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 â 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.