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Indian Railways have drawn a blueprint for electrification of 2652 Route Kilometers (RKM) for the next 10 years, which include the following railway routes:
S.No.
Name of route
Railway
RKM
1.
Nandalur-Guntakal
South Central
222
2.
Pune-Wadi-Guntakal
South Central & Central
641
3.
Mughalsarai-Utraitia-Moradabad via Sultanpur & Unchahar
Northern
896
4.
Bina-Kota
West Central
303
5.
Shakurbasti-Bhatinda-Suratgarh
Northern & North Western
429
6.
Lingampalli-Wadi
South Central
161
TOTAL
2652
The estimated expenditure involved in electrification of these sections is about Rs. 1600 crore.
The above information was given by the Minister of State for Railways Shri R. Velu, in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today.
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