Electrification of Railway Tracks the Government has approved the proposal for electrification of the remaining 13,675 km. of railway tracks at an estimated cost of over Rs.12,134 crore

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS 

LOK SABHA 

STARRED QUESTION NO.29 
TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12 2018 

ELECTRIFICATION OF RAILWAY TRACKS 
*29. SHRIMATI K. MARAGATHAM: 
Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state: 
  • (a) whether it is a fact that the Government has approved the proposal for electrification of the remaining 13,675 km. of railway tracks at an estimated cost of over Rs.12,134 crore; 
  • (b) if so, the details thereof; 
  • (c) whether it is also true that the electrification work is likely to be completed by 2021-22; and 
  • (d) if so, the details thereof? 
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ANSWER 

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COAL 
(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL) 
          (a) to (d) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House. 
       (a) Yes, Madam. Ministry of Railways has planned for 100% electrification of Broad Gauge (BG) routes and accordingly work for electrification of balance BG routes of 13,675 Route Kilometer (RKM) has been approved at a cost of  12,134 crore. 
        With above, Indian Railways will be first major railway in world to have 100% electrified BG railway network of such size, confirming its commitments towards green and clean environment. 
100% electrification will entail following advantages: 
  • (i) Reduced energy bill of Railways by about ` 13,000 crores per annum. 
  • (ii) Reduction in diesel oil consumption by about 2.8 billion liters, thereby reducing dependence on imported diesel oil and saving foreign exchange. 
  • (iii) Amenable to adoption of renewable sources of energy like solar, wind power. 
  • (iv) Haulage of heavier freight and longer passenger trains at higher speed due to higher haulage capacity of electric loco. 
  • (v) Increased capacity of railway network due to reduced detention and seamless transport on electric traction. 
  • (vi) Reduce carbon emission and improve environment particularly in cities like New Delhi. 
  • (b) Details of section with kilometers and cost are as under: 
SN Name of Project Zonal Railway (s) RKM Cost ` inCr. (Estimate)
1
Lonand-Phaltan Central
26
19.96
2
Dauram Madhepura-Purnia East Central 77.30 81.06
3
Muzaffarpur – Sitamarhi East Central 64.52 70.99
4
Dildarnagar-Tarighat East Central 18.67 15.63
5
Khurda Road – Balangir East Coast
301
269.09
6
Lanjigarh Road- Junagarh Road East Coast
56
56.51

SN Name of Project Zonal Railway (s) RKM
Cost ` in Cr. (Estimate)
7
Naupada-Gunupur East Coast
90
89.82
8
Katwa-Ahmadpur Eastern
52
53.66
9
Rampurhat(excl.) – Dumka – Bhagalpur(excl.) & Jasidih –
Deoghar – Dumka(excl.) incl. Barahat – Banka(excl.) –
Chandan – Deoghar andMadhupur – Giridih 		Eastern
361
304.52
10 Shahjahanpur-Pilibhit, Pilibhit-Tanakpur North Eastern 145.46 143.15
11 Hathua-Bathua Bazar- Bhatni New line North Eastern 79.6 70.35
12 Salempur-Barhaj Bazar exisiting BG line North Eastern 20.25 13.11
13 Duraundha-Maharajganj- Masrakh North Eastern 41.53 38.19
14 Mandhana Jn-Brahmavard North Eastern
8
6.98
15 Gorakhpur-Anand Nagar- Gonda &Anand Nagar- Nautanwa North Eastern 261.61 202.94
16 Gonda- Bahraich North Eastern 59.84 62.19
17 Moradabad-Kashipur- Ramnagar, Rampur-Lalkua- Kathgodam
incl. Lalkua- Kashipur and Bareilly-Lalkua 		North Eastern
309
236.73
18 Paniahwa – Chhitauni –

Tamkuhi Road 		North Eastern 67.69 61.11
19 Barhan-Etah North Central
59
52.13
20 Mahoba-Udaipura North Central
196
168.2
21 Luni-Marwar North Western 71.71 56.58
22 Bikaner-Merta-Jodhpur and Merta-Phulera North Western
424
374.63
23 Degana – Ratangarh North Western 142.89 111.55
24 Hanumangarh-Sriganganagar- Sarupsar-Suratgarh incl
Sarupsar-Anupgarh 		North Western
281
228.87

