Lok Sabha Question No. 3373 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-10
Subject: Rail Network Density
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE, VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK, KALIKESH NARAYAN SINGH DEO, SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT, RODMAL NAGAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3373 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2015

## RAIL NETWORK DENSITY

3373.  SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE:

SHRI VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK:

SHRI KALIKESH N. SINGH DEO:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT:

SHRI NAGAR RODMAL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of norms for selection of a project for laying of new railway line;
- (b) the  details  of  rail  network  density  in  the  country  both  in  terms  of population and area-wise, State/zone-wise including Madhya Pradesh;
- (c) the details of the funds allocated to various States/Zones to augment rail network during the last three years and the current year along with the funds utilised;
- (d) the  details  of  the  rail  network  density  created/added  during  the  said period, State/zone-wise; and
- (e) the details of the criteria fixed by the Railways to increase rail network density in low/less density areas?

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

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

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3373 BY SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE, SHRI VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK, SHRI KALIKESH N. SINGH DEO, DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT AND SHRI NAGAR RODMAL TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2015 REGARDING RAIL NETWORK DENSITY

(a)  &  (e):    Based  on  demands  received  from  State  Governments,  other Ministries of the  Central Government, public representatives & other stake holders and also Railways' own requirements, surveys for new line projects are  conducted  to  ascertain  their  operational  need,  feasibility  and  financial viability.  After examination of the survey reports, the new line projects are sanctioned taking into account many factors such as their remunerativeness, last  mile/first  mile  connectivity,  missing  links  &  alternative  routes,  socioeconomic  considerations  etc.,  depending  upon  throw-forward  of  ongoing projects, overall availability of funds and competing priorities.

(c):   As the new line projects straddle over more than one state, the funds are allocated project-wise and zone-wise. Zone-wise details of funds allocated/spent on new line projects are as under:-

(Fund allocated/spent in ` Crore)

| S. No.   | Zonal Railway      | Funds spent   | Funds spent   | Funds spent   | Funds allocated   |
|----------|--------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------|
|          |                    | 2012-13       | 2013-14       | 2014-15       | 2015-16           |
| 1        | Central            | 59.14         | 73.47         | 189.20        | 306.01            |
| 2        | Eastern            | 331.04        | 199.09        | 157.97        | 342.69            |
| 3        | East Central       | 532.99        | 673.58        | 1069.27       | 1278.9            |
| 4        | East Coast         | 81.51         | 97.08         | 162.23        | 598.8             |
| 5        | Northern           | 2508.79       | 2444.85       | 2464.48       | 2352.1            |
| 6        | North Central      | 128.43        | 74.60         | 71.50         | 45                |
| 7        | North Eastern      | 28.17         | 36.79         | 77.43         | 88.1              |
| 8        | Northeast Frontier | 1645.95       | 1801.50       | 3081.18       | 4450.88           |
| 9        | North Western      | 49.99         | 112.15        | 71.06         | 169.91            |
| 10       | Southern           | 114.09        | 110.09        | 83.68         | 168.1             |
| 11       | South Central      | 255.54        | 453.59        | 7.69          | 1149.6            |

| S. No.   | Zonal Railway      | Funds spent   | Funds spent   | Funds spent   | Funds allocated   |
|----------|--------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------|
|          |                    | 2012-13       | 2013-14       | 2014-15       | 2015-16           |
| 12       | South Eastern      | 79.10         | 22.16         | 17.46         | 20                |
| 13       | South East Central | 0.15          | 0.21          | 0.02          | 240.5             |
| 14       | South Western      | 178.19        | 388.40        | 247.70        | 961.9             |
| 15       | Western            | 88.06         | 34.26         | 110.81        | 140               |
| 16       | West Central       | 98.64         | 83.40         | 146.49        | 625               |

(b) & (d):  Rail network data is compiled annually.  State-wise details of rail network in the country including Madhya  Pradesh  as  on 01.04.2013, 01.04.2014 and 01.04.2015 is appended as Appendix-I to IV.

