Electrification: Targets for 2019-20 set at 10,319 km

The Railway Board has sharply increased electrification target for 2019-20 to 10,319 kilometres. This is a steep 68% higher than the target for 2018-19 of 6,125 km.

The total target of 10,319 km has been distributed among executing agencies Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL), (Central Organisation for Railway Electrification (CORE), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL), IRCON and RITES.

Breakup by Executing Agency:

Executing Agency	Electrification Target for 2019-20
CORE	7,309
IRCON	252
PGCIL	494
RITES	145
RVNL	2,119
Grand Total	10,319

Breakup by Zone

Zonal Jurisdiction	Electrification Target for 2019-20
CR	722
ECoR	146
ECR	639
ER	208
NCR	557
NER	379
NFR	753
NR	1,187
NWR	1,003
SCR	624
SECR	305
SER	178
SR	515
SWR	948
WCR	422
WCR & WR	313
WR	1,420
Grand Total	10,319

As of mid-March 2019, approximately 3,700 km of the 6,125 km target for 2018-19 has been commissioned. The rest is either under or has been moved to the targets for 2019-20

In 2018, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs had approved a proposal for electrification of balance un-electrified BG routes of Indian Railways (IR) comprising of 108 sections covering 13,675 route kilometres (16,540 track kilometres) at a cost of Rs.12,134.50 crore. This electrification is expected to be completed by 2021-22.

The major trunk routes on IR network have already been electrified and are operational. Considering the requirement for seamless operation of rail traffic across the network, it was felt necessary that the bottlenecks created by the need to change traction are done away with.

The proposed electrification plan, mainly for missing links and last mile connectivity, will increase operational efficiency and enhance line capacity besides improving speeds of trains.

