(a) whether the Government has received proposals from the State Government of Gujarat forwarded by it from time to time for starting new trains and extension of existing trains; and
(b) if so, the details thereof and the action taken in this regard, proposal - wise?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(SHRI MANOJ SINHA)
(a)& (b) A large number of representations including letters forwarded by State Government of Gujarat are received at various levels of Railway administration which inter-alia include Railway stations, Divisions, Zonal headquarters and at Railway Board’s level for running of new trains and extension of existing trains. However, Indian Railways do not maintain a compendium of such representations. Besides, Indian Railways do not run trains on State-wise basis as Railway network and train operations run across State boundaries. Moreover, introduction of new train service and extension of existing service is an ongoing process on Indian Railways subject to traffic justification, operational feasibility, availability of resources/ infrastructure etc.
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