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APPENDIX-I  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (b)  AND  (d)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3373 BY SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE, SHRI VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK, SHRI KALIKESH N. SINGH DEO, DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO  RAUT  AND  SHRI  NAGAR  RODMAL  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  10.08.2015 REGARDING RAIL NETWORK DENSITY

| S. No.   | States            | Area    | Population as per 2011 Census   | Route Km         | Route Km      | Route Km      | Route Km      |
|----------|-------------------|---------|---------------------------------|------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|          |                   | Sq. Km* |                                 | As on 31.03.2012 | Added in 2012 | Added in 2013 | Added in 2014 |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | 160205  | 49386799                        | 5264.16          | 57.52         | -1729.01      | 64.6          |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | 83743   | 1382611                         | 1.26             | 0             | 10.41         | 0             |
| 3        | Assam             | 78438   | 31169272                        | 2458.93          | 0             | 8.72          | 3.53          |
| 4        | Bihar             | 94163   | 102904636                       | 3598.09          | 57.62         | -16.98        | 13.42         |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      | 137898  | 25540196                        | 1187.48          | 8.42          | 1.44          | -1.45         |
| 6        | Delhi             | 1483    | 16753235                        | 183.23           | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| 7        | Goa               | 3702    | 1457723                         | 691.31           | -622          | 0             | 0             |
| 8        | Gujarat           | 196024  | 60383628                        | 5257.22          | 0             | 1.27          | 0             |
| 9        | Haryana           | 44212   | 25353081                        | 1553.05          | 77.01         | 0             | 0             |
| 10       | Himachal Pradesh  | 55673   | 6856509                         | 296.26           | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| 11       | Jammu & Kashmir   | 222236  | 12548926                        | 255.67           | 0             | 17.65         | 24.87         |
| 12       | Jharkhand         | 79714   | 32966238                        | 2040.04          | 72.71         | 69.18         | 111.68        |
| 13       | Karnataka         | 191791  | 61130704                        | 3090.43          | 137.94        | 52.63         | 0             |
| 14       | Kerala            | 38863   | 33387677                        | 1049.74          | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| 15       | Madhya Pradesh    | 308000  | 72597565                        | 4954.32          | 0.37          | 21.39         | 3             |
| 16       | Maharashtra       | 307713  | 112372972                       | 5601.62          | 123.13        | -0.01         | 0             |
| 17       | Manipur           | 22327   | 2721756                         | 1.35             | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| 18       | Meghalaya         | 22429   | 2964007                         | 0                | 0             | 0             | 8.76          |
| 19       | Mizoram           | 21081   | 1091014                         | 1.5              | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| 20       | Nagaland          | 16579   | 1980602                         | 12.85            | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| 21       | Odisha            | 155707  | 41947358                        | 2468.57          | 38.68         | 8.77          | 13.03         |
| 22       | Punjab            | 50362   | 27704236                        | 2155.39          | 59.7          | 54.18         | 0             |
| 23       | Rajasthan         | 342239  | 68548437                        | 5822.28          | 49.37         | -1.27         | 27.43         |
| 24       | Sikkim            | 7096    | 610577                          | 0                | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| 25       | Tamil Nadu        | 130058  | 72147030                        | 3942.08          | 84.88         | 0             | 0.03          |
| 26       | Telangana         | 114840  | 35193978                        | **               | **            | **            | 1753          |
| 27       | Tripura           | 10492   | 3671032                         | 151.4            | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| 28       | Uttarakhand       | 53483   | 10116752                        | 344.91           | 0.32          | 0             | 0             |
| 29       | Uttar Pradesh     | 240928  | 199581477                       | 8800.4           | 31.7          | 87.52         | 30.28         |
| 30       | West Bengal       | 88752   | 91347736                        | 4000.38          | 37.06         | 32.53         | -0.35         |

* Source:  India 2015, Publication Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. ** Telangana State did not exist.

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APPENDIX-II  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (b)  AND  (d)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3373 BY SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE, SHRI VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK, SHRI KALIKESH N. SINGH DEO, DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT AND SHRI NAGAR RODMAL TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2015 REGARDING RAIL NETWORK DENSITY

