Shri P.K. Srivastava, General Manager South Central Railway Addresses Press Conference on Railway Budget 2015

Shri P.K. Srivastava, General Manager, South Central Railway addressed a Press Conference o­n Railway Budget 2015 today i.e. 26^th February 2015 at Rail Nilayam, Secunderabad. The Press Conference was attended by several Principal Heads of Departments of the Zone.

  Addressing the media present o­n the occasion, Shri P.K. Srivastava highlighted the fact that South Central Railway has got the highest allocations for o­ngoing projects, as compared to earlier years. He stated that :-

·Towards infrastructure, SCR has been sanctioned an staggering amount of Rs 2768 Crs for the year 2015-16, which is 24% more than the year 2014-15.

·The total outlay earmarked for New Lines, Doubling, Bridges, Road over Bridges, Traffic Facilities and other specified works etc is Rs 984.33 Crs, which is 60% higher as compared to Rs 616 Crs during the FY 2014-15.

·For New Lines, the budgetary grant for 2015-16 is Rs 511.6 Crs., which is 23% more than previous year.

·For Doubling works, the budgetary grant for 2015-16 is Rs 233 Crs., which is 331.56% more than previous year.

·For Bridges, the budgetary grant for 2015-16 is Rs 26.9 Crs., which is 61% more than previous year.

·For Road over Bridges, the budgetary grant is Rs 101.67 Crs, for Traffic Facilities the budgetary grant is Rs 40.68 Crs for the year 2015-16.

In Terms of Budgetary Allocations for important o­ngoing new line projects, the details are as follows:-

vRs 141 Crs for Peddapalli-Karimnagar-Nizamabad project.

vRs 100 Crs for Mellacheruvu-Vishnupuram project.

vRs 130 Crs for Nandyal-Yerraguntla project

(This high allocation will enable in completing the above three projects.)

vRs 20 Crs for Manoharabad-Kothapalli project.

vRs 110 Crs for Nadikudi-Srikalahasti project.

vRs 35 Crs for Gulbarga-Bidar project.

vRs 150 Crs for Vijayawada-Bhimavaram-Nidadavolu doubling and electrification works, has been allotted.

Summary of Sanctioned Projects in SCR in Railway Budget 2015

The new projects sanctioned for SCR in the Railway Budget 2015 include four doubling, three tripling and o­ne new railway line projects to a length of 1197 Kms. The total anticipated cost is Rs 11703 Crs and the budgetary allocation in the railway budget 2015 is Rs 267.59 Crs. The details are as below:-

ØVijayawada-Gudur Tripling of railway line project (293  Kms) at an anticipated cost of    Rs 2423 Crs. The budgetary allocation for the year 2015-16 is Rs 55.4 Crs.

ØDuvvada-Vijayawada Tripling of railway line project (335 Kms) at an anticipated cost of Rs         3350 Crs. The budgetary allocation for the year 2015-16 is Rs 76.6 Crs.

ØKazipet-Balharshah Tripling of railway line project (202 Kms) at an anticipated cost of   Rs 2020 Crs. The budgetary allocation for the year 2015-16 is Rs 46.19 Crs.

ØGooty-Dharmavaram-Banglore Doubling of railway line project (180 Kms) at an anticipated cost of Rs 1800 Crs. The budgetary allocation for the year 2015-16 is Rs 41.16 Crs.

ØSecunderabad-Mahboobnagar Doubling of railway line project (110 Kms) at an anticipated cost of Rs 1200 Crs. The budgetary allocation for the year 2015-16 is Rs 27.44 Crs.

ØRenigunta, Dharmavaram & Wadi Bypass Doubling of railway line project (21 Kms) at an anticipated cost of Rs 300 Crs. The budgetary allocation for the year 2015-16 is Rs 6.86 Crs.

ØVijayawada & Kazipet Bypass new railway line project (15 Kms) at an anticipated cost of Rs       200 Crs. The budgetary allocation for the year 2015-16 is Rs 4.57 Crs.

2 High Speed Rail Routes; and 26% of New Express Trains announced in the Railway Budget-2014 to benefit Passengers on South Central Railway

Shri D V Sadananda Gowda, Hon’ble Minister for Railways, presented the Railway Budget for the FY 2014-15 to the Parliament today, ie. 8^th July 2014. The salient features of this Rail Budget pertaining to South Central Railway are furnished below:

Summary of Highlights:

     It is noteworthy that South Central Railway has got a lion’s share of the new Express Trains announced in this Budget. Out of 43 New Express Trains announced for the entire Indian Railways, 11 Express Trains either originate or pass through SCR system, benefiting the passengers in this region.

Taking into account the 15 New Express Trains announced in the Interim Rail Budget presented in February 2014, SCR gets a whopping 26 New Express Trains for the FY 2014-15. This is higher in number compared to 25 New Trains – 21 Express and 4 Passenger – announced for SCR in the last year’s Rail Budget in 2013.

    

    Out of nine rail routes, which have been are proposed for upgradation to enable running of trains with higher speeds, two routes fall under the jurisdiction of South Central Railway.

   

   ·The Hon’ble Railway Minister stated specifically to consider the requirements of Railway Projects in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana so as to give necessary economic boost after holding co-ordination meetings. A joint committee of Railways and State Government Officials will examine all the issues concerning Railways in the newly formed States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

A. MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENTS

    

    1.Efforts will be made to set up High-speed Rail Routes to run trains with enhanced speeds of 160-200 kmph in select sectors so as to significantly reduce travel time between major cities. It is significant that two of the nine identified routes are o­n SCR. These are:

i.Hyderabad – Chennai

ii.Secunderabad – Nagpur

    

    2.There are 29 Projects running in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana at an estimated cost of Rs.20,680 Crores. Railways will hold a coordination meeting with the officials of the newly created States to consider their requirements so as to give necessary economic boost.

    

     3.A committee of Railways and State Government Officials will examine all the issues concerning Railways in the twin states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Further action will be taken after receipt of the report of the Committee. 

B. PROJECTS

·         New Line Surveys to be taken up during 2014-15:'

i. Aurangabad – Chalisgaon 

C.NEW TRAIN SERVICES

Out of the 43 New Express Trains announced in this Rail Budget, 26% ie. 11 Express Trains will cater to the needs of SCR’s passengers. These are:

• Originating Express Trains (05)

1.     Secunderabad – Hazrat Nizamuddin Premium AC Express

2.     Vijayawada – New Delhi AP Express (Daily)

3.     Kazipet – Mumbai Express (Weekly) via Balharshah

4.Bidar – Mumbai Express (Weekly)

5.H.S.Nanded – Bikaner Express (Weekly)

• Passing-through Mail/Express Trains (06)

1.     Shalimar – Chennai Premium AC Express

2.Jaipur – Madurai Premium Express

3.Kamakhya – Bengaluru Premium Express

4.Ahmedabad – Chennai Express (Bi-weekly) via Vasai Road

5.Vishakhapatnam – Chennai Express (Weekly)

6.Tatanagar – Bengaluru (Baiyyappnahalli) Express (Weekly) 

            Summary of New Train services o­n SCR for FY 2014-15

FY 2014-15	Mail / Express			% of Total Express Trains announced for Indian Railways
	Originating	Pass Through	Total
Announced in July Rail Budget	05	06	11	26% (11 out of 43)
Announced in the Interim Rail Budget in February	07	08	15	28% (15 out of 55)
Grand Total	12	14	26	27% (26 out of 97)