According to the ‘India Transport Report’ submitted by ‘National Transport Development Policy Committee’ to Hon’ble Prime Minister in January 2014, as compared to Road , Rail consumes 75 per cent to 90 per cent less energy for freight traffic and 5 per cent to 21 per cent less energy for passenger traffic. Substantial percentage of operation of Railway is carried out on electric traction. For the year 2013-14, out of the total traffic in Indian Railways measured in terms of Gross Tonne Kilometre (GTKM), 65.4% of freight traffic and 51.2% of passenger traffic has been moved on electric traction.
Indian Railways have already embarked upon a major electrification programme to speed up electrification of Railway Lines as can be seen from the targets and achievements of 10th, 11th and 12thFive Year Plans (FYP).
Five Year Plan
|
Route Kilometers Electrified (RKM)
|
10th
|
1810
|
11th
|
4556
|
12th
(2012-13 &
2013-14)
|
6500 (Target)
(2667 RKM electrified against the proportionate target of 2600 (RKM)
|
Indian Railways have also increased the production of electric locomotive continuously during 10th, 11th, 12th Five Year Plans (FYP).
Five Year Plan
|
Electric Locomotives
|
10th
|
526
|
11th
|
1116
|
12th
(2012-13 &
2013-14)
|
534
|
Besides the above, 200 Electric Locomotives have been procured from M/s Bharat Heavy Electrical Limited during the period 2009-10 to 2013-14.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Railways Shri Manoj Sinha in written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
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