INDIAN RAILWAY VISION 2020

CAPACITY CREATION BY More than 30,000 kms of route would be double / multiple lines (compare to around 18,000 kms today). Of this, more than 6,000 kms would be quadrupled lines with segregation of passenger and freight services into separate double-line corridors. This shall include Delhi-Kolkata, Delhi-Mumbai, Kolkata-Mumbai and Delhi- Chennai routes on which Dedicated Freight Corridors would come. - Contd…

CAPACITY CREATION BY Maximum speed of passenger trains would be raised from 110 or 130 kmph at present to kmph on these segregated routes and, similarly, maximum speed of freight trains would be raised from kmph to over 100 kmph. The gap between maximum and average speeds of both passenger and freight trains will be minimized. - Contd…

CAPACITY CREATION BY Gauge conversion programme would be completed. The entire network (barring the hill and heritage railways) would be in Broad Gauge. 4.33,000 kms of routes would be electrified (i.e. additional electrification of 14,000 kms in 10 years).

HIGH SPEED RAIL TRAVEL 1.The vision aims at raising the speed of regular passenger trains to kmph on segregated routes, which will bring about a major transformation in train travel. 2.At least 4 high speed rail projects to provide bullet train services at kmph.

HIGH SPEED RAIL TRAVEL 3.Six corridors have already been identified for technical studies on setting up High Speed Rail Corridors. These are: i. Delhi-Chandigarh-Amritsar; ii. Pune-Mumbai-Ahmedabad; iii. Hyderabad-Dronakal-Vijaywada-Chennai; iv. Howrah-Haldia; v. Chennai-Banglore-Coimbatore-Ernakulam; vi. Delhi-Agra-Lucknow-Varanasi-Patna

WORLD CLASS STATIONS & DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE STATIONS 50 stations will be developed as World Class Station. In addition, at least 200 large stations would be developed to provide multifarious facilities like offices, retail, entertainment, restaurants, theatres, hotels and health and educational services.

METHODOLOGY OF ACHIEVING INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT High Speed Rail Corridor (Bullet Train), World Class Station and Multifarious facilities will be achieved through PPP. Other Project / Works to be done by Railways.

INVESTMENT FOR VISION Total investment will be Rs. 14 Lacs Crore. Out of which Rs Lacs Crore will be on Civil Engineering Infrastructure. Rs. 9 Lacs Crore will be mobilized by Railway through surpluses from high growth in freight & passenger traffic, supported by borrowing and use of PPP. Central Govt. to set up an Accelerated Rail Development Fund (ARDF) to finance remaining Rs. 5 Lacs Crore.

PROPOSED INVESTMENT ON INFRASTRUCTURE 1.Bottleneck removal works – Traffic facility, Bypass, Terminal Works, Speed Raising 48,000 2.New Line, Doubling, Tripling, Quadrupling (Including DFC), Gauge Conversion, MTP 4,05,450 3.World Class Stations & MFCs, Adarsh Stations91,000 4.Track Renewal & 25 t Axle Load and Bridges79,405 5.High Speed Corridor2,00,000 Total8,23,855 6.Cost to complete 109 New Lines, 51 Gauge Conversion & 126 Doubling ongoing projects. 79,462 (Cr. of Rs.)

PROPOSED DOUBLING, GAUGE CONVERSION & NEW LINE PROJECTS Plan HeadShort Term Targets (upto 2012) Long Term Targets Total Targets Doubling1000 kms11000 kms12000 kms Gauge Conversion 2500 kms9500 kms12000 kms New Line1000 kms24000 kms25000 kms Total4500 kms44500 kms49000 kms

RESOURCES REQUIREMENT IN FUTURE ItemPresent availabilityFuture Requirement Rails 60 Kg7 Lacs MT12 Lacs MT PRC sleepers91 Lacs sleepers150 Lacs sleepers Track Fastenings, Switches, Crossings etc Enhance capacity by % over and above the present. Ballast150 Lacs cum250 Lacs cum Track Machines 578 Track Machines 2284 track machines complimentary rolling stock Supervisors (with 4044 vacancies) for Engineering only Officers 90 SAG in construction 80+90=170 SAG for Const. units and Authorities 160 JAG/SS for Authorities

Annual increase is slated to increase from the present levels of Rs. 20,000 Crores to approx Rs. 50,000 Crores. Role of Finance: The role of finance in a project organization should be redefined. Rigorous financial examination is required while approving the project and sanctioning the detailed estimate. Thereafter expenditure will be done by executives as per provision in the detailed estimate. - Contd… PROJECT EXECUTION METHODOLOGY

Tender Evaluation System: This will be modified to a system in which the price is not the only consideration, but the technical competence and capability of the tenderer is given due weightage. PROJECT EXECUTION METHODOLOGY

Independent authority headed by engineering officer (reporting to ME) will be set up in 4 metropolitan cities i.e. Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai & Mumbai. The authority will be headed by a Chairman and supported by Members below him and other SAG level official under them, with field units. A total of 40 officers would be required to man the HQ of the 4 Authorities proposed, with another about officers in SAG and JAG/Senior Scale working in the PIUs. - Contd… ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE

The thin team of Authority would have not more than 3 tiers and, would be supported by outsourced staff in the areas required for the projects. The Project Implementation Units (PIU) would be spread over the geographical beat of the Authority to supervise the execution of the projects. PIUs will have officials in 2-3 tiers for supervising the projects. For closer monitoring and supervision, each SAG officer would have a work load of approximately kms to oversee. - Contd… ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE

For coordinating between the Authorities and assisting the Board (ME) in overseeing the working of the Authorities, the post of an Additional Member (Projects) would be revived in the Railway Board. The Authorities would be allowed to evolve and develop their own procedures and delegations of powers founded on efficiency, speed of decision making, transparency, accountability and financial discipline. Timely execution of projects in the allowed time would be the mission of the Authority. ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE