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7/5/2014

Railways’ Revenue Earnings Data during the Month of April 2014

The total approximate earnings of Indian Railways on originating basis during April 2014 were Rs. 12064.46 crore compared to Rs. 11010.98 crore during the same period last year, registering an increase of 9.57 per cent.

The total goods earnings in the month of April 2014 were Rs. 8204 crore compared to Rs. 7624 crore during the same period last year.

The total passenger revenue earnings in April 2014 were Rs. 3406.76 crore compared to Rs. 2916.63 crore during the same period last year.

The revenue earnings from other coaching amounted to Rs. 324.64 crore during April 2014 compared to Rs. 302.16 crore during the same period last year.

The total approximate numbers of passengers booked during April 2014 were 685.85 million compared to 695.00 million during the same period last year. In the suburban and non-suburban sectors, the numbers of passengers booked during April 2014 were 361.74 million and 324.11 million compared to 371.60 million and 323.40 million during the same period last year.

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2/5/2014

Data of Production Units During the Fiscal 2013-14

Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW), Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW), Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Rail Coach Factory (RCF) and Rail Wheel Factory (RWF) are the production units of Indian Railways. During the financial year 2013-14, CLW manufactured 264 electrical locomotives, DLW manufactured 304 diesel locomotives, ICF manufactured 1604 coaches, RCF manufactured 1550 coaches, RWF manufactured 188188 wheels and 77406 axles.

23/4/2014

Mobile and Desktop APP on Windows 8.0 for National Train Enquiry System (NTES) Commenced

A new mobile app and desktop app on Windows 8 platform for train enquiry as an enhancement to National Train Enquiry System (NTES) has been developed by Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS), the IT wing of Indian Railways in consultation with and support from Microsoft. NTES is the backend system which provides information to the public about train running on near real time basis through various interfaces like nationwide unique rail enquiry number 139, website (www.trainenquiry.com), mobile interfaces, Touch Screens, face to face enquiry and Display Boards at stations. The NTES app is now available for download and public use from today onwards i.e. 23rd April 2014. As the first step the App has been started for Windows 8.0 and subsequently the app will be developed for other mobile platforms.

A new interface of NTES website along with Mobile version was launched in September 2013 earlier which received wide appreciation by the travelling public and has been quite useful in meeting the requirements of passengers.

A strong need was felt for launching the mobile app with richer user interface keeping in view the current technology trends and which can be downloaded on the device and comfortably made use for train running related enquiries.

To download the app, go to windows store and search for NTES app. App will be listed. Select NTES app and click to install.

Link also has been provided on NTES website (www.trainenquiry.com andenquiry.indianrail.gov.in) to download the app.

The current Mobile application has the following main features:-

“Spot your train” - This query offers information about a train. Current running status, expected time of arrival/expected time of departure (ETA/ETD) at the queried station can be easily known through this query.

“Live Station” - This query has been given to replicate the display boards at station. One can see the trains expected to arrive/depart at any station in next 2 or 4 hours.

http://enquiry.indianrail.gov.in/

http://www.trainenquiry.com/

http://www.trainenquiry.com/

“Train Schedule”-This provides complete schedule of a train with all public stoppages enroute and schedule arrival/departure at the station, distance and day count.

“Trains between Stations” - One can find out the list of all types of trains available between any two stations over Indian Railways.

“Cancelled Trains” - This query displays all trains marked as cancelled on Indian Railways. The option displays trains which are cancelled through entire route as well as trains which are cancelled on partial route.

“Rescheduled Trains” -This query displays all trains marked as rescheduled on Indian Railways. The option displays trains’ rescheduled timings.

“Diverted Trains” – This query displays all trains marked as diverted on Indian Railways.

CRIS, has constantly been involved in taking new initiatives and developing various applications for Railway users and interfaces for general public to provide quality information about train running and other services with enhanced user experiences. Member Traffic, Railway Board, Shri D.P.Pandey while reviewing the IT projects with MD/CRIS and other officers of Railway Board and CRIS on 22nd April, 2014 appreciated the Mobile app developed by CRIS and expressed his hope that the app will be well received by mobile users and will certainly add great value to the services.

