Indian Railways completes 1,356 km Rail Line projects in North Eastern Region during 2014-21

As on 01.04.2021, 20 Projects costing Rs.74,485 crore for 2,011 km length falling fully/partly in North Eastern Region are under different stage of planning/ approval/ execution, out of which 321 km length has been commissioned and an expenditure of Rs. 26,874 crore incurred upto March, 2021. These include:

  • 14 New Line Projects covering a length of 1,181 km at a cost of:
    • Rs 56,553 crore, out of which 253 km length has been commissioned and an expenditure of Rs 23,994 crore incurred upto March, 2021.   
  • 6 Doubling Projects covering a length of 830 km at a cost of:
    • Rs 17,932 crore, out of which 68 km length has been commissioned and an expenditure of Rs 2,880 crore incurred upto March, 2021.
  • During 2014-21, 1356 km projects (270 km of New Line, 972 km of Gauge Conversion and 114 km of Doubling) falling fully/partly in the North Eastern Region have been commissioned at an average rate.
  • 193.71 km per year, which is 94% more than average commissioning during 2009-14 (66.6 km/year).
  • For financial year 2021-22, total Budget outlay of Rs 6,913 crore has been provided for infrastructure and safety works falling fully/ partly in North Eastern Region, which is 226% more with respect to average annual budget outlay of 2009-14 (Rs 2,122 crore/year). 
  • Average annual Budget allocation for these projects during 2014-19 has been enhanced to Rs 5,531 crore per year from Rs 2,122 crore per year during 2009-14, which is 161% more than average annual budget outlay of 2009-14 and budget outlay of Rs 4,669 crore was provided for these projects for financial year 2020-21 which is 120% more than average annual budget outlay of 2009-14.
  • Funds are allotted project-wise on yearly basis, based on requirements projected by the Zonal Railways depending upon progress of the work subject to availability of funds.

Wi-Fi services at Railway Stations: 

RailTel, a Public Sector Undertaking of the Ministry of Railways is providing Wi-Fi services at Railway Stations. So far, Wi-Fi facility has been provided at 6045 stations. Zone-wise details are appended.

  • Indian Railways have decided to provide Wi-Fi facility at all stations except halt stations.
  • Provision of Wi-Fi at balance stations is in progress and is dependent upon the availability of Infrastructure like Optical Fibre Cable at these stations. 
  • Out of these, 55 stations are targeted for completion in this financial year.
  • Zone-wise detail of Railway Stations where Wi-Fi is commissioned:
Zonal Railway Total Stations
Eastern 350
East Central 400
East Coast 254
Northeast Frontier 380
South Eastern 248
South East Central 202
Metro Kolkata 33
Northern 572
North Eastern 294
North Central 286
North Western 418
South Central 587
Southern 542
South Western 308
Central 373
West Central 271
Western 468
Konkan (KRCL) 59
Total 6045

This information was given by the Minister of Railways, Communications and Electronic & Information Technology, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha on 28 July 2021.


Source: PIB-Press Release | Image Credit: Northeast Frontier Railway

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