## As on 31.03.2015

|   S. No. | NAME OF STATE     |   Area Sq. Km* |   Population 2011** |   Route Km (RKM) |   RKM per lakh of popu- lation |   RKM per 1000 Sq. Kms of Area |   RKM per 100 Sq. Km area |
|----------|-------------------|----------------|---------------------|------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh    |         160205 |            49386799 |          3657.27 |                           7.41 |                          22.83 |                      2.28 |
|        2 | Arunachal Pradesh |          83743 |             1382611 |            11.67 |                           0.84 |                           0.14 |                      0.01 |
|        3 | Assam             |          78438 |            31169272 |          2471.18 |                           7.93 |                           31.5 |                      3.15 |
|        4 | Bihar             |          94163 |           102904636 |          3652.15 |                           3.55 |                          38.79 |                      3.88 |
|        5 | Chhatisgarh       |         137898 |            25540196 |          1195.89 |                           4.68 |                           8.67 |                      0.87 |
|        6 | Delhi             |           1483 |            16753235 |           183.23 |                           1.09 |                         123.55 |                     12.36 |
|        7 | Goa               |           3702 |             1457723 |            69.31 |                           4.75 |                          18.72 |                      1.87 |
|        8 | Gujarat           |         196024 |            60383628 |          5258.49 |                           8.71 |                          26.83 |                      2.68 |
|        9 | Haryana           |          44212 |            25353081 |          1630.06 |                           6.43 |                          36.87 |                      3.69 |
|       10 | Himachal Pradesh  |          55673 |             6856509 |           296.26 |                           4.32 |                           5.32 |                      0.53 |
|       11 | Jammu & Kashmir   |         222236 |            12548926 |           298.19 |                           2.38 |                           1.34 |                      0.13 |
|       12 | Jharkhand         |          79714 |            32966238 |          2293.61 |                           6.96 |                          28.77 |                      2.88 |
|       13 | Karnataka         |         191791 |            61130704 |             3281 |                           5.37 |                          17.11 |                      1.71 |
|       14 | Kerala            |          38863 |            33387677 |          1049.74 |                           3.14 |                          27.01 |                       2.7 |
|       15 | Madhya Pradesh    |         308000 |            72597565 |          4979.08 |                           6.86 |                          16.17 |                      1.62 |
|       16 | Maharashtra       |         307713 |           112372972 |          5724.74 |                           5.09 |                           18.6 |                      1.86 |
|       17 | Manipur           |          22327 |             2721756 |             1.35 |                           0.05 |                           0.06 |                      0.01 |
|       18 | Meghalaya         |          22429 |             2964007 |             8.76 |                            0.3 |                           0.39 |                      0.04 |
|       19 | Mizoram           |          21081 |             1091014 |              1.5 |                           0.14 |                           0.07 |                      0.01 |
|       20 | Nagaland          |          16579 |             1980602 |            12.85 |                           0.65 |                           0.78 |                      0.08 |
|       21 | Odisha            |         155707 |            41947358 |          2529.05 |                           6.03 |                          16.24 |                      1.62 |
|       22 | Punjab            |          50362 |            27704236 |          2269.27 |                           8.19 |                          45.06 |                      4.51 |
|       23 | Rajasthan         |         342239 |            68548437 |          5897.81 |                            8.6 |                          17.23 |                      1.72 |
|       24 | Sikkim            |           7096 |              610577 |                0 |                              0 |                              0 |                         0 |
|       25 | Tamilnadu         |         130058 |            72147030 |          4026.99 |                           5.58 |                          30.96 |                       3.1 |
|       26 | Telangana         |         114840 |            35193978 |          1676.18 |                           4.76 |                           14.6 |                      1.46 |
|       27 | Tripura           |          10492 |             3671032 |            151.4 |                           4.12 |                          14.43 |                      1.44 |
|       28 | Uttarakhand       |          53483 |            10116752 |           345.23 |                           3.41 |                           6.45 |                      0.65 |
|       29 | Uttar Pradesh     |         240928 |           199581477 |           8949.9 |                           4.48 |                          37.15 |                      3.71 |
|       30 | West Bengal       |          88752 |            91347736 |          4069.62 |                           4.46 |                          45.85 |                      4.59 |

* Source:  India 2015, Publication Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting.