The complete list of sections targetted for electrification in 2019-20

Section to be electrified	Electrification Target for 2019-20	Zonal Jurisdiction	Executing Agency
Wani – Pimpalkhutti	66	CR	RVNL
Solapur – Gulbarga	109	CR	RVNL
Bhigwan – Solapur	160	CR	RVNL
Daliganj – Sitapur , Bhojipura – Pilibhit	120	NER	RVNL
New Bongaigaon – Sorupeta – Guwahati	161	NFR	RVNL
Raninagar – Jalpaiguri – New Bongaigaon	221	NFR	RVNL
Raebareli – Unchahar incl Dalmau – Daryapur	63	NR	RVNL
Jakhal – Dhuri	65	NR	RVNL
Nabha – Lehra Mohabat	96	NR	RVNL
Mawal – Swaroopganj	40	NWR	RVNL
Jawaibandh – Swaroopganj	56	NWR	RVNL
Vijayawada – Moturu	50	SCR	RVNL
Umdanagar – Mehboobnagar	76	SCR	RVNL
Bhandarkhurd – Sauser	28	SECR	RVNL
Cuddalore Port – Mayiladuturai – Thiruvarur	114	SR	RVNL
Hospet – Bhanapur	40	SWR	RVNL
Tornagallu – Hospet incl Tornagallu – Ranjitpura	54	SWR	RVNL
Hubli – Alnawar	58	SWR	RVNL
Bayappanhalli – Hosur	70	SWR	RVNL
Bellary – Thalaku	100	SWR	RVNL
Shivpuri – Gwalior	125	WCR	RVNL
Palanpur – Bhildi – Samiyakhali	247	WR	RVNL
Miraj – Kurduwadi	180	CR	CORE
Lanjigarh Road – Junagarh Road	56	ECoR	CORE
Naupada – Gunupur	90	ECoR	CORE
Hasanpur – Khagriya	40	ECR	CORE
Barkakana – Ranchi	55	ECR	CORE
Rema – Giridih	64	ECR	CORE
Muzaffarpur – Sitamarhi	65	ECR	CORE
Darbhanga – Jaynagar	69	ECR	CORE
Chopan – Singrauli incl. Karaila Rd – Shakti Nagar	115	ECR	CORE
Raxaul – Sitamarhi – Darbhanga – Samastipur	231	ECR	CORE
Monigram – Tildanga/New Farakka incl. Nalhati – Azimganj bypass line	61	ER	CORE
Bhagalpur – Sahibganj – Bonidanga – Tinpahar – Rajmahal	147	ER	CORE
Chitrakoot – Manikpur	33	NCR	CORE
Chunar – Chopan	100	NCR	CORE
Bhandai – Udi	113	NCR	CORE
Birlanagar – Etawah	115	NCR	CORE
Mahoba – Udaipura	196	NCR	CORE
Bareili – Bhojipura	19	NER	CORE
Manakpur – Katra – Ayodhya	38	NER	CORE
Gopalganj – Chhapra Kacheri	99	NER	CORE
Gunjariya – NJP – Raninagar Jalpaiguri	95	NFR	CORE
Guwahati – Chaparmukh	101	NFR	CORE
New Bongaigaon – Goalpara – Kamakhya	175	NFR	CORE
Garh Hasaru – Farukhnagar	12	NR	CORE
Raja ka Sahaspur – Sambal Hatim Sarai	23	NR	CORE
Phaphamau – Pratapgarh	46	NR	CORE
Sultanpur – Chilbila	46	NR	CORE
Janghai – Zafrabad	47	NR	CORE
Chinna – Bharoli	54	NR	CORE
Unnao – Madhoganj	77	NR	CORE
Sonipat -Gohana – Jind	86	NR	CORE
Bhatinda – Ferozepur	87	NR	CORE
Barabanki – Faizabad – Ayodhya	100	NR	CORE
Unnao – Unchahar	113	NR	CORE
Ludhiana – Firozpur	123	NR	CORE
Bareilly – Chandausi – Harduaganj	149	NR	CORE
Suratgarh – STPS	19	NWR	CORE
Ajmer – Haripur	85	NWR	CORE
Suratgarh – Lalgarh	178	NWR	CORE
Rewari – Loharu – Sadulpur – Hanumangarh	320	NWR	CORE
Bandikui – Jaipur – Phulera	160	NWR	CORE
Gangadhara – Lingampet – Jagtiyal	29	SCR	CORE
Nadikudi – Macherla	33	SCR	CORE
Lingampet – Jagtiyal – Nizamabad	95	SCR	CORE
Manmad – Aurangabad	113	SCR	CORE
Dharmavaram – Pakala	228	SCR	CORE
Tumsar Road – Tirodi	47	SECR	CORE
Samnapur – Nainpur	56	SECR	CORE
Marauda – Dallirajhara	76	SECR	CORE
Rupsa – Bangriposi	89	SER	CORE
Tata – Badampahar	89	SER	CORE
Mangalore – Penambur (with doubling)	22	SR	CORE
Pollachi – Podanur	40	SR	CORE
Vridachalam – Cuddalore Port	57	SR	CORE
Tanjavur – Nagapattinam – Karaikkal Port	103	SR	CORE
Dindigul – Palghat	179	SR	CORE
Hubali – Haveri	75	SWR	CORE
Gadag – Bagalkot	93	SWR	CORE
Mysuru – Hassan	120	SWR	CORE
Bangarpet – Yelehanka	149	SWR	CORE
Katni – Satna , Satna – Rewa	148	WCR	CORE
Jaora – Mimuch – Chittorgarh , Chanderia – Kota	313	WCR & WR	CORE
Samakhiyali – Gandidham – Kandla Port – Mundra Port	77	WR	CORE
Wankaner – Dahinsara – Maliya Miyana & Surendranagar – Dhrangandhra	132	WR	CORE
Hapa – Sikka – Okha	195	WR	CORE
Sanand – Viramgam – Rajkot	213	WR	CORE
Surendranagar – Dhola – Pipav	264	WR	CORE
Mehsana – Viramgam – Samkhiyali	292	WR	CORE
Satara – Kirloskarwadi	94	CR	PGCIL
Shindwane – Satara	113	CR	PGCIL
Nainpur – Seoni – Chiraidongri – Mandla Fort	98	SECR	PGCIL
Miraj – Londa	189	SWR	PGCIL
Jaipur – Ringus	57	NWR	RITES
Pachore – Maksi	88	NWR	RITES
Farrukhabad – Kannauj	47	NER	IRCON
Daryaganj – Farrukhabad	56	NER	IRCON
Beohari – Newas Road	64	WCR	IRCON
Niwas Road – Mahedia (Singrauli)	85	WCR	IRCON