Question : RAILWAY TRACKS IN UTTAR PRADESH



(a) the length of railway tracks proposed to be laid in Uttar Pradesh during the current financial year along with the locations thereof; and

(b) the details of the railway tracks proposed to be converted into broad gauge in Uttar Pradesh?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI R. VELU)

(a) to (b): A statement is attached.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5835 BY SHRI HARIKEWAL PRASAD TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 17.05.2007 REGARDING RAILWAY TRACKS IN UTTAR PRADESH.

(a): The details of section and length of railway tracks proposed to be laid under new line and doubling projects falling fully/partly in the State of Uttar Pradesh during the current financial year are given as under:-

S.No.	Plan Head	Name of Project	Name of Section	Km targeted	during 2007-08
1. NL Lalitpur-Satna & Rewa- Mahoba-Khajuraho 65 Singrauli
2. NL Hathua-hatni Hathua-Bathua Bazar 22
3. DL Kanpur-Panki 3rd line Kanopur-Panki 3rd line 9
4. DL Bhimsen-Juhi Bhimsen-Juhi 14
5. DL Sahjanwa-Mundeerva Sahjanwa-Khalilabad 17
6. DL Gorakhpur-Sahjanwa Domingarh-Sahjanwa 11
7. DL Gorakhpur-Baitalpur Gorakhpur-Baitalpur 34
8. DL Babhnan-Mankapur patch Babhnan-Mankapur patch 30
9. DL Zafrabad-Utraitia Sarai Harku-Sri Krishna 8 nagar
10. DL Utraitia-Chandrauli & Anupganj-Chandrauli 13 Sultanpur-Bandhua Kalan
11. DL Sahibabad-Anand Vihar Sahibabad-Anand Vihar 4 3rd & 4th line 3rd & 4th line

(b): The details of gauge conversion projects falling fully/partly in the State of Uttar Pradesh are given as under:-

S.No. Plan Head Name of Project Name of Section Km targeted during 2007-08
1. GC Kaptanganj-Thave-Siwan- Kaptanganj-Thave 100 Chhapra
2. GC Kanpur-Kasganj-Mathura Kasganj-Mathura 107 & Kasganj-Bareilly- Lalkuan