Electrification: CORE Plans 4,056 Route Km Completion In FY 2020-21. See Detailed Table

The Central Organization for Railway Electrification (CORE) has targeted electrification of 4,056 route kilometres of the Indian Railways network in the FY 2020-21

Last year, CORE was able to complete work on 2,606 route km out of the 6,200 km that it had planned.

This list does not include works undertaken by other agencies.

Detailed Table of Sections Planned for Electrification by CORE in 2020-21

Zone	Section	Route KM to be Electrified
CR	Dhalgaon-Pandharpur	75
CR	Pandharpur-Kurudwadi	53
CR	Kurudwadi – Yedsi(Barsi Town)	38
ECoR	Balangir – Bichupalli	15
ECoR	Khurda Rd (Excl.) – Nuagaon	90
ECR	Sanki-Barkakana	36
ECR	Maheshmunda-Girdih	14
ECR	Kamtaul- Darbhanga – Sitamarhi	68
ECR	Tatanagar-Badampahar	89
ECR	Bankura-Sonamukhi	41
ER	Bhagalpur-Shivnarayanpur	45
ER	Karaila Road- Shaktinagar	30
ER	Madhupur-Maheshmunda	27
ER	Rampurhat – Dumka (Harisingh-27 RKM)	27
ER	Sitamarhi- Garha	15
NCR	Birlanagar-Etawah	115
NCR	Mahoba-Khajraho	63
NER	Gorakhpur-Anand Nagar	41
NFR	New Jalpaiguri – Raninagar	30
NFR	Gumanihat – New Cooch Behar	27
NFR	Raninagar -JPE 2nd line	0
NFR	New Cooch Behar Yard	4
NFR	New Bongaigaon – Jogighoppa	34
NFR	Jogighopa- Dudhnoi	38
NFR	New Cooch Behar-Samukhtala Road	0
NFR	Guwahati – Digaru	31
NFR	Dudhnoi – Bamnigaon	56
NFR	Hojai – Lumding	48
NR	Unnao-Balamau	100
NR	Janghai – Zafrabad	47
NR	Phaphamau-Pratapgarh-	46
NR	Balamau-Sitapur	62
NR	Aonla-Bareily	26
NR	Garhi Harsaru-Farukhnagar	11
NR	Chandausi-Harduaganj	85
NR	Sonipat-Gohana – Jind	80
NR	Raja Ka Sahaspur-Sambhal Hatim Sarai	23
NWR	Bassi-JP-Kanakpura	40
NWR	Ajmer – Durai – Bangurgram	60
NWR	Bangurgram-Guriya	40
NWR	Sadulpur-Gogameri	79
NWR	Gogameri-Hanumangarh	100
NWR	Sadulpur-Ratangarh	101
SCR	Lingampet Jagtiyal-Morthad	50
SCR	Vikarabad – Kohir	45
SCR	Nandyal – Sanjmala	52
SCR	Morthad – Nizamabad	52
SECR	Lamta – Nainpur	35
SECR	Lamta-Samnapur	22
SECR	Maruda -Gunderdehi	26
SECR	Tumsar Road – Tirodi	47
SECR	Gunderdehi – Dallirajhara	53
SECR	Balaghat-Katangi	47
SER	Azimganj-New Farakka	61
SER	Muzzaffarpur-Runi Saidpur	42
SER	Rupsa-Baripada	51
SER	Sonamukhi-Mashagram	74
SR	Thiruvarur-Karaikal port	42
SR	Nagapatnam-Velankanni	9
SR	Cuddlore port-Vridhachalam	57
SR	Vridhachalam-Kuttakudi	33
SR	Madurai-Manmadurai	45
SR	Virudunagar-Trichchuli	33
SWR	Hotgi – Indi Road	43
SWR	Indi Road  – Kalgurki	85
SWR	Chikbanavar – Tumkuru	55
SWR	Yelehanka-Devanhalli	23
SWR	Tumkuru – Gubbi – Kardi – Arsikere (Upto  Banasandra 50 RKM)	50
WCR	Gurla- Srinagar	53
WCR	Chittorgarh (Chanderiya) – Srinagar	94
WCR	Katni-Satna excl. Kaimoor	98
WCR	Jukehi – Kaimoor	20
WR	Dhola-Dhamnagar	38
WR	Wankaner – Rajkot	42
WR	Viramgam -Dharangdhara	68
WR	Samakhiyali-Adipur	62
WR	Gandhidham-Kandla Port	15
WR	Dhamnagar – Savarkundla	44
WR	Sarvkunda-Pipava	69
WR	Hapa-Khambhaliya	62
WR	Kanalus – Sikka	15
WR	Khambaliya -Gorinja	74
WR	Gorinja-Okha	40
WR	Wankaner-Morbi	28
WR	Morbi-Maliyana	52
Total		4,056 km

