Lok Sabha Question No. 3188 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-16
Subject: Electrification of Railway Lines
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: JITENDRA CHAUDHURY, ABHIJIT MUKHERJEE, NEELAM SONKER, MD. BADARIDDOZA KHAN, SAKUNTALA LAGURI, PANKAJ CHOWDHARY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3188 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2016

## ELECTRIFICATION OF RAILWAY LINES

3188.  SHRI JITENDRA CHAUDHURY: SHRI ABHIJIT MUKHERJEE: SHRIMATI NEELAM SONKER: SHRI MD. BADARUDDOZA KHAN: SHRIMATI SAKUNTALA LAGURI: SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)   the details of the total length of railway tracks electrified during the last three years and the current year, State/zone/year-wise;
- (b)    whether  the  Government  has  fixed  any  target  for  this  purpose during the above period and if so, the details thereof, State/zonewise and year-wise;
- (c)    the details of proposals received for electrification of rail routes in States particularly Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal and the action taken by the Government thereon;  and
- (d)   the time by which hundred percent electrification of railway tracks are likely to be achieved?

## 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 UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3188 BY SHRI JITENDRA CHAUDHURY,  SHRI  ABHIJIT  MUKHERJEE,  SHRIMATI  NEELAM SONKER, SHRI MD. BADARUDDOZA KHAN, SHRIMATI SAKUNTALA LAGURI  AND  SHRI  PANKAJ  CHAUDHARY  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN LOK  SABHA  ON  16.03.2016  REGARDING  ELECTRIFICATION  OF RAILWAY LINES

(a):    During the last three years (2012-13 to 2014-15) and current year  2015-16  (upto  February  2016),  electrified  railway  routes  in Route Kilometres (RKM), State/Zone/Year-wise are as under:

(i)  State-wise:

| S. No.             |   STATE(S) | Route Kilometres electrified*   |
|--------------------|------------|---------------------------------|
| 1 Andhra Pradesh   |        831 |                                 |
| 2 Bihar            |        337 |                                 |
| 3 Chhattisgarh     |          0 |                                 |
| 4 Delhi            |          0 |                                 |
| Gujarat            |          0 | 5                               |
| 6 Haryana          |        390 |                                 |
| 7 Himachal Pradesh |          0 |                                 |
| Jammu &Kashmir     |         90 | 8                               |
| 9 Jharkhand        |         76 |                                 |
| 10 Karnataka       |        362 |                                 |
| 11 Kerala          |        294 |                                 |
| 12 Madhya Pradesh  |        526 |                                 |
| 13 Maharashtra     |        498 |                                 |
| 14 Odisha          |        304 |                                 |
| 15 Punjab          |         74 |                                 |

Contd.....2/-

| S. No.   | STATE(S)       | Route Kilometres electrified*   |
|----------|----------------|---------------------------------|
| 16       | Puducherry     | 0                               |
| 17       | Rajasthan 180  |                                 |
| 18       | 53             | Tamil Nadu                      |
| 19       | 22             | Telangana                       |
| 20       | 886            | Uttar Pradesh                   |
| 21       | Uttarakhand 98 |                                 |
| 22       | West Bengal    | 480                             |
| 23       | Other States   | 0                               |
|          | Total          | 5501                            |

## (ii)  Zone-wise:

| Zonal Railway      |   Route Kilometres electrified* |
|--------------------|---------------------------------|
| Central            |                             475 |
| Eastern            |                             273 |
| East Central       |                             251 |
| East Coast         |                             409 |
| Northern           |                             828 |
| North Central      |                             243 |
| North Eastern      |                             298 |
| Northeast Frontier |                             317 |
| North Western      |                             262 |
| Southern           |                             367 |
| South Central      |                             724 |
| South Eastern      |                               0 |
| South East Central |                             216 |
| South Western      |                             321 |
| Western            |                              88 |
| West Central       |                             429 |
| Total              |                            5501 |

Contd.....3/-

(iii)  Year-wise:

| Year                         |   Route Kilometres electrified* |
|------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 2012-13                      |                            1317 |
| 2013-14                      |                            1350 |
| 2014-15                      |                            1375 |
| 2015-16 (Upto February 2016) |                            1459 |
| Total                        |                            5501 |

- (b):   The target for Railway Electrification are decided on yearly basis instead of State/Zone.   The details of yearly target during the last three years (2012-13 to 2014-15) and current year (201516) are as under:
- (c):      Railway Electrification proposals are decided on the basis of  financial  viability,  traffic  volumes  and  operational  flexibility irrespective of State boundaries. However, the following electrification  proposals  covering  partly  or  fully  in  the  State  of Uttar  Pradesh,  Bihar  and  West  Bengal  are  included  in  Railway Budget 2016-17.  Details are as under:

| Year    |   Target in Route Kilometres |
|---------|------------------------------|
| 2012-13 |                         1200 |
| 2013-14 |                         1300 |
| 2014-15 |                         1350 |
| 2015-16 |                         1600 |

( ` in crores)

|   SN | Name of the Project        | State(s)      |   Route Kilometres |   Estimated cost |
|------|----------------------------|---------------|--------------------|------------------|
|    1 | Kalyanpur-Kasganj- Mathura | Uttar Pradesh |                338 |            305.9 |

Contd.....4/-

|   SN | Name of the Project                        | State(s)   |   Route Kilometres |   Estimated cost |
|------|--------------------------------------------|------------|--------------------|------------------|
|    2 | Chunar-Chopan                              | Uttar      |                100 |           129.37 |
|    3 | Gorakhpur Cantt.- Kaptanganj- Valmikinagar | Pradesh    |                 96 |           114.67 |
|    4 | Noli-Tapri                                 |            |                143 |           126.09 |
|    5 | Aunrihar-Jaunpur                           |            |                 60 |            55.35 |
|    6 | Mansi-Sahrsa-Daura                         | Bihar      |                172 |           227.14 |

(d):  Electrification of railway tracks is decided based on financial viability,  traffic  volumes  and  operational  flexibility.  Depending upon the overall availability of resources, the targets for electrification of rail lines are fixed on yearly basis.

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