Joint Working Group Meeting on TAR

– A Presentation by

G.V.L Satya Kumar Executive Director(Perspective Planning) Railway Board Ministry of Railways, Government of India

13th June 2017, Busan, South Korea

Structure of Presentation

1. The Scale and The Scope

2. Long Term Planning

3. TAR - Status

IR – Network and Resources

• 66,030 Route km and 120,000 Track km

4th largest in World

• Predominantly Broad Gauge (1676mm) – 58,825 km (88%)

• 33.65% of total route km Electrified (22,224 Km) carrying 51% of

passenger and 65% of freight traffic

• 7,137 Stations

• 10,773 Locomotives 5th in the world

• 254,006 wagons & 68,558 coaching stock including EMU’s &

DEMUs 3rd

highest in the world

• 3 Passenger Car Manufacturing Units, 2 Locomotive Manufacturing

Units, 2 Wheel and Axle Plant and 1 Locomotive Rebuilding Plant

• 1.33 Million Employees

Source : www.mapsofindia.com

High Density

Corridor

Golden

Quadrilateral

+ Diagonals

16% of route

Km carries

52% of

passenger &

58 % of

freight

IR – Role & Characteristic

• Lifeline of the nation – IR carries one third of the total

freight traffic (tonne kilometers) of the country

It carries…

• 70% of all Coal

• 81% of all Fertilizer

• 56% of all Iron Ore

• 46% of all Cement

• 22% of all POL

• 18% of all Food grains

• Complexity of Operations

• Intense Freight-Passenger interaction on common infrastructure

• High Density Corridor (Golden Quadrilateral + Diagonals) 16% of

route Km carries 52% of passenger & 58 % of freight

Transportation Statistics

Freight Operations

• 1095 million Ton

• 682 billion Net Ton KM

4th highest in world

• 9200 + freight trains

per day

Passenger Operations

• 8224 million Originating

Passengers

55% suburban, 45% non

suburban

• 1147 billion Passenger KM

(Highest in world)

• 13,000+ passenger trains

per day (23 m pass /day)

Revenue (2015-16) : Rs 1,67,834

crore (US$ 25.28 billion)

Investment Plan

Item 5 years

USD bn

Network Decongestion (including Dedicated

Freight Corridor + electrification, Doubling +

electrification & traffic facilities)

33.22

Network Expansion (including electrification) 32.17

National Projects (North Eastern & Kashmir

connectivity projects) 6.50

Safety (Track renewal, bridge works, Road Over

Bridge, Road Under Bridge and Signal &Telecom) 21.17

Information Technology / Research 0.83

Rolling Stock (Locomotives, coaches, wagons –

production & maintenance) 17.00

Passenger Amenities 2.08

High Speed Rail & Elevated corridor 10.83

Station redevelopment + logistic parks 16.67

Others 2.20

TOTAL 142.67

Capacity Augmentation for future with

Technology Upgradation

Network Expansion

– About 2000 km new lines, 8000 km doubling, 3000

km gauge conversion and two High axle load Dedicated

Freight Corridors of 2800 km in next five years.

– 10000 km electrification in next five years

Rolling Stock

– Enhanced level of rolling stock procurement and new

manufacturing facilities for High Horse Power electric &

diesel locomotives

– High axle load and high capacity wagon development

& procurement

– Introduction of train set technology

Focus Areas

• Development of Freight Corridors on the Golden Quadrilateral

routes (over 9,500 km)

• Development of High Speed Corridors – Diamond Quadrilateral

Project

• Speed Raising on 9 routes

– Delhi-Agra, Delhi-Chandigarh-Delhi-Kanpur, MumbaI-Goa,

Mumbai-Ahmedabad, Nagpur-Secunderabad, Nagpur-

Bilaspur, Chennai-Hyderabad, Chennai-Bangalore-Mysore

• Modernisation of stations

• Rolling stock manufacturing facilities

• Resource mobilisation

• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)

Corridors – HSR Studies Prefeasibilty study

1 – Pune-Mumbai-Ahmedabad, 650 km

approx. (completed)

2 – Delhi-Chandigarh-Amritsar, 450 km

3 – Hyderabad-Dornakal-Viajayawada-

Chennai, 665 km (completed)

4 – Chennai-Bangalore-Coimbatore-

Ernakulam, 650 km (completed)

5 – Howrah-Haldia, 135 km

(completed)

6 – Delhi-Agra-Lucknow-Varanasi-Patna,

990 km (completed)

Feasibility Study

1. - Mumbai-Ahmedabad 500 km

(completed by JICA)

2. – Delhi-Chennai 2000 km

3.- Mumbai-Kolkat 1970 km

4. – Delhi-Mubai 1400 km

5. – Delhi Kolkata 1400 km

6. – Mumbai-Chennai 1260 km

FDI in Rail Sector

• FDI is now permitted in

Construction, operation and maintenance of the

following:

– Suburban corridor projects through PPP.