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22/4/2014

IRCON Signs MoU with Transparency International India

Ircon International Limited, a Public Sector Undertaking under the Ministry of Railways, signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Transparency International India (TII) for implementing Integrity Pact, here today. This MOU is aimed at maintaining complete transparency, integrity and accountability in all its major contracts and procurement. The MoU was signed by Shri Mohan Tiwari, CMD, IRCON, and Dr. S.K. Agarwal, Chairman, TII in the presence of senior officers of IRCON and TII.

Speaking on the occasion, Shri Agarwal said that the Integrity Pact will not only ensure efficiency, but it also helps in building public trust and enhances the credibility of the organisation. So far, 47 PSUs have signed the Pact, he informed.

Integrity Pact is a tool conceived by the Berlin-based Transparency International to fight corruption in public procurement through a voluntary agreement between a buyer and the prospective vendors/bidders, refraining both sides to exercise any corrupt influence on any aspect of the contract.

In his address, Shri Tiwari said that the company has been voluntarily adopting all the Corporate Governance measures in its endeavour for transparency in public procurement, and implementing Integrity Pact is another step in this direction.

HK/BS

17/4/2014

Commodity-Wise Freight Revenue Earnings During Fiscal 2013-14

The Indian Railways have generated Rs. 93468.84 crore of revenue earnings from

commodity-wise freight traffic during financial year 2013-14 as compared to Rs. 84791.33

crore during the corresponding period last year. Railways carried 1053.55 million tonnes of

commodity-wise freight traffic during fiscal 2013-14 as compared to 1009.89 million tonnes

carried during the corresponding period last year.

During financial year 2013-14, Rs. 39987.15 crore came from transportation of 508.10

million tonnes of coal, followed by Rs. 9163.67 crore from 124.25 million tonnes of iron ore

for exports, steel plants and for other domestic user, Rs. 8665.32 crore from 109.81 million

tonnes of cement, Rs. 7894.39 crore from 54.38 million tonnes of foodgrains, Rs. 5405.37

crore from 41.94 million tonnes of petroleum oil and lubricant (POL), Rs. 5805.33 crore

from 38.55 million tonnes of Pig iron and finished steel from steel plants and other points,

Rs. 4535.89 crore from 44.38 million tonnes of fertilizers, Rs. 1560.81 crore from 17.33

million tonnes of raw material for steel plants except iron ore, Rs. 4339.62 crore from 43.60

million tonnes by container service and Rs. 6111.29 crore from 71.21 million tonnes of other

goods.

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(Release ID :104871)

15/4/2014

Portal ‘Railsaver’ to Improve Energy Efficiency on Indian Railways Inaugurated

In a move to further improve energy efficiency on Indian Railways, a web based

Electrical Energy Management System, RAILSAVER, developed by Centre of Railway

Informatics System (CRIS), an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Railways,

was inaugurated by Shri Kul Bhushan, Member Electrical, Railway Board here today. He

said that this portal will be very useful for Indian Railways in reducing carbon foot print

which is very important for addressing the challenges of global warming and sustainability

of our environment. He also stated that Indian Railways is determined to reduce the cost of

electricity by adopting various means like procuring power through trading, bilateral

arrangements etc.

Shri Bhushan further stated that the portal RAILSAVER will provide a perfect IT based

platform for energy consumption data which will pave the way for systematic collection,

assimilation, interpretation and analysis of data in evolving future strategies for conceiving,

implementing and further intensifying energy conservation efforts on Indian Railways. He

also sought support of UNDP in linking of RAILSAVER web-site with other Railroad

systems so that the best practices on energy efficiency, benchmarks for specific energy

consumption etc. can be shared and adopted by amongst each other.

The portal is a part of the project for “Improving Energy Efficiency in Indian Railway

System” being executed by Indian Railways under programmatic framework of UNDP

through Global Environmental Facility (GEF) funding of US $ 5.2 million. The project

envisages defining framework for energy conservation initiatives on Indian Railway system

by introduction of energy efficient technologies and adoption of various measures in traction

and non-traction sub-sectors.

