAIL TRACKS.

(a):  Yes, Madam. Depending upon the overall availability of resources, the  targets  for  electrification  of  rail  lines  are  fixed  on  yearly  basis. Details  of  route  kilometers  of  rail  lines  electrified  during  last  three years(2012-2015) and  current year 2015-16 are as under:-

| Year    |   Target In Route Kilometres | Achivement In Route Kilometers   |
|---------|------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 2012-13 |                         1200 | 1317                             |
| 2013-14 |                         1300 | 1350                             |
| 2014-15 |                         1350 | 1375                             |
| 2015-16 |                         1600 | 234 (upto July 2015)             |

(b):  State/Zone-wise details of total length of un-electrified railway lines in  the  country  including  the  State  of  Haryana  upto  31.03.2015  are  as under:

## (i)  State-wise:

|   S. No. | State       |   Total Route Kilometres | Un- electrified Route Kilometres   |
|----------|-------------|--------------------------|------------------------------------|
|        1 | 3593        |                     1106 |                                    |
|        2 | Bihar       |                     3639 | 2223                               |
|        3 | Chattisgarh |                     1197 | 336                                |
|        4 | Delhi       |                      183 | 44                                 |
|        5 | Gujarat     |                     5259 | 4474                               |
|        6 | Haryana     |                     1630 | 1186                               |

Contd….2/-

| S. No.   | State            |   Total Route Kilometres |   Un- electrified Route Kilometres |
|----------|------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------------|
| 7        | Himachal Pradesh |                      296 |                                281 |
| 8        | Jammu & Kashmir  |                      273 |                                110 |
| 9        | Jharkhand        |                     2182 |                                515 |
| 10       | Karnataka        |                     3281 |                               2798 |
| 11       | Kerala           |                     1050 |                                177 |
| 12       | Madhya Pradesh   |                     4976 |                               2534 |
| 13       | Maharashtra      |                     5725 |                               3182 |
| 14       | Odisha           |                     2516 |                                875 |
| 15       | Punjab           |                     2270 |                               1655 |
| 16       | Pondicherry      |                       22 |                                 11 |
| 17       | Rajasthan        |                     5871 |                               5076 |
| 18       | Telangana        |                     1753 |                                959 |
| 19       | Tamil Nadu       |                     4027 |                               2286 |
| 20       | Uttar Pradesh    |                     8919 |                               5216 |
| 21       | Uttarakhand      |                      345 |                                244 |
| 22       | West Bengal      |                     4070 |                               1520 |
| 23       | Other States     |                     2731 |                               2731 |
|          | Total            |                    65808 |                              39539 |

## (ii)  Zone-wise:

|   S. No. | Zonal Railway   |   Total Route Kilometres |   Un- electrified Route Kilometres |
|----------|-----------------|--------------------------|------------------------------------|
|        1 | Central         |                     4041 |                               1745 |
|        2 | Eastern         |                     2642 |                                993 |

(c)  &  (d):    Electrification  of  Railway  tracks  is  decided  based  on financial viability, traffic volumes and operational flexibility. Accordingly,  Railway  electrification  projects  are  sanctioned  and  the targets  for  electrification  of  rail  lines  are  fixed  on  yearly  basis depending upon the overall availability of resources.

| S. No.   | Zonal Railway      | Total Route Kilometres (RKM)   |   Un- electrified RKM |
|----------|--------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------|
| 3        | East Central       | 3708                           |                  1759 |
| 4        | East Coast         | 2679                           |                   872 |
| 5        | Northern           | 7197                           |                  4429 |
| 6        | North Central      | 3216                           |                  1385 |
| 7        | North Eastern 3832 |                                |                  3257 |
| 8        | Northeast Frontier | 3983                           |                  3641 |
| 9        | North Western      | 5526                           |                  5439 |
| 10       | Southern           | 5078                           |                  2262 |
| 11       | South Central      | 5919                           |                  3304 |
| 12       | South Eastern      | 2716                           |                   470 |
| 13       | South east Central | 2489                           |                  1121 |
| 14       | South Western      | 3322                           |                  2798 |
| 15       | Western            | 6440                           |                  4833 |
| 16       | West Central       | 2992                           |                  1231 |
| 17       | Metro Railway      | 28                             |                     0 |
|          | Total              | 65808                          |                 39539 |

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