– High speed train projects

– Dedicated freight lines

– Rolling stock including train sets and

locomotives/coaches manufacturing and maintenance

facilities.

– Railway Electrification.

– Signaling systems

– Freight terminals

– Passenger terminals

– Infrastructure in industrial park pertaining to railway

line/sidings including electrified railway lines and

connectivity to main railway line

– MRTS

Station redevelopment through PPP

• Scheme approved by the Union Cabinet

• Developing over 400 stations to international standards

with modern facilities & passenger amenities on lines of

PPP airports

• Land and space-rights of station buildings to be leveraged

• To seek participation of private entities

• Over USD 16.5 bn of investment potential in next 4-5

years

• Technology collaboration with foreign railways

for development of world class terminals

• 2 corridors:

Eastern &

Western under

construction

• Target for

commissioning:

2018-19

• Expected

completion

cost: US$ 14

billion

Dedicated Freight Corridors

Axle Load

Track Loading density

22.9 t / 25 t

32.5t/25 t

7.67 t/m 12 t/m

75 Kmph 100 Kmph

Indian Railway DFC Routes

Maximum Speed

Grade Upto 1 in 100

1 in 200

Average speed

25 kmph 70 kmph

Technology in DFC

Future DFCs

Feasibility study for additional

four corridors:

• North-South corridor (Delhi-

Chennai – 2343 km,

completion cost USD 17.4

bn)

• East-West corridor (Howrah-

Mumbai) – 2328 km USD

18.42 bn)

• East Coast corridor

(Kharagpur Vijayawada) –

1123 km project report

October 2015

• Southern corridor (Chennai-

Goa) – 899 km project

report March 2016

Make in India:

JV Electric Locomotive Factory/Madhepura, Bihar (for

12000 HP locomotives)

• 800 Locos over 11 years, financial bids received

on August 31, 2015

JV Diesel Locomotive Factory/ Marowhra, Bihar (for

4,500 & 6000 HP locomotives)

• 1,000 locos over 11 years, financial bids received

on September 1, 2015

Western DFC – RSP7- 9000 HP (200 Electric

Locomotives)

• 100 Locomotives to be manufactured at Dankuni,

bid received

Manufacturing of light-weight wagons

Train sets – 15 nos., RFQ received from 7

Modern Technology Based Rolling Stock

Train Sets

Process initiated for procurement of Train Sets for 20%

saving in journey time and superior riding comfort

While introduction of High Speed (Bullet) trains may take

8-10 years to implement, these Train Sets can be

introduced in 2 years time with no changes in the

existing infrastructure.

Train Sets

• 315 cars (15 train sets)

• Rs 2500 crore

• 160 km/h can be upgraded to 200 km/h in future

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MoUs with Foreign Railways

• China – National Rail Administration

• Republic of Korea – Ministry of Land, Infrastructure & Transport

• Germany – DB International

• France – French National Railways (SNCF)

• Spain – RENFE OPERADORA & ADIF

• Czech Republic - Czech Railways & ACRI

• Austria – Federal Ministry For Transport, Innovation & Technology

• Japan – Ministry of Land, Infrastructure & Transport

• Canada – Department of Transport

• Kazakhastan- Kazakhastan TemirZholi

• Slovak – Ministry of Transport, Construction and Regional

Development

• UK - Department for Transport

• Japan - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

• Russia - Joint Stock Company “Russian Railways”

• Sweden - Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation

Cooperation Areas

• Heavy haul Infrastructure/operations

• HSR

• Operations control systems

• Rolling stock manufacturing including train sets

• Training

• Speed raising (160/200-250 kmph)

• Advanced signalling technologies

• Station development (multilevel arrival/departure

facilities, commercial/retail space, intermodal

integration)

• Freight terminals/Logistics facilities including

automobile logistics

• Freight movement and Railway safety regulations

including level crossing

• Modernisation of infrastructure and rolling stock

Regional Transport Connectivity in Southern Asia

- Focus on TAR

Major Initiatives in the Region

• UN-ESCAP-Istanbul-Tehran-Islamabad Container train already operational : proposed to be extended to Kolkata and Dhaka- the South Asian region may become a major trade hub.