Slew of measures like adoption of energy efficient luminaries and equipment, deployment of

new generation 3 phase energy efficient electric locomotives and electrical multiple units etc.

have resulted into substantial savings in electricity consumption in the past. This portal will

further facilitate in saving energy upto 15% by the year 2020 through improved energy

efficiency measures as laid down in Railway’s vision document. The project after

implementation will be immensely helpful in creating awareness of energy efficiency

measures, understanding importance of such measures, availability of knowledge bank on

these measures, availability of training modules amongst many others.

Ms. Suhas Kumar, MD/CRIS, Ms. Alexandra Solovieva, Dy. Country Head UNDP and

Officers from Railway Board, UNDP, Northern Railway and CRIS also present on the

occasion among others.

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11/4/2014

Indian Railways Carry 1053.54 Million Tonnes of Freight During Fiscal 2013-14

Indian Railways have carried 1053.54 million tonnes of revenue earning freight traffic

during the financial year 2013-14. The freight carried shows an increase of 43.68 million

tonnes over the freight traffic of 1009.86 million tonnes actually carried during the

corresponding period last year.

During the month of March 2014, the revenue earning freight traffic carried by Indian

Railways was 100.49 million tonnes. There is an increase of 2.15 million tonnes over the

actual freight traffic of 98.34 million tonnes carried by the Indian Railways during the same

period last year.

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11/4/2014

Railway Revenue Earnings during Fiscal 2013-2014

The total approximate earnings of Indian Railways on originating basis during the

financial year 2013-14 were Rs. 140485.02 crore compared to Rs. 121831.65 crore during

the same period last year.

The total goods earnings crore during fiscal 2013-14 were Rs. 94925.02 core compare

to Rs. 82852.54 crore during the same period last year.

The total passenger revenue earnings during the financial year 2013-14 were Rs.

37478.03 crore compared to Rs. 31896.22 crore during the same period last year.

The approximate revenue earnings from other coaching amounted to Rs. 3818.04 crore

during fiscal 2013-14 compared to Rs. 3137.92 crore during the same period last year.

The total approximate numbers of passengers booked during the financial year 2013-

14 were 8535.00 million compared to 8602.12 million during the same period last year. In

the suburban and non-suburban sectors, the numbers of passengers booked during fiscal

2013-14 were 4549.85 million and 3985.15 million compared to 4473.38 million and

4128.74 million during the same period last year.

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24/3/2014

Indian Railways Carry 953.05 Million Tonnes of Freight During April- February

2014


during 1st April 2013 to 28th February 2014. The freight carried shows an increase of 41.63

million tonnes over the freight traffic of 911.44 million tonnes actually carried during the

corresponding period last year.

During the month of February 2014, the revenue earning freight traffic carried by

Indian Railways was 86.93 million tonnes. There is an increase of 3.32 million tonnes over

the actual freight traffic of 83.61 million tonnes carried by the Indian Railways during the

same period last year.

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24/3/2014

Railways’ Commodity-Wise Freight Revenuedata for April- February 2013

The Railways have generated Rs. 84379.49 crore of revenue earnings from

commodity-wise freight traffic during 1st April, 2013 to 28th February, 2014 as compared to

Rs. 76420.59 crore during the corresponding period last year,. Railways carried 953.05

million tonnes of commodity-wise freight traffic during April 2013 to February 2014 as

compared to 911.42 million tonnes carried during the corresponding period last year.

Out of the total earnings of Rs. 7878.48 crore from commodity-wise freight traffic

during the month of February 2014, Rs. 3326.42 crore came from transportation of 41.66

million tonnes of coal, followed by Rs. 774.22 crore from 10.33 million tonnes of iron ore

for exports, steel plants and for other domestic user, Rs. 779.34 crore from 9.66 million

tonnes of cement, Rs. 732.33 crore from 4.95 million tonnes of foodgrains, Rs. 429.90 crore

from 3.17 million tonnes of petroleum oil and lubricant (POL), Rs. 494.73 crore from 3.16

million tonnes of Pig iron and finished steel from steel plants and other points, Rs. 317.56

crore from 2.93 million tonnes of fertilizers, Rs. 123.21 crore from 1.39 million tonnes of

raw material for steel plants except iron ore, Rs. 355.30 crore from 3.63 million tonnes by

container service and Rs. 545.47 crore from 6.05 million tonnes of other goods.

