Question : ELECTRIFICATION AND DOUBLING OF RAIL TRACK

(a) whether the Railways propose to construct double track rail lines from New Jalpaiguri to Morkukseleng and New Jalpaiguri to Dibrugarh;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Railways in this regard;

(c) whether the Railways propose to electrify the railway line from New Jalpaiguri to Dibrugarh and Morkukseleng; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and the time by which it is likely to be implemented?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

(a) to (d) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF UNTARRED QUESTION NO. 5431 BY SHRI RAM PRASAD SARMAH TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 27.04.2015 REGARDING ELECTRIFICATION AND DOUBLING OF RAIL TRACK.

(a) & (b): Doubling of any section is taken up in phases depending upon traffic density. Accordingly, in New Jalpaiguri - Murkongselek and New Jalpaiguri - Dibrugarh sections, doubling has been taken up in following stretches:

 S.No.	Name of project	Latest Anticipated cost	(Rs.in crore) 1.	Lumding-Hojai (45 km)	364 2.	Ambari Falakata-New Moynaguri (37 km)	453 3.	New Coochbehar-Samuktala Road (29 km)	441 4.	New Coochbehar-Gumanihat (29 km)	289 
 

 S.No.	Name of project	Latest Anticipated cost	(Rs.in crore) 1.	New Bongaigaon-Kamakhya via Rangiya (142 km)	1888 2.	Bongaigaon-Goalpara Guwahati (176 km)	1831 3.	Digaru-Hojai (102 km)	945