Electrification of Railway Lines
Electric and Diesel traction constitute the principal modes of traction on Indian Railways. The share of traffic in terms of traffic output in Gross Tonne Kilometres (GTKM) for passenger and freight services hauled under Electric and Diesel traction as per the latest statistics available for the financial year 2013-14 is as under:
Percentage of Gross Tonne Kilometres...
more... by Electric and Diesel traction
On Electric
On Diesel
On Electric
On Diesel
Passenger services
51.20%
48.80%
Freight services
65.40%
34.60%
The traffic output in Gross Tonne Kilometres (GTKM) are maintained on Zonal Railway-wise basis and not on State-wise basis.
Zone-wise details and present status of on-going railway electrification projects under Plan Head ‘Railway Electrification’ in the country are as under:-
ON-GOING RAILWAY ELECTRIFICATION PROJECTS
S.No.
Zonal Railway
NAME OF PROJECT
(& YEAR OF SANCTION)
Route Kilo meter (RKM)
TOTAL
Balance RKM to be electrified as on 01.04.2015
1
Central & South East Central
Amla-Chhindwara-Kalumna
(2012-13)
257
160
2
Central
Daund-Manmad including Puntamba –Shirdi (2010-11)
255
0
3
Eastern
Andal-Sitarampur via Jamuria-Ikra and Sripur with Kajoragram-Sonachara bypass line with 6 colliery sidings (2012-13)
57
12
4
Eastern
Pandabeshwar-Sainthia- Pakur incl. Khana-Sainthia (2010-11)
205
0
5
Eastern & North east Frontier
Kumedpur-Malda-Singhabad and Pakur-Malda (2012-13)
153
69
6
Eastern
Katwa-Azimganj-Nalhati & Azimganj-Tildanga/New Farakka incl. Nalhati & Azimganj bypass line
(2013-14)
200
200
7
East Central
Manpur-Tilaiya-Bakhtiyarpur (2014-15)
132
132
8
North Eastern& East Central
Barabanki-Gorakhpur-Barauni incl. Siwan-Thawe
(2007-08)
757
0
9
East Central& North East Frontier
Barauni-Katihar-Guwahati incl. Katihar-Barsoi (2008-09)
836
403
10
East Central
Garwa Road-Chopan-Singrauli (2012-13)
257
177
11
East Coast
Vizianagaram-Rayagada-Titlagarh-Raipur (2011-12)
465
202
12
East Coast
Sambalpur-Angul (2012-13)
156
156
13
East Coast
Jharsuguda-Sambalpur-Titlagarh section and Jharsuguda-Ib By pass line (2012-13)
238
228
14
East Coast
Singapur Road – Damanjodi
(2013-14)
152
152
15
Northern
Rohtak-Bhatinda-Lehra Muhabat (2010-11)
252
252
16
Northern
Ghaziabad-Moradabad (2010-11)
140
5
17
Northern
Khurja-Hapur-Meerut City-Saharanpur including Ghaziabad-Meerut(2007-08)
254
0
18
Northern
Varanasi-Lohta-Janghai-Unchahar incl. Phaphamau-Prayag-Allahabad (2008-09)
207
0
19
Northern
Jalandhar-Jammu Tawi incl. Jammu Tawi-Udhampur (2007-08)
275
0
20
Northern
Laksar-Dehradun (Material Modification of Ambala-Moradabad) (2011-12)
79
30
21
Northern
Jakhal – Hisar (2013-14)
79
79
22
Northern
Rajpura - Dhuri - Lehra Mohabat (2013-14)
151
151
23
Northern
Jakhal - Dhuri – Ludhiana (2013-14)
123
123
24
Northern, North Western & Western
Delhi Sarai Rohilla-Rewari-Palanpur-Ahmedabad including Kalol-Gandhinagar-Khodiyar and Alwar-Bandikui-Jaipur-Phulera (2013-14)
1087
1087
25
North ern & North Eastern
Rosa-Sitapur-Burhwal (2011-12)
181
0
26
North Eastern
Chhapra-Ballia-Ghazipur-Varanasi-Allahabad
(2014-15)
330
330
27
North Western
Alwar-Rewari (2011-12)
82
0
28
North Western
Manheru-Hisar (2012-13)
74
74
29
South Central & South Western
Yelahanka- Dharmavaram–Gooty incl. Penukonda-Dharmavaram via Sri Satya Sai Prashanthi Nilayam (2010-11)
306
0
30
Southern
Shoranur-Mangalore- Penambur (2010-11)
328
14
31
Southern
Coimbatore North-Mettupalayam (2012-13)
33
0
32
South
East Central
Gondia-Ballarshah (2010-11)
250
127
33
South Central & South western
Guntakal-Bellary-Hospet including Tornagallu-Ranjitpura branch line (2012-13)
138
138
34
North Central & West Central
Itarsi-Katni-Manikpur including Satna-Rewa and Manikpur-Chheoki (2012-13)
653
363
35
South Central
Nallapadu-Guntakal including Gooty-Pendekallu (2012-13)
426
271
28 numbers 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.
Depending upon the overall availability of resources, the targets for commissioning of railway electrification projects are fixed on yearly basis.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Railways Shri Manoj Sinha in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
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