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24/3/2014

Railway Revenue Earnings Data for April – February 2014

The total approximate earnings of Indian Railways on originating basis during 1st

April 2013 to 28th February 2014 were Rs. 126028.54 crore compared to Rs. 112017.08

crore during the same period last year.

The total goods earnings crore during 1st April 2013 – 28th February 2014 were Rs.

85682.76 core compare to Rs. 77368.52 crore during 1st April 2012 – 28th February 2013.

The total passenger revenue earnings during 1st April 2013 – 28th February 2014 were

Rs. 33755.46 crore compared to Rs. 28915.09 crore during the same period last year.

The approximate revenue earnings from other coaching amounted to Rs. 3480.28 crore

during April 2013 - February 2014 compared to Rs. 2851.90 crore during the same period

last year.

The total approximate numbers of passengers booked during 1st April 2013 – 28th

February 2014 were 7710.11 million compared to 7790.46 million during the same period

last year. In the suburban and non-suburban sectors, the numbers of passengers booked

during April 2013 - February 2014 were 4168.82 million and 3541.29 million compared to

4095.94 million and 3694.52 million during the same period last year.

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28/2/2014

Setting up of a new rail coach manufacturing unit at Kolar, Karnataka

The Union Cabinet today gave its approval for setting up a new rail coach manufacturing

unit at Kolar, Karnataka to manufacture 500 coaches per annum at an estimated cost of Rs

1460.92 cr.(excluding cost of land) with active participation of State Government. The

Ministry of Railways will finance 50 percent of the cost and the Government of Karnataka

shall provide the required land, free of cost as well as meet the remaining 50 percent of the

project completion cost with escalation.

Land to the extent of about 1118.38 acres shall be provided free of cost by the Government

of Karnataka.The proposed plant shall help Indian Railways in ensuring timely availability

of passenger coaches to meet the increasing demands of passenger transportation.

20/2/2014

Use of CNG by Railways in Diesel Engines

Railways have tested a kit for partial running of DEMU (Diesel Electric Multiple Unit)

engines on CNG. One such DEMU DPC has been developed and running at Shakurbasti

diesel shed. One DEMU DPC is already in commercial service with CNG engine.

The ratio of cost variation between CNG and diesel run engines per 100 kms i.e. saving in

using CNG with 20 per cent diesel substitution as compared to 100 per cent diesel operations

in a DPC at present is 13.4 per cent approximately.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Railways Shri Adhir Ranjan

Chowdhury in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.

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18/2/2014

Commodity-Wise Freight Revenue by Railways Goes Up by 10.37 Per Cent During

April-January 2014

The Railways have generated Rs. 76501.01 crore of revenue earnings from commodity-

wise freight traffic during 1st April, 2013 to 31st January, 2014 as compared to Rs. 69313.47

crore during the corresponding period of last year, registering an increase of 10.37 per cent.

Railways carried 866.14 million tonnes of commodity-wise freight traffic during April 2013-

January 2014 as compared to 827.82 million tonnes carried during the corresponding period

of last year, registering an increase of 4.63 per cent.

Out of the total earnings of Rs.8795.90 crore from commodity-wise freight traffic during the

month of January 2014, Rs. 3773.98 crore came from transportation of 46.55 million tonnes

of coal, followed by Rs. 866.90 crore from 11.39 million tonnes of iron ore for exports, steel

plants and for other domestic user, Rs. 865.78 crore from 10.65 million tonnes of cement,

Rs. 779.39 crore from 5.03 million tonnes of foodgrains, Rs. 471.43 crore from 3.56 million

tonnes of petroleum oil and lubricant (POL), Rs. 525.56 crore from 3.49 million tonnes of

Pig iron and finished steel from steel plants and other points, Rs. 378.34 crore from 3.61

million tonnes of fertilizers, Rs. 144.02 crore from 1.38 million tonnes of raw material for

steel plants except iron ore, Rs. 380.57 crore from 3.91 million tonnes by container service

and Rs. 609.93 crore from 6.83 million tonnes of other goods.

