Darbhanga Samastipur Double Rail Line
Doubling/Electrification of Darbhanga-Samastipur Rail Line
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 6198
ANSWERED ON: 04.04.2018
Doubling/Electrification of Darbhanga-Samastipur Rail Line
KIRTI (JHA) AZAD
Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:-
(a) the present status of the doubling and electrification work on Darbhanga-Samastipur rail line; and
(b) the time by which the said works are likely to be completed along with the steps taken/being taken by the Railways in this regard?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)
(a) and (b): Work of Samastipur – Darbhanga (38 Km) Doubling project has been taken up. All contracts except for major bridges and earthwork have been awarded.
Electrification of existing single line of Samastipur-Darbhanga is part of Raxaul-Sitamarhi-Darbhanga-Samastipur electrification project sanctioned in 2017-18. Work of electrification of this section has been taken up by Central Organization for Railway Electrification (CORE), Allahabad.
Completion of projects depends upon several factors like complete handing over of encumbrance-free land by the State Government, forestry clearances, shifting of utilities, clearance for Road over/under bridges, canal & electrical crossings, etc. Hence, no time-frame has been fixed for completion of this project.
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