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RAILWAY ELECTRIFICATION
Electrical traction is as environmental friendly, pollution-free and energy efficient mode of transport and offer an excellent alternative to fossil fuels as a source of energy. Electrification was introduced on IR in 1925 with 1500 Volts DC and subsequently, extended by installing 3000 Volts DC system. 388 route Kms. had been electrified by the year 1936. In 1957, IR decided to adopt 25 KV AC traction system and, thus, selected main lines and high-density routes were taken up for Energisation in a planned manner. Today, out of the seven major trunk routes connecting Mumbai, Kolkata, New Delhi and Chennai, six are fully electrified and work is in progress on the remaining Mumbai-Chennai route.
Also, 2X25 KV Auto transformer system of traction was introduced in 1995 on Bina katni Anuppur-Bishrampur/Chirimiri section of West Central and South East Central Railway.
Presently 31.33% of the total route Kms. of IR is electrified. Over the Years, the progress of electrification on IR has been as under:
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Period
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Route Kms. Electrified
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Prior to Independence (1925-1947)
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388
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I Five Year Plan (1951-56)
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141
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II Five Year Plan (1956-61)
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216
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III Five Year Plan (1961-66)
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1678
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Annual Plan (1966-69
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814
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IV Five Year Plan (1969-74)
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953
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V Five Year Plan (1974-78)
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533
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Inter Plan (1978-80)
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195
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VI Five Year Plan (1980-85)
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1522
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VII Five Year Plan (1985-90)
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2812
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Annual Plan (1990-92)
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1557
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VIII Five Year Plan (1992-97)
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2708
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IX Five Year Plan (1997-2002)
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2484
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X Five Year Plan (2002-07)
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1810
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XI Five Year Plan First Year (2007-08) *
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502
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XI Five Year Plan Second Year (2008-09)
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797
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XI Five Year Plan Third Year (2009-10)
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1117
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Total as on 31.03.2010
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20059
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*168 RKM of electrified MG dismantled
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STATE WISE POSITION OF ROUTE KILOMETRES ELECTRIFIED |
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SN |
State |
Total Route Kilometer |
Route Kilometer electrified |
Percentage |
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1 |
Andhra Pradesh |
5185 |
2493 |
48.08% |
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2 |
Bihar |
3515 |
1053 |
29.96% |
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3 |
Chattisgarh |
1186 |
861 |
72.60% |
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4 |
Delhi |
182 |
139 |
76.37% |
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5 |
Gujarat |
5328 |
723 |
13.57% |
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6 |
Haryana |
1553 |
413 |
26.59% |
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7 |
Himachal Pradesh |
285 |
23 |
8.07% |
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8 |
Jharkhand |
1968 |
1591 |
80.84% |
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9 |
Karnataka |
3007 |
161 |
5.35% |
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10 |
Kerala |
1050 |
540 |
51.43% |
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11 |
Madhya Pradesh |
4949 |
2126 |
42.96% |
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12 |
Maharashtra |
5601 |
2065 |
36.87% |
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13 |
Orissa |
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1371 |
57.48% |
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14 |
Punjab |
2133 |
527 |
24.71% |
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15 |
Pondicherry |
11 |
11 |
100.00% |
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16 |
Rajasthan |
5854 |
642 |
10.97% |
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17 |
Tamil Nadu |
4106 |
1235 |
30.08% |
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18 |
Uttar Pradesh |
8702 |
2137 |
24.56% |
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19 |
Uttranchal |
345 |
52 |
15.07% |
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20 |
West Bengal |
3890 |
1896 |
48.74% |
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21 |
Other States |
2780 |
0 |
0.00% |
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Total |
64015 |
20059 |
31.33% |
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ON GOING RAILWAY ELECTRIFICATION WORKS 2010-11 |
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SN |
Name of Project |
RAILWAY |
STATE |
RKM |
Balance RKM as on 01.04.10 |
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1 |
Renigunta- Guntakal |
South Central |
Andhra Pradesh |
308 |
179 |
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2 |
Khurja-Meerut-Saharanpur incl. Ghaziabad-Meerut |
Northern |
Uttar Pradesh |
254 |
142 |
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3 |
Ernakulam-Trivandrum incl.TVC-Kanniyakumari |
Southern |
Kerala & Tamil Nadu |
429 |
87 |
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4 |
Moradabad-Lucknow-Utratia |
Northern |
Uttar Pradesh |
338 |
81 |
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5 |
Utratia-Sultanpur-Mughalsarai |
Northern |
Uttar Pradesh |
288 |
123 |
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6 |
Lingampalli-Wadi |
South Central |
Andhra Pradesh & Karnataka |
161 |
52 |
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7 |
Ujjain -Indore & Dewas -Maksi |
Western |
Madhya Pradesh |
115 |
27 |
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8 |
Shakurbasti -Rohtak |
Northern |
Delhi & Haryana |
60 |
3 |
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9 |
Jalandhar-Jammu Tawi -Udhampur as phase I of Jalandhar-Jammu Tawi-Baramula |
Northern |
Punjab, Himanchal Pradesh & J&K |
275 |
176 |
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10 |
Barabanki-Gonda-Gorakhpur-Barauni incl. Siwan -Thawe |
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Uttar Pradesh & Bihar |
729 |
399 |
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11 |
Jhansi -Kanpur incl. Ait-Konch |
North Central |
Uttar Pradesh |
240 |
240 |
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12 |
Barauni-Katihar - Guwahati incl. Katihar -Barsoi |
East Central & North East Frontier |
Bihar, West Bengal & Assam |
836 |
836 |
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13 |
Madurai-Tuticorin-Nagercoil |
Southern |
Tamil Nadu |
262 |
262 |
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14 |
Varanasi-Janghai-Unchahar incl. Phaphamau-Prayag-Allahabad |
Northern |
Uttar Pradesh |
207 |
207 |
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15 |
Delhi Sarai rohilla-Gurgaon |
Northern |
Delhi & Haryana |
30 |
30 |
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16 |
Ghaziabad-Moradabad |
Northern |
Uttar Pradesh |
140 |
140 |
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17 |
Rohtak-Bhatinda-Lehra Muhabat |
Northern |
Punjab & Haryana |
252 |
252 |
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18 |
Shoranur-Mangalore-Penambur |
Southern |
Kerala & Karnatak |
328 |
328 |
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19 |
Pandabeshwar?Sainthia ? Pakur incl. Khana -Sainthia |
Eastern |
West Bengal & Jharkhand |
205 |
205 |
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20 |
Gondia - Ballarshah |
South East Central |
Maharashtra |
250 |
250 |
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21 |
Daund ? Manmad incl. Puntamba - Shirdi |
Central |
Maharashtra |
255 |
255 |
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TOTAL |
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5847 |
4274 |
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