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12/2/2014

Construction of a new broad gauge line between Ajmer and Sawai Madhopur via

Tonk

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the construction of a new

broad gauge line between Ajmer and Sawai Madhopur via Tonk in Rajasthan. The total

length of the new line will be 165 kms.

The total anticipated cost of Rs.873.71 crore for this project will be funded 50 percent

through budgetary support and 50 percent through the Government of Rajasthan. Land will

be provided free of cost by the Government of Rajasthan. The line will be completed in eight

years during the 13th Plan period.

The new line will cater to the travelling needs of the people of the area and carrying of goods

on Ajmer-Sawai Madhopur via Tonk. It will also provide infrastructure support to the

backward districts of Ajmer, Tonk and Sawai Madhopur in Rajasthan as also an alternate

route between Chittaurgarh and Sawai Madhopur on the Delhi - Ahmedabad route.

SH/VK


21/2/2014

Construction of a new rail line between Gadag and Wadi in Karnataka

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the construction of a new rail

line between Gadag and Wadi in Karnataka. The total length of the new line will be 252.5

kms.


through budgetary support and 50 percent through the Government of Karnataka. Land will

be provided free of cost by the Government of Karnataka and the line will be completed in

six years during the 13th Plan period.

The new rail line would provide a direct shorter route for the people of the area and

further to Hyderabad/Secunderabad in Andhra Pradesh. Besides the travelling needs of the

people, various cement, steel and power plants in the area would get the necessary rail link

for transportation of their raw material and finished products. Gadag, Koppal, Raichur and

Gulbarga areas of Karnataka would also be covered by this new rail line.

SH/VK (Release ID :103630)

12/2/2014

Construction of a new broad gauge line between Pirpainti-Jasidih (Mohanpur)

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the construction of a new

broad gauge line between Pirpainti-Jasidih (Mohanpur) in Jharkhand.


through budgetary support and 50 percent through the Government of Jharkhand. The line

will be completed in five years during the 13th Plan period.

The rail link between Pirpainti and Jasidih is necessary for providing direct connectivity to

business centres lying in the backward regions of Jharkhand and Bihar such as Pirpainti,

Hansdiha, Godda and Jasidih. The rail link will also serve the Left Wing Extremism (LWE)

affected areas of Jharkhand.

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SH/VK


12/2/2014

Steps Taken to Increase Freight Traffic

A target of loading 1,047 million tonnes during 2013-14 was set for Indian

Railways and which will surpass the Budget estimate.

In order to increase the share of rail borne traffic, an innovative “Empty Flow Discount

Scheme” is being formulated and will be implemented shortly. For further increasing

throughput on the existing network, carrying additional traffic and bolstering freight

earnings, universalisation of all routes on Indian Railways as ‘CC+9+1’ (Carrying

Capacity+9 tonne+1 tonne) is being planned.

Container traffic has witnessed rapid growth in the last few years. For facilitating seamless

transport of imported cargo, some of the restrictions on movement of imported commodities

through containers have been eased. Further, to increase throughput of container traffic, the

permissible carrying capacity of 20 feet containers has been enhanced by 4 tonnes by

necessary upgrade of rolling stock.

There is a vast potential to be tapped in the area of parcel traffic. An aggressive strategy has

been evolved for attracting more such traffic to rail. Parcel trains will be run from nominated

parcel terminals which have been already notified for achieving the above, and Special

Parcel Trains will be run on scheduled timings, so that time-sensitive cargo can be attracted.

A new policy on parcels will be formulated which shall also encourage transportation of

milk across the country. A new concept of hub and spoke for parcel business will be

introduced. Third party warehousing in Special Parcel Terminals is also envisaged.

MKP/SK/IK


12/2/2014

Financial Performance of Railways in 2013-14

Freight Earning Target Increased to RS. 94000 crore

Given the promising trend of loading, the target has been scaled up to about 1052

million tonnes from the budget target of 1047 million tonnes. However, the average lead of

freight traffic is falling, and is likely to be 622 km against budgeted 644.5 km. Yet, the

Railways is confident of surpassing the freight earnings target which has been increased to

Rs 94,000 crore from Rs. 93,554 crore in Budget Estimates. Considering the trend of

passenger earnings, the revised target has been kept at Rs 37,500 crore.

