Parliament Question: Electrification of railway tracks in Odisha

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3304 ANSWERED ON 20.03.2026 ELECTRIFICATION OF RAILWAY TRACKS IN ODISHA 3304 SMT. SULATA DEO: Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state: (a) whether Government proposes to electrify the remaining non-electrified railway sections in Odisha; and (b) if so, the details and timeline thereof? ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW) (a) & (b) Electrification of railway network on Indian Railways (IR) has been taken up in mission mode. So far, about 99.4% of Broad Gauge (BG) network has been electrified. The electrification in remaining network has been taken up. Electrification carried out during 2014-25 and before 2014 is as under: Period Route Kilometer Before 2014 (about 60 years) 21,801 2014-25 46,900 In Odisha, entire existing BG network has been electrified. Further, all new line / multi-tracking projects are being sanctioned and constructed with electrification. ***** §