SN Name of Project Zonal Railway (s) RKM
Cost ` in Cr. (Estimate)
25 Hisar-Suratpura North Western 64.6 49.96
26 Samdari – Barmer-Munabao North Western 250.29 173.75
27 Udaipur City – Himmatnagar North Western 209.66 194.29
28 Sikar-Loharu North Western
122
102.51
29 Mavli – Bari Sadri North Western
82
55.24
30 Dausa-Gangapur city North Western
93
77.46
31 Madar-Pushkar North Western 25.7 22.95
32 Ringas-Sikar-Churu North Western
140
96.31
33 Thiyat Hamira-Sanu incl. Pipar Road-Bilara,Makrana-
Parbatsar and Merta Rd- Merta city 		North Western 135.72 90.09
34 Chaparmukh-Silghat Town incl. Senchoa Jn-Mairabari single
line 		NortheastFrontier
130
109.35
35 Lumding-Badarpur single line NortheastFrontier
172
189.04
36 Badarpur-Jiribam,Katakhal- Bhairabi & Badarpur-
Karimganj-Sabroom incl.

Karimganj-Maishasan, Agartala-Akhaura &
Baraigram-Dullabachera 		NortheastFrontier
590
494.24
37 Rangiya Jn.- Rangapara- Harmuty – Naharlagun including
branch lines 		NortheastFrontier
339
311.09
38 Mariani-Jorhat town- Furkating & Tinsukia Jn –
Makum-Tirap & Makum- Dangri single line 		NortheastFrontier
174
183.99
39 Harmuty-Murkongselek including branch line NortheastFrontier
230
237.52
SN Name of Project Zonal Railway (s) RKM
Cost ` in Cr. (Estimate)
40 Katihar – Jogbani single line Northeast Frontier
109
109.91
41 Raninagar– Haldibari single line Northeast Frontier
34
27.71
42 New Jalpaigudi-New Mal Jn- Alipurduar-Samuktala and
Alipurduar-New Coochbehar incl. New Mal Jn- Changrabandha,
New Changrabandha- New Coochbehar, New Coochbehar –
Bamanhat, New Coochbehar – Fakiragram-Dhubri 		Northeast Frontier
506
475.31
43 Katihar-Teznarayanpur, Barsoi- Radhikapur &
Eklakhi-Balurghat single line 		Northeast Frontier
176
154.87
44 Aluabari-Siliguri via Baghdogra Northeast Frontier 76.23 59.6
45 Prayag-Prayag ghat Northern 2.46 0.68
46 Raebareli-Unchahar incl. Dalmau-Daryapur Northern
63
44.92
47 Phaphamau-Pratapgarh Northern
46
36.9
48 Akbarpur-Faizabad-Barabanki Northern
161
211.7
49 2nd Line Utratia-Raebareli- Amethi Northern
126
63.32
50 Amb Andaura-Talwara Northern
40
34.21
51 Bhatinda-Firozpur-Jalandhar City Incl. Lohian Khas-Nakodar-
Phillaur & Nakodar-Jalandhar 		Northern
301
223.93
52 Ludhiana – Ferozpur City – Hussainiwala including Ferozpur
City – Fazilka – Abohar & Kotkapura – Fazilka 		Northern
339
235.08
53 Phagwara Jn. – Nawanshahar Doaba-Jaijon Doaba incl.