There has been continuing strong inflationary pressure on the input costs, especially the cost

of fuel, both HSD Oil and electrical energy. There has also been a higher than expected

burden on account of significant fresh recruitment in many safety categories, additional

dearness allowance for Railway employees and dearness relief for Railway pensioners. Yet,

as a result of stringent and close monitoring, the increase under Ordinary Working Expenses

has been kept at a modest Rs 560 crore only. However, pension allocation requirements have

gone up by a more significant Rs 2,000 crore. Dividend payment to General Revenues has

also gone up by Rs 1,591crore with the increase in the rate from 4% to 5%.

Considering the trend of earnings and expenditure, the revised plan outlay stands at Rs

59,359 crore. Operating Ratio of Railways is likely to be 90.8% as against budgeted target of

87.8%.

Continuing the happy trend of 2012-13, and in a marked improvement from the two earlier

years, Railways will end the current year with surplus, and fund balances would increase

from Rs 2,391 crore at the beginning of current fiscal to Rs 8,018 crore at the end of March,

2014. This is primarily attributable to strict fiscal discipline enforced by the organisation.

MKP/SK/IK


12/2/2014

Cost Sharing of Railway Projects With State Governments

To catalyse creation of Rail infrastructure for overall national growth, State

Governments of Karnataka, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, and Haryana have

agreed to share cost of several Rail projects in their respective areas.

While efforts of the government to provide precious financial resources for growth of Indian

Railways would continue, the phenomenal investment needs of rail infrastructure cannot be

met entirely through Gross Budgetary Support, Internal Generation of Railways and Market

Borrowing. The Railways have therefore started targeting private investment in rail

infrastructure to bridge the gap.

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MKP/AD/DB


12/2/2014

Use of Information Technology in Railways

Information Technology has revolutionized the Railways customer interface

over the last few years and will continue.

Some of the initiatives that would be taken are -

- proliferation of cash accepting Automatic Ticket Vending Machines;

- Ticketing on mobile phones in the unreserved segment;

- PNR status update to passengers through system generated SMS;

- An update for train running information; Online booking of retiring rooms at all

important stations;

- Online booking of meals on trains for selected en-route stations;

- Introduction of e-forwarding note and electronic transmission of railway receipts for

freight customers, which will enable users to carry out freight business with

Railways from the comfort of their homes and offices; and

· Computerisation of claims settlement process on Indian Railways.

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MKP/SK/IK


12/2/2014

New Factories and Specially Designed Coaches

Three new factories viz. Rail Wheel Plant in district Chhapra, Rail Coach

Factory at Rae Bareli and Diesel Component Factory at Dankuni have become functional

and commenced production during 2013-14.

Specially designed coaches for adverse weather conditions have been inducted for rail travel

in Kashmir Valley. Also corrosion resistant and lighter wagons with capability to carry extra

pay-load and higher speed potential up to 100 kmph have been developed.

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MKP/AD/DB


12/2/2014

Expansion of Railway Network in 2013-14

During the year 2013-14 the Railways have completed 1,532 km of New Line, Doubling and Gauge Conversion against a revised target of 1,525 km. Sections commissioned in 2013-14 include:

New Linesa. Karur – Salem (85 Km)b. Koderma – Nawadih (34 Km)c. Lalitpur – Tikamgarh (51.5 Km)d. New Morinda to Sanewal (54 Km) thereby complete commissioning of Chandigarh

– Ludhianae. Qazigund – Banihal (19 Km)f. Kadur – Chikmaglur (46 Km)

Gauge Conversion:a. Hanumangarh – Sriganganagar (64Km)b. Manamadurai – Virudunagar (67 Km)c. Darum Madhepura – Murliganj (22 Km)d. Kolar – Chickballapur (85 Km)e. Rangiya – Rangapara North – Dekargaon (145 Km)

Doubling:a. Panskura – Shyamchak (27 km) 3rd Lineb. Muri – Tulin (1.5 km) Doubling 2nd Bridge over River Subernarekhac. Jirat – Ambika Kalna (20.23 km)d. Magrahat – Diamond Harbour (15 km)e. Kursela-Karagola (17 km)f. Katereah-Kosi cabin (4km)g. Madur – Mandya (19 km)h. Birur – Ajjampur (18km)

MKP/AD/DB (Release ID :103529)

12/2/2014

Extension of Rail Connectivity to The North Eastern Region

The Railways is now on course to convert the strategically important 510 km long

Rangiya - Murkongselek Metre Gauge line into Broad Gauge within this financial year. The

Capital of Arunanchal Pradesh would soon be on rail map in this financial year, as Harmuti-

Naharlagun newline is expected to be commissioned shortly.