• SAARC – Regional Railway Agreement: draft under finalisation at the SAARC Forum; presents standard governing principles for SAARC nations, and will supplement the existing bilateral agreements → stimulus to economic development of the region

• BIMSTEC – 7 Nation Grouping of Bay of Bengal region

• Exploring the feasibility of running container trains on Nepal – India – Bangladesh circuit

Challenges for development of International Corridor

Technical (Inter-operability)

- Gauge

- Axle load

- Holding capacity in yards /stations

- Moving dimension of rolling stock

- Traction system

- Braking system

- Maintenance particulars

Non Technical

- Documentation – Multiple v/s Single

- Revenue sharing

- Customs/immigration

- Visas and other legal issues

- Safety and security

Trans Asian Railway (TAR) - India

• Concept of TAR originated with UN-ESCAP’s Project, Asian Land Transportation Infrastructure Development (ALTID) in 1992

• The TAR Agreement came into force 11th June 2009

• 22 countries signed and 18 countries ratified the agreement

• India signed the agreement on 29th June 2007 and ratified the same on 13th September 2007

TAR Routes • UNESCAP study identified three broad routes:

Northern Corridor: Passing through China, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russian Federation And Korean Peninsula;

TAR on Indo-China: Starting from Chinese border to Laos, Thailand, Malaysia

Southern Corridor: Connecting Turkey through Myanmar, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Iran with Sri Lanka also part of the Corridor

• The total Route length of TAR is 80,900 kms.

involving 28 countries out of which 22600 are in South Asia, Iran and Turkey

Trans-Asian Railway Corridor in India

- On the Eastern side TAR link enters India at Moreh, exits at Mahisasan in Assam re-enters India at Gede and exits at Attari

- The Missing link between Jiribam to Imphal under construction. Reconnaissance Engineering cum Traffic Survey (RETS ) undertaken for construction of a new rail link between Imphal to Moreh in Manipur on the Indo-Myanmar border.

- M/s. RITES Ltd. submitted its offer for DPR to MEA for the rail link for the Moreh (India) – Tamu (Myanmar) – Kaley (Myanmar)

Identified International Railway Network for Development in TAR - SAARC region

1. Pakistan-India Karachi (Pakistan) – Khokhrapar (Pakistan) – Munabao (India)

– Jodhpur (India) 2. Pakistan-India-Bangladesh-India i. Lahore(Pakistan) - Wagah (Pakistan) - Atari (India) -

Delhi(India)- Kolkata(India)- Gede/Petrapol (India) - Darshana / Benapol (Bangladesh) - Dhaka(Bangladesh)- Shahbazpur (Bangladesh) - Maishashan (India) - Imphal(India)

ii. Lahore(Pakistan) - Wagha (Pakistan) - Atari (India)-

Delhi(India)- Kolkata(India)-Gede/Petrapol (India) - Darshana / Benapol (Bangladesh)–Dhaka(Bangladesh)-Akhaura/Gangasagar (Bangladesh) - Agartala (India)

3. India-Bangladesh Imphal(India) - Agartala (India) – Akhaura/Gangasagar (Bangladesh) –

Chittagong Port (Bangladesh)

4. Nepal-India Birgunj(Nepal) - Raxaul(India) - Kolkata Port/Haldia(India),

5. Nepal-India-Bangladesh

i. Birgunj(Nepal) - Raxaul(India) - Singhabad (India) - Rohanpur

(Bangladesh) - Mongla Port / Chittagong Port(Bangladesh)

ii. Biratnagar (Nepal) - Jogbani (India) - Radhikapur (India) - Birol

(Bangladesh) -Khulna (Bangladesh) - Mongla Port (Bangladesh).

iii. Bardibas(Nepal) – Inarwa (Nepal) - Jaynagar (India) - Radhikapur

(India) - Birol (Bangladesh) - Khulna(Bangladesh) - Mongla Port

(Bangladesh).

Identified International Railway Network for Development in SAARC region.

