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Electrification

I Executive Summary of Railway Electrification


With a view to reduce the Nation’s dependence on imported petroleum
based energy and to enhance energy security of the Country, as well as
to make the Railway System more eco-friendly and modernized, Indian
Railways have been progressively electrifying its rail routes.
Upto March 2016, 23,555 Route kilometers which is 35.32% of the
total Railway network has been electrified. On this electrified route 64.80%
of freight traffic & 51.30% of Passenger traffic is hauled with fuel cost on
electric traction being merely 38.70% of the total traction fuel cost on Indian
Railways. In XIIth plan(2012-17), the target has been further enhanced to
6,500 RKMs, out of which, 5,772 RKMs have been electrified in the last four
years of XIIth plan i.e. (in 2012-16) as against the proportionate target of
5,200 RKMs.

II Plan Period wise Progress of Railway Electrification


Plan Period RKM Electrified
Pre-Independence - 1925-1947 388
1st Five Year Plan - 1951-56 141
2nd Five Year Plan - 1956-61 216
3rd Five Year Plan - 1961-66 1,678
Annual Plan - 1966-69 814
4th Five Year Plan - 1969-74 954
5th Five Year Plan - 1974-78 533
Inter Plan - 1978-80 195
6th Five Year Plan - 1980-85 1,522
7th Five Year Plan - 1985-90 2,812
Inter Plan - 1990-92 1,557
8th Five Year Plan - 1992-97 2,708
9th Five Year Plan - 1997-02 2,484
10th Five Year Plan - 2002-07 1,810
11th Five Year Plan - 2007-12 4,556
1st year of 12th Five Year Plan 1,317
2nd year of 12th Five Year Plan 1,350
3rd year of 12th Five Year Plan 1,375
4th year of 12th Five Year Plan 1,730

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III 
Sections Opened for Electric Traction After Inspection by
Commissioner of Railway Safety in 2015-16.
Section Railway State RKM
Garudabilli-Parvatipuram-Singapur ECoR Andhra Pradesh & 122
Road Odisha
Dharmavaram-Gooty SCR Andhra Pradesh 92
Barauni-Mansi ECR Bihar 65
Alwar-Rewari NWR Haryana, Rajasthan 72
Garwa Road-Meralgram ECR Jharkhand 22
Wadi Yard SCR Karnataka 2
Kozhikkode-Kannur-Charvattur SR Kerala 140
Puntamba-Sarola-Daund CR Maharashtra 174
Badnera-Walgaon CR Maharashtra 18
Dhumrikhurd-Ramtek SECR Maharashtra 14
lb-Jharsuguda-Lapanga ECoR Odisha 22
Angul-Kerejanga ECoR Odisha 14
Ramganj Mandi-Jhalawar WCR Rajasthan 26
Coimbatore-North Mettupalayam SR Tamilnadu 33
Ghaziabad-Meerut city-Saharanpur NR Uttar Pradesh 158
Ghaziabad-Moradabad NR Uttar Pradesh 135
Bhatni-Gorakhpur- Domingarh NER Uttar Pradesh 72
Varanasi-Lohta-Janghai-Unchahar incl. NR Uttar Pradesh 207
Phaphamau-Prayag-Allahabad
Gonda-Basti NER Uttar Pradesh 87
Laksar-Haridwar NR Uttarakhand 27
Total 1,502

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IV 
Completion of Electrification from Varanasi–Lohta–Janghai
Unchahar including Phaphamau–Prayag–Allahabad to connect
two electrified routes i.e Kanpur–Allahabad–Mughalsarai and
Lucknow–Sultanpur–Varanasi–Mughalsarai on electric traction.
In the year 2015-16, Railway Electrification of Varanasi-Phaphamau-
Unchahar including Phaphamau-Prayag-Allahabad of Northern Railway,
covering 207 route kilometers and passing through the State of Uttar Pradesh
has been completed. This important rail route connects Allahabad on electrified
(Kanpur–Allahabad-Mughalsarai) trunk route with Varanasi on electrified
(Lucknow-Sultanpur-Varanasi-Mughalsarai) rail route. This has resulted in
seamless flow of electric trains in this section as traction changes/detentions at
Allahabad and Varanasi ends are eliminated.

V Completion of Electrification of Alwar-Rewari i.e. an extension


of electrified Mathura-Alwar route.
In the year 2015-16, Railway Electrification of Alwar-Rewari rail line of
North Western Railway, covering 72 route kilometers and passing through
the States of Rajasthan and Haryana has been completed. This important
rail route is an extension of electrified Mathura-Alwar and Phulera-Jaipur-
Alwar(under electrification) rail routes and connects Delhi–Rewari–Ajmer-
Ahmedabad which is also under electrification.

