Lok Sabha Question No. 1946 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-09
Subject: Electrification Projects
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA, SUSHMITA DEV, PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA, AJAY (TENI) MISRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1946 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.03.2016

## ELECTRIFICATION PROJECTS

1946.  SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA:

KUMARI  SUSHMITA DEV:

SHRI  PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA:

SHRI AJAY MISRA TENI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)   the total length of electrified railway lines in the country at present, State/zone-wise;
- (b)   whether the Railways proposes to fast track electrification projects in view of ever-rising expenditure on fuel;
- (c)   if so, the details thereof including the present status of the ongoing railway electrification  projects, State/zone-wise;
- (d)    the  details  of  the  targets  set  and  achieved  for  electrification  of railway lines in the country during the current plan period; and
- (e)    the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Railways  to  expedite  the completion of the projects?

## 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.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1946 BY SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA, KUMARI  SUSHMITA DEV, SHRI  PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA AND SHRI AJAY MISRA TENI TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 09.03.2016 REGARDING ELECTRIFICATION  PROJECTS

(a):  As  on  01.04.2015,  State/Zone-wise  electrified  railway  lines  in  the country, are as under:-

## (i)  State-wise:

|   S. No. | STATE(S)            | Route Kilometres Electrified* as on 01.04.2015   |
|----------|---------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh      | 2487                                             |
|        2 | Bihar               | 1416                                             |
|        3 | Chhattisgarh 861    |                                                  |
|        4 | Delhi 139           |                                                  |
|        5 | Gujarat 785         |                                                  |
|        6 | Haryana 444         |                                                  |
|        7 | Himachal Pradesh 15 |                                                  |
|        8 | Jammu &Kashmir 163  |                                                  |
|        9 | Jharkhand 1667      |                                                  |
|       10 | Karnataka           | 483                                              |
|       11 | Kerala 873          |                                                  |
|       12 | Madhya Pradesh 2442 |                                                  |
|       13 | Maharashtra 2543    |                                                  |
|       14 | Odisha 1641         |                                                  |
|       15 | Punjab              | 615                                              |
|       16 | Puducherry          | 11                                               |

Contd....2/-

*All Route Kilometres electrified are on Broad Gauge

| S. No.   | STATE(S)      |   Route Kilometres Electrified* as on 01.04.2015 |
|----------|---------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| 17       | Rajasthan     |                                              795 |
| 18       | Tamil Nadu    |                                             1741 |
| 19       | Telangana     |                                              794 |
| 20       | Uttar Pradesh |                                             3703 |
| 21       | Uttarakhand   |                                              101 |
| 22       | West Bengal   |                                             2550 |
| 23       | Other States  |                                                0 |
|          | Total         |                                            26269 |

## (ii):  Zone-wise:

|   S.No. | ZONAL RAILWAY(S)   |   Route Kilometres Electrified* as on 01.04.2015 |
|---------|--------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Central            |                                             2296 |
|       2 | Eastern            |                                             1649 |
|       3 | East Central       |                                             1949 |
|       4 | East Coast         |                                             1807 |
|       5 | Northern           |                                             2768 |
|       6 | North Central      |                                             1831 |
|       7 | North Eastern      |                                              575 |
|       8 | Northeast Frontier |                                              342 |
|       9 | North Western      |                                               87 |

| S.No.   | RAILWAY               |   Route Kilometres Electrified* as on 01.04.2015 |
|---------|-----------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| 10      | Southern              |                                             2816 |
| 11      | South Central         |                                             2615 |
| 12      | South Eastern         |                                             2246 |
| 13      | South East Central    |                                             1368 |
| 14      | South Western         |                                              524 |
| 15      | Western               |                                             1607 |
| 16      | West Central          |                                             1761 |
| 17      | Kolkata Metro Railway |                                               28 |
|         | TOTAL                 |                                            26269 |

## (b):    Yes,  Madam.    Ministry  of  Railways  is  taking  steps  to  fast  track electrification projects.

- (c)  &  (d):      Indian  Railways  have  already  embarked  upon  a  major Electrification  Programme  to  speed  up  the  electrification  of  Railway Lines as can be seen from the targets and achievements of 10 th , 11 th  and 12 th  Five Year Plans (FYP).

| Plan   | Route Kilometers Electrified   |
|--------|--------------------------------|
| 10 th  | 1810                           |
| 11 th  | 4556                           |
| 12 th  | 6500 (Target)                  |

Contd....4/-

During the first three years of 12 th  Five Year Plan i.e. (2012-13,  201314  &  2014-15),  4042  Route  Kilometres  (RKM)  have  been  electrified  as against the proportionate target of 3900 Route Kilometres(RKM).