6. India-Sri Lanka i. Chennai(India) - Rameshwaram(India) -

Talaimannar (Sri Lanka) – Colombo (Sri

Lanka)-Hambanthota(Sri Lanka). ii. Chennai(India) - Rameshwaram(India) -

Talaimannar (Sri Lanka) - Trincomalee (Sri

Lanka); 7. Bangladesh-Bhutan Mongla Port/Chittagong Port (Bangladesh) -

Chilahati (Bangladesh) - Haldibari (India) -

Hasimara(India) - Bhutan.

Identified International Railway Network for Development in SAARC region.

Existing International Links

• With Bangladesh via Gede-Darsana, Singabad-Rohanpur and Benapole-Petrapole

• With Nepal via Raxaul-Birganj

• For Sri Lanka rail cum sea connectivity exists up to Rameswaram, Cochin and Tuticorin

• With Pakistan via Atari-Wagha and via Munabao-Khokharapar

Gede

Moreh

TAR main link

TAR other routes

Missing Links

Mahisasan

Attari

India- Pakistan Rail link

India Pakistan Rail link

Extant practice of Train Operations India - Pakistan

• Bilateral Agreements exist for interchange of traffic at border stations; - Wagah (Pakistan) – Attari (India) and

- Kokrabar (Pakistan) – Munabao (India)

• No break of Gauge issues as both countries have Broad Gauge (1.676 m)

• Customs, Immigration and health checks conducted by the border stations of the respective countries

• BCN wagons used for inter-country traffic

• Freight/Fare collected for the movement from/to border points of the respective country

• Freight interchange however is very minimal

Extant practice of Train Operations India - Pakistan

• The goods service between Atari and Wagah worked by the using Railway

• The rules for the interchange of rolling stock have been mutually agreed upon

• Both Railways provide for loco servicing and running room facilities at respective border stations alternatively on six month basis

• The primary and secondary maintenance of rolling stock provided at Amritsar and Lahore

Extant practice of Train Operations India - Pakistan

• Presently freight movement takes place only at

Attari–Wagah interchange point.

• Munabao –Kokrabar interchange handles only passenger traffic.

• Munabao –Kokrabar can also be opened for

freight especially for container traffic orginating in eastern part of India and Bangladesh for reaching Iran (at Zahedan) as alternate to Attari–Wagah route.

India – Bangladesh Rail Links

Existing Passenger services India Bangladesh

• Maitree Express run between Kolkata – Dhaka since April 2008

• Frequency – Tri-weekly

• Journey Time

– Kolkata – Dhaka 10 hrs. 25 minute

– Dhaka –Kolkata 10 hrs. 30 minutes

• Working of trains governed by the Fundamental and subsidiary Rules and Running Power Agreement for interchange of Traffic

• Both IR and BR contribute equally towards the rolling stock – Locomotives provided by IR and BR on their respective territory

• Each Railway provide for primary maintenance of its rake.

• The crews and guards of IR and BR will man the trains over their respective territory

• Customs and Immigration clearance shall be arranged by IR and BR on their respective border stations

• Revenue apportionment on KM basis

Passenger Train service India - Bangladesh

Freight Operation India - Bangladesh

• Working Agreements govern Train operations between India and Bangladesh

• Broad Gauge links at three locations provide for interchange of traffic viz. 1. Gede-Darshana, 2. Singhabad-Rohanpur and 3. Petrapole-Benapole.

• Rolling stock in good condition (BCN wagons running since 2013) shall be provided by IR and BR

• Joint Train Examination in both directions takes place at a single point

• Customs clearance arranged by IR and BR at their respective territory

• Major commodities moved by rail to Bangladesh are : maize , wheat and stone

India – Bangladesh new links planned / under consideration

• Shahbazpur(BDR)-Mahishasan(IR):

Estimates under preparation from Mahishasan to border with Bangladesh.

Work of up gradation on Bangladesh side is undertaken.

• Haldibari – Chilahati :

Estimates under preparation from Haldibari to border with Bangladesh.

Bangladesh to plan connectivity upto Haldibari

• Belonia – Feni : Under consideration

India – Bangladesh new links planned / under consideration

• Agartala - Akhaura (15 kms):

IRCON has submitted DPR for the link which has been accepted both by India and Bangladesh. Cost approx Rs. 900 crs.

• Radhikapur- Birol :

Bangladesh converting existing meter gauge section into dual gauge.

India Nepal Connectivity

India Nepal New Lines Surveyed

From To Distance

( in Kms.)