Nawanshahar-Rahon 		Northern
74
56.89
54 Jalandhar City – Hoshiarpur Northern 38.4 31.81
55 Verka Jn. – Dera Baba Nanak Northern
45
33.38
56 Taran Taran – Patti – Khemkaran Northern 54.4 41.79
57 Batala Jn. – Qadian Northern
19
11.35
SN Name of Project Zonal Railway (s) RKM
Cost ` in Cr. (Estimate)
58 Bathinda Jn. – Abohar-Sri Ganganagar Northern
125
116.75
59 Sonipat- Gohana- Jind Northern
86
80.55
60 Raja Ka Sahaspur-Sambhal Hatim Sarai Northern
23
15.84
61 Faizabad – Sultanpur-Chilbila Northern 94.4 60.14
62 Janghai-Zafrabad Northern
47
49.19
63 Parli Vaijnath – Vikarabad South Central
269
262.12
64 Pimpalkutti-Mudkhed & Parbhani

-Parli Vaijnath 		South Central
246
224.17
65 Tenali-Repalle South Central
34
25.98
66 Nandyal-Yerraguntla South Central
123
111.48
67 Purna-Akola South Central
209
211.58
68 Lingempet Jagtiyal-Nizamabad South Central
95
80.29
69 Dharamavaram-Pakala South Central
228
210.47
70 Gadwal-Raichur South Central
57
46.1
71 Tirodi-Katangi South East Central
15
6.53
72 Wadsa-Gadchiroli South East Central 49.2 37.87
73 Tumsar Road – Tirodi South East Central 46.8 53.51
74 Balaghat-Katangi South East Central 46.8 43.36
75 Marauda- Dallirajhara South East Central
76
75.96
76 Rupsa-Bangriposi South Eastern
89
68.66
77 Bankura-Mashagram South Eastern
118
92.8
78 Tata-Badampahar South Eastern
89
70.08
79 Loops and Yard Lines South Eastern
0
116.85
SN Name of Project Zonal Railway (s) RKM
Cost ` in Cr. (Estimate)
80 Hospet-Swamihalli South Western
59
61.81
81 Birur-Talguppa South Western
161
151.99
82 Mysuru- Hassan-Mangalore incl. Arsikere -Hassan South Western
347
315.81
83 Mysuru-Chamarajanagar South Western
61
56.71
84 Kadur-Chikmaglur South Western
46
39.74
85 Chikbanavar-Hassan South Western
166
155.17
86 Bangarpet-Yelehanka South Western
149
138.21
87 Dindigul-Palghat Southern
179
159.08
88 Tiruchchirapalli-Manamadurai- Virudunagar Southern
217
193.44
89 Salem-Vridachalam-Cuddalore Port Southern
196
179.27
90 Shoranur-Nilambur Southern
66
53.68
91 Kollam-Punalur Southern
44
43.44
92 Virudunagar – Tenkasi Jn Southern
122
94.45
93 Sengottai- Tenkasi Jn. – Tirunelveli-Tiruchendur Southern
141
121.14
94 Madurai – Manamadurai Jn.- Rameswaram Southern
161
158.28
95 Pollachi-Podanur Southern
40
37.36
96 Kanalus-Wansjalia-Porbandar Western 103.33 96.82
97 Rajkot-Jetalsar-Verval-Somnath with Jetalsar-Wansjalia Western 277.54 223.73
98 Mhow-Khandwa Western
138
127.82
99 Vasad- Kathana Western
43
40.1
100 Anand- Khambhat Western 51.79 48.12
101 Vishvamitri – Pratap Nagar – Chhota udepur Western
102
95.71
102 Kanjari Boriyavi- Vadtal Western
6.4
5.71
103 Nadiad- Modasa Western 104.79 99.33

SN Name of Project Zonal Railway (s) RKM
Cost ` in Cr. (Estimate)
104 Ankleshwar – Rajpipla Western 62.84 58.82
105 Jhund-Kharagoda Western 23.3 23.27
106 Adipur- New Bhuj Western 48.94 48.36
107 Mahesana- Patan-Bhildi Western 90.61 96.24
108 Dhola- Bhavnagar with SihorJn.- Palitana & Rajula Road
Jn- Mahuva 		Western 119.21 121.51
Total
13675.48 12134.50

(c) Yes, Madam.
(d) Action Plan to electrify balance Broad Gauge (BG) Routes is as under:-
Year Route Kilometers planned for electrification
2018-19
6000
2019-20
7000
2020-21
10500
2021-22
10500

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