** Population based on 2011 Census of India.

APPENDIX-III  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (b)  AND  (d)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3373 BY SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE, SHRI VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK, SHRI KALIKESH N. SINGH DEO, DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT AND SHRI NAGAR RODMAL TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2015 REGARDING RAIL NETWORK DENSITY

As on 31.03.2014

|   S. No. | NAME OF STATE     |   Area Sq. Km* |   Population 2011** |   Route Km (RKM) |   RKM per lakh of popula- tion |   RKM per 1000 Sq. Kms of Area |   RKM per 100 Sq. Km area |
|----------|-------------------|----------------|---------------------|------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh    |         160205 |            49386799 |          3592.67 |                           7.27 |                          22.43 |                      2.24 |
|        2 | Arunachal Pradesh |          83743 |             1382611 |            11.67 |                           0.84 |                           0.14 |                      0.01 |
|        3 | Assam             |          78438 |            31169272 |          2467.65 |                           7.92 |                          31.46 |                      3.15 |
|        4 | Bihar             |          94163 |           102904636 |          3638.73 |                           3.54 |                          38.64 |                      3.86 |
|        5 | Chhatisgarh       |         137898 |            25540196 |          1197.34 |                           4.69 |                           8.68 |                      0.87 |
|        6 | Delhi             |           1483 |            16753235 |           183.23 |                           1.09 |                         123.55 |                     12.36 |
|        7 | Goa               |           3702 |             1457723 |            69.31 |                           4.75 |                          18.72 |                      1.87 |
|        8 | Gujarat           |         196024 |            60383628 |          5258.49 |                           8.71 |                          26.83 |                      2.68 |
|        9 | Haryana           |          44212 |            25353081 |          1630.06 |                           6.43 |                          36.87 |                      3.69 |
|       10 | Himachal Pradesh  |          55673 |             6856509 |           296.26 |                           4.32 |                           5.32 |                      0.53 |
|       11 | Jammu & Kashmir   |         222236 |            12548926 |           273.32 |                           2.18 |                           1.23 |                      0.12 |
|       12 | Jharkhand         |          79714 |            32966238 |          2181.93 |                           6.62 |                          27.37 |                      2.74 |
|       13 | Karnataka         |         191791 |            61130704 |             3281 |                           5.37 |                          17.11 |                      1.71 |
|       14 | Kerala            |          38863 |            33387677 |          1049.74 |                           3.14 |                          27.01 |                       2.7 |
|       15 | Madhya Pradesh    |         308000 |            72597565 |          4976.08 |                           6.85 |                          16.16 |                      1.62 |
|       16 | Maharashtra       |         307713 |           112372972 |          5724.74 |                           5.09 |                           18.6 |                      1.86 |
|       17 | Manipur           |          22327 |             2721756 |             1.35 |                           0.05 |                           0.06 |                      0.01 |
|       18 | Meghalaya         |          22429 |             2964007 |                0 |                              0 |                              0 |                         0 |
|       19 | Mizoram           |          21081 |             1091014 |              1.5 |                           0.14 |                           0.07 |                      0.01 |
|       20 | Nagaland          |          16579 |             1980602 |            12.85 |                           0.65 |                           0.78 |                      0.08 |
|       21 | Odisha            |         155707 |            41947358 |          2516.02 |                              6 |                          16.16 |                      1.62 |
|       22 | Punjab            |          50362 |            27704236 |          2269.27 |                           8.19 |                          45.06 |                      4.51 |
|       23 | Rajasthan         |         342239 |            68548437 |          5870.38 |                           8.56 |                          17.15 |                      1.72 |
|       24 | Sikkim            |           7096 |              610577 |                0 |                              0 |                              0 |                         0 |
|       25 | Tamil Nadu        |         130058 |            72147030 |          4026.96 |                           5.58 |                          30.96 |                       3.1 |
|       26 | Telangana         |         114840 |            35193978 |             1753 |                           4.98 |                          15.26 |                      1.53 |
|       27 | Tripura           |          10492 |             3671032 |            151.4 |                           4.12 |                          14.43 |                      1.44 |
|       28 | Uttarakhand       |          53483 |            10116752 |           345.23 |                           3.41 |                           6.45 |                      0.65 |
|       29 | Uttar Pradesh     |         240928 |           199581477 |          8919.62 |                           4.47 |                          37.02 |                       3.7 |
|       30 | West Bengal       |          88752 |            91347736 |          4069.97 |                           4.46 |                          45.86 |                      4.59 |

* Source:  India 2015, Publication Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. ** Population based on 2011 Census of India.