1 Jogbani (India) Biratnagar (Birat nagar) 18

2 Jayanagar (India) Bijalpura (Nepal ) & extn. to

Bardibas

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3 Nepalganj Road (India) Nepalganj (Nepal) 12

4 Nautanwa (India) Bhairahawa (Nepal) 15

5 New Jalpaiguri

(India)

Kakarbhita via Panittanki

( Nepal)

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6 Khushinagar (India) Kapilavastu (Nepal) Survey in

progress

Projects mentioned in item no. (1) and (2) are under implementation

India Nepal links surveyed

• Bilateral agreement governs the train operation between India and Nepal for the Broad Gauge link between Raxaul (India) and Birganj (Nepal) is operational

• Indian Railways provide rolling stock

• Single waybill for the carriage of goods

• Train operation done by IR crew

• Presently Containers of ISO specifications loaded on flat wagons/Open wagons are interchanged

• BCN, BCNA (Covered wagons) rakes shall also be allowed

• Basic maintenance of wagons at Birganj

• Collection of freight by respective agencies over their respective territory

• Customs facilitation at Raxaul and the Gateway ports

Extant practice of Train Operation India - Nepal

India – Bhutan New lines Surveyed

From

To

Distance

( in Kms.)

Hasimara (India) Phuentsholing (Bhutan) 18

Rangia (India) Samdrupjongkhar Via

Darranga (Bhutan)

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Kokrajhar (India) Gelephu (Bhutan) 58

Banarhat (India) Samtse (Bhutan) 23

Pathshala (India) Nanglam (Bhutan) 51

Colombo (Sri Lanka) - Chennai (India) 1025 kms.

• For connectivity with Sri Lanka – Ferry service to be established between

Rameshwaram/Tuticorin (India) and Talaimannar (Sri Lanka) -

(The work of reconstruction of Railway line from Talaimannar to Medawachchiya in the northern province of Sri Lanka has been undertaken by IRCON Limited, a Public Sector Undertaking under Ministry of Railways)

New Connectivity Projects

New Connectivity Projects

• For connectivity with Bangladesh – Agartala - Akhaura New Line (Trans Asian Railways

missing link segment) is undertaken.

• For connectivity with Nepal two projects have been sanctioned: – Jogbani-Biratnagar link

– Jayanagar-Bijalpura Gauge Conversion with extension to Bardibas

• For Connectivity with Myanmar – Jiribam-Imphal new link is under construction and a

Survey has also been undertaken for linking Imphal – Moreh - This link will connect Indian Railways with Myanmar Railways in future.

Other possible measures for improvement

• Expanding the railway infrastructure including warehousing and handling yard

• Expanding Bank and forex facilities

• Integrated check posts as a single window facility covering customs, immigration and warehousing , health facilities etc.

• Adopting fast track cargo clearance system

• Promoting regional transit trade

• Simplified Agreement and standard legal regimes

Objectives of the Regional Rail Agreement (RRA)

1. To facilitate cross border transportation of goods and people between and among Contracting States;

2. To facilitate an efficient multimodal transport system for integration and for sustaining the economic growth and competitiveness of the region;

3. To strengthen connectivity and seamless passage for people of the region leading to enhanced trade and intra-regional people-to-people contacts;

4. To establish an effective, efficient, integrated and harmonized rail transportation system in the region;

5. To further the economic integration in the region;

6. To implement relevant provisions of the Agreement on South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA);

Regional Rail Agreement

• Proposes to integrate the region by overcoming the physical and non-physical barriers which include :

– Development of missing links/new links - for seamless movement

– A basic standard of technical characteristics common to all the SAARC countries including gauge harmonization and stock compatibility

– Standardization of documentation and customs procedure

– Maintenance and Operating Arrangements

– Communication facilities – Dedicated lines

– Safety & Security of Trains while in Transit

– Aim of having common Railway Receipt/ Passenger Ticket for movement on the regional network

– Visa facilities – Multiple entry visa valid for one year for Railway personnel on duty

Regional Rail Agreement

• Development of missing links/new links - for seamless movement

• A basic standard of technical characteristics common to all the SAARC countries

• Standardization of documentation and customs procedure

• Maintenance and Operating Arrangements

• Communication facilities – Dedicated lines

• Safety & Security of Trains while in Transit

• Aim of having common Railway Receipt/ Passenger Ticket for movement on the regional network

• Visa facilities – Multiple entry visa valid for one year for Railway personnel on duty

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Rationalization of

Management

practices

Capital Investment

Operational Efficiency

TAR : Levers for Growth

People Marketing /

Pricing

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