(a) the details of metre/narrow gauge rail lines
converted/being converted and proposed to be converted into
broad gauge during the current five year plan alongwith the
expenditure incurred and likely to be incurred thereon,
State/zone-wise;
(b) whether there is any proposal to convert metre/narrow
gauge lines into broad gauge through private funding; and
(c) if so, the details thereof, State/zone-wise?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI DIGVIJAY SINGH)
(a) to (c): A statement is attached.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF LOK
SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5061 BY S/SHRI RAMSINH RATHWA,
P.S. GADHAVI AND DINSHA PATEL TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.04.2000
REGARDING GAUGE CONVERSION.
(a): Railways do not maintain information State-wise.
However, details of metre/narrow gauge rail lines converted
during the 1st 3 years of 9th Plan are as under:-
97-98 Completed Length Zone State section (kms)
Hassan-Sakleshpur 42 Southern Railway Karnataka Mysore-Holenaripur 87 Southern Railway Karnataka Bachwara-Hazipur 71 North-Eastern Railway Bihar Kolar-Bangarpet NG 18 Southern Railway Karnataka Trichy-Thanjavur 50 Southern Railway Tamil Nadu Jodhpur-Marwar 103 Northern Railway Rajasthan Nagbhir-Chandafort NG 111 South Eastern Railway Maharashtra Hotgi-Bijapur 97 South Central Railway Karnataka & Maharashtra Jorhat-Furkating loop 67 Northeast Frontier Assam Railway Shimlaguri-Shivsagar 16 Northeast Frontier Assam Railway Dronachellam- 185 South Central Railway Andhra Pradesh Mehboobnagar
Total 847
98-99 Completed Length Zone State section (kms)
Tambaram-Trichy 309 Southern Railway Tamil Nadu Dindigul-Trichy 89 Southern Railway Tamil Nadu Jorhat-Mariani 17 Northeast Frontier Assam Railway Sheosagar-Moranhat 38 Northeast Frontier Assam Railway Narkatiaganj-Gorakhpur 159 North Eastern UP/Bihar Railway Babupeth-Ballarshah 11 South Central Maharashtra Railway Sholapur-Hotgi 15 South Central Maharashtra Railway Indara-Phephna 52 North Eastern Uttar Pradesh Railway
Total 690
1999-2000 Completed Length Zone State section (kms)
Yeshwantpur- 17 Southern Railway Karnataka Baiyyapanahalli
Arakkonam- 63 Southern Railway Tamil Nadu Chengalpettu
Morbi-Maliya 68 Western Railway Gujarat
Miyana and Dahinsara to Naulakhi Kashipru- Lalkuan 58 North Eastern Railway Uttar Pradesh
Total 206
The details of metre/narrow gauge lines targeted to be converted during 2000-01 are as under:-
1 Nonera-Bhind of Guna-Etawah 50 km Central Railway project
2 Raxaul-Birganj 8km North Eastern Railway
3 Makum-Dangri & Amguri-Tuli 45km Northeast Frontier Railway
4 Laxmnathirtha Bridge Diversion 1 km Southern Railway on Mysore Hassan line
5 Mudkhed-Adilabad 142km South Central Railway
6 Wakaner-Morbi 48km Western Railway