Total Broad Gauge (BG) Route kilometer (RKM) Indian Railways (including Konkan Railway) is 63,631. As on 01.04.2020, 39,866 RKM have been electrified. Zone wise length of Rail line yet to be electrified are as under:
Zonal
Railways
Total BG RKM
Electrified RKM
Balance RKM As on 01.04.2020
Central
3853
2928
925
East Coast
2774
2774
0
East Central
3883
3336
547
Eastern
2804
2235
569
North Central
3222
2569
653
North Eastern
2994
1738
1256
Northeast Frontier
4112
319
3793
Northern
7057
4816
2241
North Western
5083
1801
3282
South Central
6058
3744
2314
South East central
2099
1863
236
South Eastern
2713
2392
321
Southern
4834
3381
1453
South Western
3566
731
2835
West Central
3010
2525
485
Western
4805
2578
2227
METRO Railway
27
27
0
Konkan Railway Corporation Limited
737
109
628
TOTAL
63,631
39,866
23,765
Ministry of Railways has planned for 100% electrification of Broad Gauge (BG) routes by December, 2023 as per following planning:-
Year
Target (RKM)
2020-21
6,000
2021-22
6,000
2022-23
6,500
2023-24
5,265
Total
23,765
Allocation of funds for Electrification projects are allocated Project wise not zone wise. Budget allocation of recent past and current year is as under:
Year
Budget Allocation
(`in crore)
2017-18
3,457
2018-19
6,302
2019-20
6,960
2020-21
6,326
To expedite electrification of railway lines in the country, various steps have been taken, including award of large size Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) contracts, better project monitoring mechanism and decentralization of powers to field units.
This information was given by the Minister of Railways and Commerce & Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
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