(a) the names of railway stations, lines, bridges and other property damaged by the
recent earthquake in Gujarat;
(b) the details of loss suffered by the railways as a result thereof;
(c) the likely time to be taken in restoring the Ahmedabad-Bhuj rail line;
(d) the steps taken by the railways to repair the damaged property; and
(e) the details of tracks renewed by the Railways during each of the last three year, zone-wise?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI DIGVIJAY SINGH)
(a) to (e): A statement is attached.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY OF PARTS (a) to (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION
NO. 291 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.02.2001 REGARDING RAILWAY PROJECTS DAMAGED BY EARTHQUAKE.
(a): Details of Railway property damaged/collapsed recently due to earthquake
in Gujarat are as under:
Station Buildings 124 Nos. Station Cabins 68 Nos. Residential Quarters 9820 Nos. Bridges 107 Nos. Railway Tracks 10 sections
(Figures in Kilometres of complete Track renewal units)
Railway 1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000
Central 506 616 596 Eastern 351 321 236 Northern 467 510 553 North Eastern 185 134 71 Northeast Frontier 83 69 66 Southern 221 222 113 South Central 170 161 263 South Eastern 615 634 703 Western 353 300 406
Total 2951 2967 3007