The state of Meghalaya is also all set to come on the Railway map in this financial year, as

Dudhnoi – Mehendipathar newline is getting completed by March 2014.

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MKP/AD/DB


12/2/2014

Gross traffic Receipts in 2014-15 Projected at RS. 1.6 Lakh Crore

Anticipating a healthier growth of economy, the freight traffic target is proposed at

1,101 million tonnes, an increment of 49.7 million tonnes over the current years’ revised

target of about 1052 million tonnes.

The Budget Estimates for goods, passenger, other coaching and sundry other earnings

have been kept at Rs. 1,05,770 crore, Rs. 45,255 crore, Rs 4,200 crore and Rs. 5,500 crore

respectively in 2014-15. The Gross Traffic Receipts have been projected at Rs. 1,60,775

crore.

Ordinary Working Expenses have been proposed at Rs. 1,10,649 crore, which is Rs.

13,589 crore higher than the Revised Estimates for the current year. This will take care of

additional requirements on account of fresh recruitment, increase in dearness allowance

rates, increase in fuel bill, higher lease charges payable to IRFC and general inflationary

increases. Pension outgo has been budgeted at Rs. 27,000 crore, as against Revised

Estimates, 2013-14 of Rs. 24,000 crore. Total Working Expenses are budgeted at Rs.

1,44,199 crore as against Rs. 1,27,260 crore in Revised Estimates, 2013-14. This will leave a

Net Revenue before dividend of Rs. 19,655 crore, and operating ratio of 89.8%. Dividend

payable to General Revenues is estimated at Rs. 9,117 crore. It is estimated that at the end

of 2014-15 the balance under the Railway Funds will be Rs 12,728 crore as against Rs 8018

crore in Revised Estimates, 2013-14.

Annual Plan 2014-15

The Annual Plan 2014-15 envisages investment of Rs. 64,305 crore as against Budget

Estimates 2013-14 of Rs. 63,363 crore and Revised Estimates for 2013-14 of Rs. 59,359

crore. The Budgetary Support from General Revenues has been proposed at Rs. 30,223

crore

MKP/SK/IK (Release ID :103527)

10/2/2014

Indian Railways Carry 866.14 Million Tonnes of Freight During

April-January 2014


during 1st April 2013 to 31st January 2014. The freight carried shows an increase of 38.35

million tonnes over the freight traffic of 827.79 million tonnes actually carried during the

corresponding period last year, registering an increase of 4.63 per cent.

During the month of January 2014, the revenue earning freight traffic carried by Indian

Railways was 96.40 million tonnes. There is an increase of 3.83 million tonnes over the

actual freight traffic of 92.57 million tonnes carried by the Indian Railways during the same

period last year, showing an increase of 4.14 per cent.

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7/2/2014

Ongoing Railway Projects in North Eastern Region

Projects important from strategic viewpoints in Jammu & Kashmir and North Eastern

Region (NER) or developmental projects which result in greater integration of these regions

with the rest of India can be categorized as “National Projects”. The concept is not

extendable to other regions of the country. A uniform funding pattern for all those projects is

to be followed as per directives issued by Prime Minister’s Office.

As on 01.04.2013, there are 20 ongoing New Line, Gauge Conversion and Doubling projects

in NER. Out of these 20 projects, 10 are National Projects. Total length of ongoing projects

is 2919 km being executed at a cost of Rs. 38, 360 crore. The total outlay for executing these

ongoing projects of NER is Rs. 2, 157 crore during 2013-14. After the intervention of

Hon’ble Prime Minister, an additional allocation of Rs. 850 crore has been given to National

Projects of NER in 2013-14.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Railways Shri Kotla Jaya Surya

Prakash Reddy in written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.

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