Question : HALT STATIONS



(a) the total number of halt stations set up on Darbhanga-Jaya Nagar -Nirmali, Sitamarhi and Samastipur rail section as well as the distance of each halt;

(b) whether the civic amenities have been provided on each such halt station;

(c) if so, the details thereof and whether Hariharpur halt on Darbhanga– Sitamarhi rail section is being demanded since the last many years and the same has also been examined; and

(d) if so, the time by which a decision is likely to be taken in this regard?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI K.H. MUNIYAPPA)

(a) to (d): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2685 BY SHRI HUKUMDEV NARAYAN YADAV, MP TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 29.03.2012 REGARDING HALT STATIONS.

(a): 16 halt stations have been set up in these sections. The names of these halt stations and distance from the nearest adjacent station are as under:

Halts	Distance from the	nearest station(KM)
Mandan Mishra 4.01
Mithila Dee 3.96
Nemua 3.15
Parsa Basuari 4.88
Bijuli 2.99
Shaheed Suraj 3.22 Narayan Singh
Ugna 3.59
Salempur 3.47
Mangarpatti 4.91
Lahit Lakshmipur 4.13
Korahiya 5.46
Sisho 3.93
Deora Bandhauli 3.00
Chandauna 3.40
Bachharpur 2.37
Bhisa 3.61

(b) & (c): Yes, Madam. Minimum essential amenities like booking office, waiting hall, shelter, water taps/hand pumps, sitting arrangement and shady trees have already been provided at these halt stations.

The demand regarding opening of Hariharpur halt on Darbhanga – Sitamarhi section has been received and examined by the Zonal Railway.

(d): The proposal for opening of Hariharpur halt station has not been found commercially justified.