State/Zone-wise details and present status of the on-going electrification projects under Plan Head 'Railway Electrification' are as under:

| S. No.   | State(s)                  | Zonal Rail                       | NAME OF PROJECT (& YEAR SANCTION)                                               | Route Kilo Balance   | Route Kilo Balance        |
|----------|---------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------|
|          |                           | way(s)                           | OF                                                                              | meters (RKM) TOTAL   | RKM to be electri fied as |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh/ Karnataka | South Central, South Western     | Guntakal-Bellary- Hospet including Tornagallu- Ranjitpura branch line (2012-13) | 138                  | 138                       |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh            | South Central                    | Nallapadu-Guntakal including Gooty- Pendekallu (2012-13)                        | 426                  | 271                       |
| 3        | Bihar, West Bengal/ Assam | East Central, Northeast Frontier | Barauni-Katihar- Guwahati incl. Katihar-Barsoi (2008-09)                        | 836                  | 403                       |
| 4        | Bihar                     | East Central                     | Manpur-Tilaiya- Bakthiyarpur (2014-15)                                          | 132                  | 132                       |

Contd....5/-

|   S. No. | State(s)                                  | Zonal Rail way(s)                | NAME OF PROJECT (& YEAR OF SANCTION)                                                                                              |   Route Kilo meter (RKM) TOTAL |   Balance RKM to be electri fied as on 01.04. 2015 |
|----------|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|        5 | Delhi, Haryana, Rajas than, Gujarat       | Northern, North Western, Western | Delhi Sarai Rohilla- Rewari-Palanpur- Ahmedabad including Kalol- Gandhinagar Khodiyar & Alwar- Bandikui-Jaipur- Phulera (2013-14) |                           1087 |                                               1087 |
|        6 | Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttara khand      | Northern                         | Laksar-Dehradun (Material Modification of Ambala- Moradabad) (2011-12)                                                            |                             79 |                                                 30 |
|        7 | Haryana                                   | Northern                         | Manheru-Hisar (2012-13)                                                                                                           |                             74 |                                                 74 |
|        8 | Haryana                                   | Northern                         | Jakhal-Hisar (2013-14)                                                                                                            |                             79 |                                                 79 |
|        9 | Haryana, Punjab                           | Northern                         | Jakhal-Dhuri- Ludhiana (2013-14)                                                                                                  |                            123 |                                                123 |
|       10 | Haryana, Punjab                           | Northern                         | Rohtak-Bhatinda- Lehra Muhabat (2010-11)                                                                                          |                            252 |                                                252 |
|       11 | Jharkhan d/ Madhya Pradesh/ Uttar Pradesh | East Central                     | Garwa Road-Chopan- Singrauli (2012-13)                                                                                            |                            257 |                                                177 |

|   S. No. | State(s)                      | Zonal Rail way(s)            | NAME OF PROJECT (& YEAR OF SANCTION)                                                                          |   Route Kilo meter (RKM) TOTAL | Balance RKM to be electri fied as on 01.04. 2015   |
|----------|-------------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|       12 | Karnataka/ Andhra Pradesh     | South Western, South Central | Yelahanka- Dharmavaram - Gooty including Penukonda- Dharmavaram via Sri Satya Sai Prashanti Nilayam (2010-11) |                            306 | 0*                                                 |
|       13 | Kerala/ Karnataka             | Southern                     | Shoranur- Mangalore- Penambur (2010-11)                                                                       |                            328 | 14                                                 |
|       14 | Madhya Pradesh/ Maha rashtra  | Central, South East Central  | Amla- Chhindwara- Kalumna (2012-13)                                                                           |                            257 | 160                                                |
|       15 | Maha rashtra                  | South East Central           | Gondia- Ballarshah (2010-11)                                                                                  |                            250 | 127                                                |
|       16 | Maha rashtra                  | Central                      | Daund-Manmad including Puntamba-Shirdi (2010-11)                                                              |                            255 | 0*                                                 |
|       17 | Madhya Pradesh/ Uttar Pradesh | West Central, North Central  | Itarsi-Katni- Manikpur including Satna- Rewa and Manikpur - Chheoki (2012-13)                                 |                            653 | 363                                                |