A target of more than 4,000 km for FY 2020-21 looks like a tough ask considering the issues faced due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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CORE has shown a steady increase in the pace of electrification work completion over the past few years

The pace of work increased dramatically from 2017-18 as the Ministry of Railways threw its weight behind wholesale electrification of the entire Indian Railways network in three years.

Here is a list of sections electrified by CORE in the financial year 2019-20. This list does not include works executed by other agencies such as RVNL, PGCIL, KEC, etc.

Sections Electrified in 2019-20 by CORE

Section	Route KM
Raja Ka Sahaspur-Chandausi	19
Mandawar-Bandikui	29
Bonidanga-Tinpahar	26
Sagma-Satna	7
Doswas-Jaora	33
Sanand-Jakhvada	23
Suratgarh-Birdawal	20
Jalalpur-Thawe	19
Maheshpur-Rema	36
Kukkadam-Vishnupuram	28
Dingwai-Badausa	33
Gangdhara-Lingampet-Jagtiyal	26
Fatehabad-Laxmibainagar	33
Alwar-Bandikui	62
Rani-Bhinwalia	31
Jakhwada-Viramgam	18
Mankapur-Katra-Ayodhya	36
Samastipur-Khagariya	85
Nadikudi-Macherla	34
Tinpahar-Sahibganj	38
Jaora-Mandsor	51
Rajkot-Hapa	72
Chunar-Churk	81
Rema-Mahesh Munda	52
Batala-Bharoli	66
Badausa-Manikpur	56
Ohan-Bansipahar	6
Chaundasi- Aonla	45
Mandsor- Nimach	49
Rewari-Mahendragarh	50
Tinpahar-Rajmahal & Jamalpur-Munger	18
Kanakpura-Phulera	49
Churk-Chopan	19
Chopan-Karaila road	45
Thawe- Rajapatti	54
Satna-Rewa	49
Gunjaria-NJP	67
Miraj-Dhalgaon	62
Unnao-Unchahar	110
Mahesana-Viramgam	67
Madar-Ajmer-Adarsh nagar	13
Munger-Sahibpur Kamal	14
Tanjavur-Thiruvarur	54
Surendarnagar-Botad-Dhola	119
Dhrangdhra-Surendarnagar	31
Shanki-Tatisilwai	30
Kairala Rd-Mahedia	18
Shivnarayanpur-Sahibganj	35
Mahendergarh- Sadulpur	89
Rajapatti-Chhapra Katcheri	61
Viramgram-Surendarnagar	68
Naupada-Gunupur	90
Lanjigarh-Junagarh	52
Bandikui-Bassi	56
Nimach – Chhitorhgarh	65
Samastipur-Darbhanga-Jaynagar	107
Total	2606

While the Railway Ministry wanted to complete electrification within three years, achieving that target is likely a few more years away. Despite the blistering pace, only 62% of the total route km has been electrified yet.

Data updated till 18th July, 2020 #electrification #IndianRailways @RailMinIndia

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