Ministry of Railways | Electrification of Rail Routes across the country

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Electrification of Railway Tracks
Electrification of Railway Tracks

Minister of Railways and Commerce & Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal has informed that Ministry of Railways has planned to electrify balance Broad Gauge routes of Indian Railways by 2021-22, keeping in view the advantages of electrification and to achieve seamless operation on electric traction over entire Broad Gauge network. Zone-wise, Action Plan to electrify balance Broad Gauge routes is as under:-

 

S.

No.

Zonal Railway

 

Route Kilometers planned for electrification
1 Central 1,073
2 Eastern 622
3 East Central 821
4 East Coast 447
5 Northern 2,779
6 North Central 866
7 North Eastern 2,340
8 Northeast Frontier 3,852
9 North Western 4,241
10 Southern 1,471
11 South Central 2,542
12 South Eastern 296
13 South East Central 535
14 South Western 2,702
15 Western 2,633
16 West Central 850
17 Konkan Railway 740
  TOTAL 28810

 

Receipt of proposals for electrification of Railway lines from various States is a continuous process. Ministry of Railways has planned to electrify balance Broad Gauge routes of Indian Railways encompassing all the States. Balance route electrification work have already been sanctioned.No new infrastructure for production of Diesel Locomotives has been proposed by Railways after the decision of 100% electrification in September, 2018. Diesel locomotives that will be manufactured at Diesel Locomotive Factory Marhowra shall be required by Indian Railways for strategic, emergency and certain operational reasons.

 

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