|   S. No. | State(s)                                  | Zonal Rail way(s)           | NAME OF PROJECT (& YEAR OF SANCTION)                                              |   Route Kilo meter (RKM) TOTAL | Balance RKM to be electri fied as on 01.04. 2015   |
|----------|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|       18 | Odisha/ Chhatis garh/ Andhra              | East Coast                  | Vizianagaram- Rayagada- Titlagarh-Raipur (2011-12)                                |                            465 | 202                                                |
|       19 | Odisha                                    | East Coast                  | Sambalpur-Angul (2012-13)                                                         |                            156 | 156                                                |
|       20 | Odisha                                    | East Coast                  | Jharsuguda- Sambalpur- Titlagarh including Jharsuguda-Ib (By pass line) (2012-13) |                            238 | 228                                                |
|       21 | Odisha                                    | East Coast                  | Damanjodi- Singapur Road (2013-14)                                                |                            152 | 152                                                |
|       22 | Punjab/ Himachal Pradesh/ Jammu & Kashmir | Northern                    | Jalandhar-Jammu Tawi incl. Jammu Tawi-Udhampur (2007-08)                          |                            275 | 0*                                                 |
|       23 | Punjab                                    | Northern                    | Rajpura-Dhuri-Lehra Muhabhat (2013-14)                                            |                            151 | 151                                                |
|       24 | Rajasthan/ Haryana                        | North Western               | Alwar-Rewari (2011-12)                                                            |                             82 | 0*                                                 |
|       25 | Tamil Nadu                                | Southern                    | Coimbatore North- Mettupalayam (2012-13)                                          |                             33 | 0#                                                 |
|       26 | Uttar Pradesh / Bihar                     | North Eastern, East Central | Barabanki-- Gorakhpur-Barauni incl. Siwan-Thawe (2007-08)                         |                            757 | 0*                                                 |

|   S. No. | State(s)                | Zonal Rail way(s)           | NAME OF PROJECT (& YEAR OF SANCTION)                                                                                   |   Route Kilo meter (RKM) TOTAL | Balance RKM to be electri fied as on 01.04. 2015   |
|----------|-------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|       27 | Uttar Pradesh           | Northern                    | Ghaziabad- Moradabad (2010-11)                                                                                         |                            140 | 05#                                                |
|       28 | Uttar Pradesh           | Northern                    | Varanasi-Lohta- Janghai-Unchahar incl. Phaphamau- Prayag-Allahabad (2008-09)                                           |                            207 | 0#                                                 |
|       29 | Uttar Pradesh           | Northern                    | Khurja-Hapur- Meerut City- Saharanpur including Ghaziabad-Meerut (2007-08)                                             |                            254 | 0*                                                 |
|       30 | Uttar Pradesh           | Northern, North Eastern     | Rosa-Sitapur- Burhwal (2011-12)                                                                                        |                            181 | 0*                                                 |
|       31 | Uttar Pradesh/ Bihar    | North Eastern               | Chhapra-Ballia- Ghazipur-Varanasi- Allahabad (2014-15)                                                                 |                            330 | 330                                                |
|       32 | West Bengal/ Jhar khand | Eastern, Northeast Frontier | Kumedpur-Malda- Singhabad and Pakur-Malda (2012-13)                                                                    |                            153 | 69                                                 |
|       33 | West Bengal             | Eastern                     | Andal-Sitarampur via Jamuria-Ikra and Sripur with Kajoragram - Sonachara bypass line with 6 colliery sidings (2012-13) |                             57 | 12                                                 |

|   S. No. | State(s)                | Zonal Rail way(s)   | NAME OF PROJECT (& YEAR OF SANCTION)                                                                    |   Route Kilo meter (RKM) TOTAL | Balance RKM to be electrified as on 01.04. 2015   |
|----------|-------------------------|---------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|       34 | West Bengal/ Jhar khand | Eastern             | Pandabeswar- Sainthia- Pakur incl. Khana- Sainthia (2011-12)                                            |                            205 | 0*                                                |
|       35 | West Bengal             | Eastern             | Katwa-Azimganj- Nalhati & Azimganj- Tildanga/New Farakka incl. Nalhati & Azimganj bypass line (2013-14) |                            200 | 200                                               |

*   Awaiting for Commissioner of Railway Safety(CRS)'s sanction.
- #   Commissioned on electric traction during 2015-16 (upto 29.02.2016).

28 numbers of new 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.  Out of which, requisite statutory clearances have been obtained for 26 projects consisting 4510 RKM at an estimated cost of ` 4847. 23 crores.

(e):   To expedite electrification of railway lines in the country,  various steps  have  been  taken,  which  inter-alia  include  award  of  turn-key contracts, cultivation of new agencies for works, better project monitoring mechanism and enhancing power of field units for award of contracts & sanction of estimates.

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