VI Completion of Electrification of Ghaziabad-Meerut-Saharanpur


rail line to connect two electrified routes i.e Ambala–Saharanpur–
Moradabad and Delhi–Ghaziabad–Kanpur on electric traction.
In the year 2015-16, Railway Electrification of Ghaziabad-Meerut-
Saharanpur rail line of Northern Railway, covering 161 route kilometers and
passing through the State of Uttar Pradesh has been completed. This important
rail route connects Ghaziabad on electrified (Delhi-Ghaziabad-Kanpur) trunk
route with Saharanpur on electrified (Ambala-Saharanpur-Moradabad-
Lucknow) rail route. This has resulted in seamless flow of electric trains in this
section as traction changes/detentions at Ghaziabad and Saharanpur ends are
eliminated.

VII 
Completion of Electrification of Ghaziabad–Moradabad rail
line to connect two electrified routes i.e Ambala–Moradabad–
Lucknow and Delhi–Ghaziabad–Kanpur.
In the year 2015-16, Railway Electrification of Ghaziabad-Moradabad rail
line of Northern Railway, covering 135 route kilometers and passing through
the State of Uttar Pradesh has been completed. This important rail route

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connects Ghaziabad on electrified (Delhi-Ghaziabad-Kanpur) trunk route with
Moradabad on electrified (Ambala-Moradabad-Lucknow) rail route. This has
resulted in seamless flow of electric trains in this section as traction changes/
detentions at Ghaziabad and Moradabad ends are eliminated.

VIII Completion of DC-AC conversion in Mumbai area of Western


& Central Railways.
Electrification in Indian Railways started on 1500 volts DC on the suburban
system of Central Railway with first electric train running on the historic day of
3rd February, 1925.
Post independence, the electrification was done on 25000 volt AC, which
was a far superior technology, keeping in pace with the changing times. The
complete section of Western Railway from Virar to Churchgate was converted
from 1500 volt DC to 25000 volt AC on the historic date of 5th February,
2012. This has resulted in reduction in cost of operation apart from improving
speeds and sectional capacity.
On the Central Railway system, which is much larger than the Western
Railway system, conversion work has been successfully completed over the
entire Mumbai division of Central Railway. This work of very complex nature
has been carried out on the busiest network of Indian Railways without any
disruption to sensitive commuter traffic. This will substantially improve the
traffic throughput and result in a cumulative saving of `80-100 crore per
annum, apart from introducing State-of-the Art train services for Mumbai
suburban passengers with better passenger amenities, reduction in journey
time and operating cost of the Railways.

IX Major New Electrification Works Sanctioned in 2015-16, under


Plan Head- Railway Electrification.
Section Railway State RKM
Jasai - Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust CR Maharashtra 9
Panvel - Pen - Thal CR Maharashtra 75
Bonidanga Link Cabin / Bonidanga - ER Jharkhand & Bihar 247
Barharwa - Sahibganj - Kiul including
Tinpahar- Rajmahal
Koderma - Hazaribagh - Barkakana - ECR Jharkhand 203
Ranchi
Valmiki Nagar - Narkatiaganj - Sugauli - ECR Bihar 240
Muzzafarpur including Sugauli - Raxaul
Kiul - Tilaiya ECR Bihar 87
Una Himachal - Amb Andaura NR Himachal Pradesh 25
Utraitiar - Rae Bareli - Amethi – Janghai NR Uttar Pradesh 214
Zafrabad - Akbarpur - Tanda NR Uttar Pradesh 101
Idgah - Achnera - Mathura & Achnera - NCR Uttar Pradesh & 87
Bharatpur Rajasthan

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Section Railway State RKM
Jhansi - Manikpur including Khairar - NCR Uttar Pradesh & 409
Bhimsen Madhya Pradesh
Lalitpur - Udaipura NCR Uttar Pradesh 32
Ghazipur - Aunrihar - Manduadih NER Uttar Pradesh 78
Hissar - Bhatinda - Suratgarh - Phalodi NWR Haryana, Punjab, 1,230
- Jodhpur - Bhildi including Phalodi - Rajasthan & Gujarat
Jaisalmer
Ajmer - Berach - Mavli - Udaipur NWR Rajasthan 294
Rohtak - Bhiwani NWR Haryana 48
Erode – Karur -Tiruchchirappalli & SR Tamilnadu 300
Salem - Karur - Dindigul
Tiruchchirappalli - Nagappattinam - SR Tamilnadu 153
Karaikal Port
Guntakal - Kalluru SCR Andhra Pradesh 40
Peddapalli - Lingampet – Jagtial SCR Telangana 83
Pagidipalli - Nallapadu SCR Telangana 285
Manmad - Mudkhed - Dhone SCR Maharashtra, Telangana 868
& Andhra Pradesh
Hosapete - Hubballi - Vasco da Gama SWR Karnataka & Goa 346
Ahmedabad - Rajkot WR Gujarat 233
Mahesana- Viramgam-Samakhiyali WR Gujarat 292
Indore - Mhow WR Madhya Pradesh 21
Singrauli- Katni WCR Madhya Pradesh 260
Ratlam - Nimach - Chanderia – Kota WCR & WR Madhya Pradesh & 348
Rajasthan
Total 6,608

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