APPENDIX-IV  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (b)  AND  (d)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3373 BY SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE, SHRI VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK, SHRI KALIKESH N. SINGH DEO, DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT AND SHRI NAGAR RODMAL TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2015 REGARDING RAIL NETWORK DENSITY

As on 31.03.2013

|   S. No. | NAME OF STATE     |   Area Sq. Km* |   Population 2011** |   Route Km (RKM) |   RKM per lakh of popula- tion |   RKM per 1000 Sq. Kms of Area |   RKM per 100 Sq. Km area |
|----------|-------------------|----------------|---------------------|------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh    |         275069 |            84665533 |          5321.68 |                           6.29 |                          19.35 |                      1.93 |
|        2 | Arunachal Pradesh |          83743 |             1382611 |             1.26 |                           0.09 |                           0.02 |                         0 |
|        3 | Assam             |          78438 |            31169272 |          2458.93 |                           7.89 |                          31.35 |                      3.13 |
|        4 | Bihar             |          94163 |           102904636 |          3655.71 |                           3.55 |                          38.82 |                      3.88 |
|        5 | Chhatisgarh       |         137898 |            25540196 |           1195.9 |                           4.68 |                           8.67 |                      0.87 |
|        6 | Delhi             |           1483 |            16753235 |           183.23 |                           1.09 |                         123.55 |                     12.36 |
|        7 | Goa               |           3702 |             1457723 |            69.31 |                           4.75 |                          18.72 |                      1.87 |
|        8 | Gujarat           |         196024 |            60383628 |          5257.22 |                           8.71 |                          26.82 |                      2.68 |
|        9 | Haryana           |          44212 |            25353081 |          1630.06 |                           6.43 |                          36.87 |                      3.69 |
|       10 | Himachal Pradesh  |          55673 |             6856509 |           296.26 |                           4.32 |                           5.32 |                      0.53 |
|       11 | Jammu & Kashmir   |         222236 |            12548926 |           255.67 |                           2.04 |                           1.15 |                      0.12 |
|       12 | Jharkhand         |          79714 |            32966238 |          2112.75 |                           6.41 |                           26.5 |                      2.65 |
|       13 | Karnataka         |         191791 |            61130704 |          3228.37 |                           5.28 |                          16.83 |                      1.68 |
|       14 | Kerala            |          38863 |            33387677 |          1049.74 |                           3.14 |                          27.01 |                       2.7 |
|       15 | Madhya Pradesh    |         308000 |            72597565 |          4954.69 |                           6.82 |                          16.09 |                      1.61 |
|       16 | Maharashtra       |         307713 |           112372972 |          5724.75 |                           5.09 |                           18.6 |                      1.86 |
|       17 | Manipur           |          22327 |             2721756 |             1.35 |                           0.05 |                           0.06 |                      0.01 |
|       18 | Meghalaya         |          22429 |             2964007 |                0 |                              0 |                              0 |                         0 |
|       19 | Mizoram           |          21081 |             1091014 |              1.5 |                           0.14 |                           0.07 |                      0.01 |
|       20 | Nagaland          |          16579 |             1980602 |            12.85 |                           0.65 |                           0.78 |                      0.08 |
|       21 | Odisha            |         155707 |            41947358 |          2507.25 |                           5.98 |                           16.1 |                      1.61 |
|       22 | Punjab            |          50362 |            27704236 |          2215.09 |                              8 |                          43.98 |                       4.4 |
|       23 | Rajasthan         |         342239 |            68621012 |          5871.65 |                           8.56 |                          17.16 |                      1.72 |
|       24 | Sikkim            |           7096 |              610577 |                0 |                              0 |                              0 |                         0 |
|       25 | Tamil Nadu        |         130058 |            72147030 |          4026.96 |                           5.58 |                          30.96 |                       3.1 |
|       26 | Tripura           |          10492 |             3671032 |            151.4 |                           4.12 |                          14.43 |                      1.44 |
|       27 | Uttarakhand       |          53483 |            10116752 |           345.23 |                           3.41 |                           6.45 |                      0.65 |
|       28 | Uttar Pradesh     |         240928 |           199581477 |           8832.1 |                           4.43 |                          36.66 |                      3.67 |
|       29 | West Bengal       |          88752 |            91347736 |          4037.44 |                           4.42 |                          45.49 |                      4.55 |

* Source:  India 2015, Publication Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting.

** Population based on 2011 Census of India.