(a) whether the Government is considering to provide stoppage to some express trains at Kanhan Junction of South East Central Railway near Nagpur;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) if not, the reasons therefor;
(d) whether any representation has been received from Pravasi Mitra Mandal in this regard; and
(e) if so, the reaction of the Government thereto?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI R. VELU)
(a) to (e) Kanhan is a roadside station and is being served by 9 pairs of passenger trains. These are considered adequate for the existing level of traffic offering at the station. Stoppage of the Express trains at Kanhan has been examined and has neither been found commercially justified nor operationally feasible. However, the few passengers of Kanhan desirous of travelling by Express trains can do so with a changeover at Nagpur, which is 19 Kms away from Kanhan.