Railway Track Electrification – PIB
Ministry of Railways
Railway Track Electrification
23 SEP 2020
Ministry of Railways has planned for 100% electrification of its Broad Gauge (BG) routes by December, 2023.
Railway projects are not confined to State/Union Territories (UT)/Districts. However, zone wise details of Railway Electrification as on 01.04.2020 are as under:-
| Zonal Railways |
Total BG Route Kilometer |
Electrified Route Kilometer |
Balance Route Kilometer As on 01.04.2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central | 3,853 | 2,928 | 925 |
| East Coast | 2,774 | 2,774 | 0 |
| East Central | 3,883 | 3,336 | 547 |
| Eastern | 2,804 | 2,235 | 569 |
| North Central | 3,222 | 2,569 | 653 |
| North Eastern | 2,994 | 1,738 | 1,256 |
| Northeast Frontier | 4,112 | 319 | 3,793 |
| Northern | 7,057 | 4,816 | 2,241 |
| North Western | 5,083 | 1,801 | 3,282 |
| South Central | 6,058 | 3,744 | 2,314 |
| South East central | 2,099 | 1,863 | 236 |
| South Eastern | 2,713 | 2,392 | 321 |
| Southern | 4,834 | 3,381 | 1,453 |
| South Western | 3,566 | 731 | 2,835 |
| West Central | 3,010 | 2,525 | 485 |
| Western | 4,805 | 2,578 | 2,227 |
| METRO Railway | 27 | 27 | 0 |
| Konkan Railway Corporation Limited | 737 | 109 | 628 |
| TOTAL | 63,631 | 39,866 | 23,765 |
To expedite electrification of railway lines in the country, various steps have been taken including award of large size Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) contracts, better project monitoring mechanism, assured/committed funds through ‘Extra Budgetary Resource (Institutional Finance), decentralization of powers to field units, utilisation of technology etc.
This information was given by the Minister of Railways and Commerce & Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
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Source: PIB